YouTube Channel shorts
Fetch the Shorts uploaded by a channel
Endpoint
One endpoint for every offer below. Omit provider and the router picks with automatic failover — the response's served_by tells you which one ran.
https://api.socialrouter.io/v1/youtube/channel.shortsOffers
Every offer below returns the same normalized output, in failover order — the first one serves unless you pin another with the provider field.
apify/streamersvia Apifydefault routeUp to 100 URLs per request
$0.0055per record
Parameters
JSON body of the request. Unknown fields and unknown options are rejected with the valid list, so a wrong guess costs nothing.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
urlsRequired | string[] | One URL per record to process. Accepted shapes:https://www.youtube.com/@<handle> — /channel/<id>, /c/<name> and /user/<name> URLs are accepted too.Example: https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhdA single url string is accepted too. |
providerOptional | string | Pin one offer, e.g. apify/streamers. Omit it and the router picks with failover. |
limitOptional | integer | Max records to return per URL. |
optionsOptional | object | Service-specific options, listed below. |
options.sortVideosByOptional | string | Order of the channel's videos (e.g. NEWEST, POPULAR, OLDEST). |
Output
Each record has the fields below, whichever offer serves the request. Offers may include additional platform-specific fields on top.
titlestringShort video title
video_idstringPlatform video ID
profile_urlurlCanonical URL of the short
video_typestring"shorts" for short-form, "video" otherwise
descriptionstringCaption / description text
durationstringLength (e.g. "00:00:42")
thumbnailurlThumbnail image URL
viewsnumberView count
likesnumberLike count
num_commentsnumberComment count
date_postedstringWhen the short was published (raw platform string)
channel_namestringChannel name (denormalized for convenience)
channel_urlurlChannel page URL
sourcestringPlatform the record was extracted from (e.g. "linkedin")
extracted_atiso8601UTC timestamp when the record was produced
Going further
Auth, error semantics, and every other endpoint live in the API reference — including the machine-readable OpenAPI spec at /v1/openapi.json.
Frequently asked questions
How much does YouTube channel shorts cost?
Prices start at $0.0055 per record, depending on the offer that serves the request. You are only charged for records actually returned.
Which offers serve youtube/channel.shorts?
apify/streamers — 1 offer is available behind the same endpoint. Pin one with the optional "provider" field, or omit it and the router picks with automatic failover. The response's "served_by" field names the offer that ran.
What input does it need?
The "urls" field of the JSON body, as an array of strings: https://www.youtube.com/@<handle> — /channel/<id>, /c/<name> and /user/<name> URLs are accepted too.. For example: https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd
Is the output format the same for every offer?
Yes. Every offer returns the normalized record schema documented on this page; some add extra platform-specific fields on top, but the documented fields are always present.
How many URLs can I send per request?
Up to 100 URLs in a single request, depending on the offer.
What happens if an offer fails?
SocialRouter automatically fails over to the next offer serving the same service, so a single upstream outage doesn't break your integration.
What options does it take?
sortVideosBy (string): Order of the channel's videos (e.g. NEWEST, POPULAR, OLDEST).