# YouTube Channel ID Scraper (`alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper`) Actor

✅ No proxy is required to scrape the data. Extract official YouTube Channel IDs from channel, handle, or video URLs. Supports multiple links, returns clean structured output, and works without login or cookies. Ideal for analytics, automation, and channel identification.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alpha Scraper](https://apify.com/alpha-scraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media, Other
- **Stats:** 13 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$5.99/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

***

## 📺 YouTube Channel ID Scraper

### 🚀 Overview

**YouTube Channel ID Scraper** is a powerful Apify actor designed to extract **official YouTube Channel IDs and essential public metadata** from **any type of YouTube URL**.

**✅ No proxy is required to scrape the data ✅**

Whether you provide:

- A **channel URL**
- A **custom handle (@username)**
- Or even a **video URL**

…the actor reliably identifies the **true YouTube Channel ID (UC…)** associated with it.

- ✅ No login required
- ✅ No cookies required
- ✅ Works with public URLs
- ✅ Fast & scalable

***

### 🧠 What This Actor Provides

This actor helps you **resolve YouTube channel identities** accurately by converting human-friendly URLs into **machine-reliable Channel IDs**.

#### 🎯 Supported URL Types

- Channel handle URLs (`@username`)
- Channel ID URLs (`/channel/UC...`)
- Video URLs (`/watch?v=...`)
- Shortened or redirected YouTube links

***

### 🧩 Input Configuration

#### 🔹 Required Input

The actor requires **at least one YouTube URL**.

#### 📥 Input Field

| Field       | Type  | Required | Description              |
| ----------- | ----- | -------- | ------------------------ |
| `startUrls` | Array | ✅ Yes    | One or more YouTube URLs |

***

#### 📌 Input Sample

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries" },
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA" },
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" }
  ]
}
```

### 📦 Output Data Explained

For **each input URL**, the actor generates **one output record**.

#### 🧾 Output Fields

| Field Name          | Description                                                        |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `youtubeChannelUrl` | The original YouTube URL you provided as input                     |
| `channelId`         | The resolved **official YouTube Channel ID** (starts with `UC...`) |

***

#### 📝 Example Output Record

```json
[
  {
    "youtubeChannelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries",
    "channelId": "UChz5aEi3dfrDVC8-YJsMUDA"
  },
  {
    "youtubeChannelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "channelId": "UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6A"
  },
  {
    "youtubeChannelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
  }
]
```

***

### 📤 Output Format

- Each result is pushed as an **individual dataset item**
- All results are also visible together in the **actor run logs**
- Easy to export as:

  - JSON
  - CSV
  - Excel
  - API responses

***

***

### 🌟 Key Features

- ✨ Extracts **true YouTube Channel IDs**
- ✨ Accepts **mixed URL formats**
- ✨ Handles **multiple URLs at once**
- ✨ Clean & structured output
- ✨ No authentication needed
- ✨ Suitable for automation & pipelines

***

### 💡 Benefits & Advantages

#### 🟢 Why Use This Actor?

- 🔐 **Stable Channel Identification**
  Channel IDs never change, unlike usernames.

- 📊 **Perfect for Data Pipelines**
  Ideal for analytics, monitoring, syncing, or enrichment.

- ⚡ **Saves Time**
  No manual lookup or verification needed.

- 🔁 **Batch Friendly**
  Works with one URL or hundreds.

- 🧩 **Works with Video URLs**
  Automatically links videos back to their channels.

***

### 🧪 Common Use Cases

- 📈 YouTube analytics
- 📣 Influencer research
- 🧠 Brand monitoring
- 📊 Channel databases
- 🤖 Automation workflows
- 🗂 Content indexing

***

### ⚠️ Possible Errors & How to Avoid Them

#### ❌ Error: `channelId` is `null`

**Possible Causes**

- URL is invalid or incomplete
- URL is not a YouTube page
- Page is private, deleted, or unavailable
- Temporary connectivity issue

**How to Avoid**

- Use full, valid YouTube URLs
- Ensure the content is public
- Avoid malformed or shortened links

***

#### ❌ Error: No output records

**Possible Causes**

- `startUrls` field is missing
- Input array is empty

**How to Avoid**

- Always include at least one URL in `startUrls`

***

#### ⚠️ Best Practice Tip

If you submit multiple URLs, always verify that **each one is a valid YouTube link** before running the actor.

***

### 🧠 Best Practices for Best Results

- ✅ Use **full URLs**
- ✅ Mix channels & videos freely
- ✅ Run in batches for large lists
- ✅ Store Channel IDs for long-term use
- ✅ Re-run anytime (IDs do not expire)

***

### 📌 Notes & Limitations

- This actor only returns **publicly available information**
- Private or restricted content may not resolve
- Output depends on the availability of the target page

***

### 🏁 Summary

**YouTube Channel ID Scraper** is a reliable, clean, and automation-ready solution for converting **any YouTube URL** into a **stable Channel ID**.

If your workflow depends on **accurate channel identification**, this actor is built exactly for that purpose. 🚀📺

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

List of one or more YouTube channel or video URLs

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    }
  ]
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@tseries"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=alpha-scraper/youtube-channel-id-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/P9XlG8ylMGqfoelOg/builds/ejIApO0lThmZSAF8F/openapi.json