YouTube-Web-V2-API

搜索频道/Search channels

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[中文]

用途:

  • 搜索YouTube频道
  • 只返回频道类型的搜索结果(过滤掉视频、播放列表等)
  • 支持分页获取更多频道

参数:

  • keyword: 搜索关键词(首次请求必填)
  • continuation_token: 分页token(可选,用于获取下一页)
  • need_format: 是否格式化数据(默认 true)
    • true: 返回格式化的结构化数据(推荐)
    • false: 返回原始的 YouTube API 结构(用于调试)

返回数据包含:

当 need_format=true 时:

  • keyword: 搜索关键词
  • channels: 频道列表
    • channel_id: 频道ID(如 "UCjuNibFJ21MiSNpu8LZyV4w")
    • title: 频道名称
    • handle: 频道自定义handle(如 "@chaijing2023")
    • subscriber_count_text: 订阅者数量文本(如 "1.11M subscribers")
    • description: 频道描述片段
    • thumbnails: 缩略图列表(包含不同尺寸)
    • is_subscribed: 当前用户是否已订阅该频道(布尔值)
    • canonical_url: 频道规范URL路径(如 "/@chaijing2023")
    • channel_url: 频道完整URL(优先使用自定义URL)
  • continuation_token: 下一页的分页token
  • has_more: 是否还有更多频道
  • total_count: 当前页频道数量

当 need_format=false 时:

  • keyword: 搜索关键词
  • channels: 原始的 channelRenderer 对象列表
  • continuation_token: 下一页的分页token
  • has_more: 是否还有更多频道
  • total_count: 当前页频道数量

使用流程:

  1. 首次请求:只传 keyword 参数
  2. 获取响应中的 continuation_token
  3. 下次请求:传入 continuation_token(keyword 可选)
  4. 重复步骤 2-3 直到 has_more 为 false

注意事项:

  • 每页通常返回 10-20 个频道
  • 搜索结果只包含频道,不包含视频、播放列表等
  • 搜索结果的顺序和数量由 YouTube 算法决定

价格:

  • $0.001 USD / 请求

[English]

Purpose:

  • Search YouTube channels
  • Only returns channel-type search results (filters out videos, playlists, etc.)
  • Supports pagination to get more channels

Parameters:

  • keyword: Search keyword (required for first request)
  • continuation_token: Pagination token (optional, for next page)
  • need_format: Whether to format data (default true)
    • true: Return formatted structured data (recommended)
    • false: Return raw YouTube API structure (for debugging)

Returns:

When need_format=true:

  • keyword: Search keyword
  • channels: Channels list
    • channel_id: Channel ID (e.g., "UCjuNibFJ21MiSNpu8LZyV4w")
    • title: Channel name
    • handle: Channel custom handle (e.g., "@chaijing2023")
    • subscriber_count_text: Subscriber count text (e.g., "1.11M subscribers")
    • description: Channel description snippet
    • thumbnails: Thumbnail list (multiple sizes)
    • is_subscribed: Whether current user is subscribed to this channel (boolean)
    • canonical_url: Channel canonical URL path (e.g., "/@chaijing2023")
    • channel_url: Full channel URL (prefers custom URL)
  • continuation_token: Next page pagination token
  • has_more: Whether there are more channels
  • total_count: Current page channel count

When need_format=false:

  • keyword: Search keyword
  • channels: Raw channelRenderer object list
  • continuation_token: Next page pagination token
  • has_more: Whether there are more channels
  • total_count: Current page channel count

Usage Flow:

  1. First request: Only pass keyword parameter
  2. Get continuation_token from response
  3. Next request: Pass continuation_token (keyword optional)
  4. Repeat steps 2-3 until has_more is false

Notes:

  • Each page typically returns 10-20 channels
  • Search results only include channels, not videos, playlists, etc.
  • Order and quantity of results determined by YouTube algorithm

Price:

  • $0.001 USD / request

[示例/Example]

搜索频道: keyword = "Rick Astley"

get/api/v1/youtube/web_v2/search_channels

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.tikhub.io (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
  • Auth
    HTTP bearer

Query parameters

keywordstring nullable

搜索关键词/Search keyword

continuation_tokenstring

分页token/Pagination token

need_formatboolean

是否格式化数据/Whether to format data

Response

Successful Response

codeinteger

HTTP status code | HTTP状态码

request_idstring nullable

Unique request identifier | 唯一请求标识符

messagestring

Response message (EN-US) | 响应消息 (English)

message_zhstring

Response message (ZH-CN) | 响应消息 (中文)

supportstring

Support message | 支持消息

timestring

The time the response was generated | 生成响应的时间

time_stampinteger

The timestamp the response was generated | 生成响应的时间戳

time_zonestring

The timezone of the response time | 响应时间的时区

docsstring nullable

Link to the API Swagger documentation for this endpoint | 此端点的 API Swagger 文档链接

cache_messagestring nullable

Cache message (EN-US) | 缓存消息 (English)

cache_message_zhstring nullable

Cache message (ZH-CN) | 缓存消息 (中文)

cache_urlstring nullable

The URL to access the cached result | 访问缓存结果的 URL

routerstring

The endpoint that generated this response | 生成此响应的端点

paramsunknown
dataunknown

Changes

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    • info

      the response's property default value changed from This request will be cached. You can access the cached result directly using the URL below valid for 24 hours. Accessing the cache will not incur additional charges. to This response is cached and accessible via the URL below for 24 hours at no extra cost. The cache is for request tracing only — it doesn't affect the API's data freshness and won't be returned through the API again. for the status

    • info

      the response's property default value changed from 本次请求将被缓存,你可以使用下面的 URL 直接访问缓存结果,有效期为 24 小时,访问缓存不会产生额外费用。 to 本次响应已缓存,可通过下方 URL 直接查看,有效期 24 小时,访问缓存链接无额外费用。缓存仅用于请求溯源,不影响接口数据的时效性,也不会再次通过接口返回。 for the status