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Resolve a YouTube channel URL to its UC… channel id

Resolve any YouTube channel URL form (`@handle`, `/c/`, or `/channel/`) into its canonical `UC…` channel ID. A lookup helper — useful for normalizing links before calling channel-level endpoints.

Pricing — $ · min $0.001

Billed per record at 1 credit ($0.001) each, with a 1-credit ($0.001) minimum per call.

GET
/youtube/resolve/channel-id

Authorization

bearerAuth
AuthorizationBearer <token>

UnifAPI API key. Provider credentials are managed by UnifAPI.

In: header

Query Parameters

url*string

Full channel URL — supports youtube.com/@handle, /channel/UC…, /c/name.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/youtube/resolve/channel-id?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com"
{  "request_id": "string",  "data": {    "url": "string",    "channel_id": "string"  },  "billing": {    "credits_charged": 0,    "records_charged": 0,    "balance_remaining": 0,    "truncated_due_to_balance": true  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}