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YouTube API

YouTube data on demand: video/channel/playlist search with real filters (upload date, duration, sort order), channel and video lookups, videos, shorts, live streams, playlist contents, comments, hashtag feeds, and trending — one plain HTTP GET per call, paid as you go. No developer console project, no OAuth consent screen, no daily quota.

Base URL:

https://youtube.fetcher.sh

按需获取 YouTube 数据：支持带真实筛选条件（上传日期、时长、排序方式）的视频/频道/播放列表搜索，频道与视频查询，视频、短视频（Shorts）、直播流、播放列表内容、评论、话题标签信息流以及热门内容查询——每次调用仅需一个简单的 HTTP GET 请求，按使用付费。无需创建开发者控制台项目，无需 OAuth 授权界面，也没有每日配额限制。

Base URL:

https://youtube.fetcher.sh

Authentication

认证方式

Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the

fetcher

skill:

bash

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两种付费方式，获取的数据完全一致——详细机制请查看

fetcher

技能：

bash

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1. Prepaid credits (recommended — get a key at https://fetcher.sh/topup

or via POST /api/credits/topup, see the fetcher skill)

export FETCHER_API_KEY="bby_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY"
"https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video?query=hello"

2. x402 pay-per-call — omit the header; a GET with no payment returns 402

with machine-readable payment requirements (USDC on Base, Polygon,

Arbitrum, Monad, or Solana). @x402/fetch signs and retries automatically.


Every response is `{ "status": number, "message": string, "data": ... }`; the
HTTP status mirrors `status`.


所有响应格式均为 `{ "status": number, "message": string, "data": ... }`；HTTP 状态码与 `status` 字段值一致。

Endpoints (15 — all GET, $0.005/call)

接口（共15个——均为GET请求，每次调用0.005美元）

Endpoint	What it returns
`/api/search/video`	Videos matching a query; upload date, duration, sort filters
`/api/search/channel`	Channels matching a query
`/api/search/playlist`	Playlists matching a query
`/api/channel/{id}`	Channel details by ID
`/api/channel/handle/{handle}`	Channel details by @handle
`/api/channel/path`	Channel details by custom URL path
`/api/channel/{id}/videos`	A channel's videos
`/api/channel/{id}/shorts`	A channel's shorts
`/api/channel/{id}/live-streams`	A channel's live streams
`/api/video/{id}`	Video (or short) details
`/api/video/{id}/comments`	A video's comments
`/api/shorts/{id}`	Short details
`/api/playlist/{id}/videos`	A playlist's videos
`/api/hashtag/{tag}`	Videos under a hashtag
`/api/trending`	Trending videos, optionally by region

{id}

{handle}

{tag}

are path parameters. Optional

cursor

lang

geo

refine results;

query

(search) and

channelPath

(path lookup) are required where they appear.

Endpoint	返回内容
`/api/search/video`	匹配查询条件的视频；支持上传日期、时长、排序筛选
`/api/search/channel`	匹配查询条件的频道
`/api/search/playlist`	匹配查询条件的播放列表
`/api/channel/{id}`	通过ID获取频道详情
`/api/channel/handle/{handle}`	通过@handle获取频道详情
`/api/channel/path`	通过自定义URL路径获取频道详情
`/api/channel/{id}/videos`	频道发布的视频
`/api/channel/{id}/shorts`	频道发布的短视频
`/api/channel/{id}/live-streams`	频道的直播流
`/api/video/{id}`	视频（或短视频）详情
`/api/video/{id}/comments`	视频的评论
`/api/shorts/{id}`	短视频详情
`/api/playlist/{id}/videos`	播放列表中的视频
`/api/hashtag/{tag}`	话题标签下的视频
`/api/trending`	热门视频，可按地区筛选

{id}

{handle}

{tag}

为路径参数。可选参数

cursor

、

lang

、

geo

可优化结果；

query

（搜索时）和

channelPath

（路径查询时）为必填参数。

Scenarios

使用场景

Uploaded this week:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=ai agents" -G \
  --data-urlencode "uploadDate=week" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

Most viewed, long-form only:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=x402 protocol" -G \
  --data-urlencode "sortBy=view_count" \
  --data-urlencode "duration=long" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

Newest first:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=stablecoin payments" -G \
  --data-urlencode "sortBy=upload_date" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

Other

uploadDate

values:

hour

today

month

year

. Other

duration

values:

short

medium

. Other

sortBy

values:

relevance

rating

Search channels or playlists:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=lofi hip hop" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/channel"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=lofi hip hop" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/playlist"

A channel by ID, handle, or custom path — then its videos, shorts, and live streams:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/handle/mkbhd"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" -G \
  --data-urlencode "channelPath=@mkbhd" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/path"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/videos"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/shorts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/live-streams"

A video's details and comments, or a short's details:

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "sort=top" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/comments"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/shorts/abc123XYZ90"

A playlist's videos, videos under a hashtag, and trending (by region):

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/playlist/PLFgquLnL59alCl_2TQvOiD5Vgm1hCaGSI/videos"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/shorts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "geo=US" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/trending"

本周上传的视频：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=ai agents" -G \
  --data-urlencode "uploadDate=week" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

最多观看量的长视频：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=x402 protocol" -G \
  --data-urlencode "sortBy=view_count" \
  --data-urlencode "duration=long" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

按上传时间排序（最新优先）：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=stablecoin payments" -G \
  --data-urlencode "sortBy=upload_date" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/video"

uploadDate

的其他可选值：

hour

、

today

、

month

、

year

；

duration

的其他可选值：

short

、

medium

；

sortBy

的其他可选值：

relevance

、

rating

。

搜索频道或播放列表：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=lofi hip hop" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/channel"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=lofi hip hop" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/playlist"

通过ID、handle或自定义路径查找频道，再获取其视频、短视频和直播流：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/handle/mkbhd"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" -G \
  --data-urlencode "channelPath=@mkbhd" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/path"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/videos"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/shorts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ/live-streams"

获取视频详情及评论，或短视频详情：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "sort=top" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/comments"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/shorts/abc123XYZ90"

获取播放列表视频、话题标签下的视频以及地区热门视频：

bash

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/playlist/PLFgquLnL59alCl_2TQvOiD5Vgm1hCaGSI/videos"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/shorts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "geo=US" -G \
  "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/trending"

MCP

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer bby_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Free:

search_endpoints

describe_endpoint

check_balance

. Paid:

fetch_data

(any endpoint above),

topup_credits

, plus the named shortcut

youtube_search_video

. Drop the

headers

block to pay per call with x402 instead — see the

fetcher

skill for the full flow.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://youtube.fetcher.sh/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer bby_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

免费接口：

search_endpoints

、

describe_endpoint

、

check_balance

。付费接口：

fetch_data

（调用上述任意接口）、

topup_credits

，以及快捷方式

youtube_search_video

。若要改用 x402 按调用付费，可移除

headers

块——完整流程请查看

fetcher

技能。

Errors

错误说明

```
400
```
— missing/invalid parameter (message names it)
```
401
```
— unknown or rotated key
```
402
```
— payment required (x402 challenge) or
```
topup_required
```
(credits exhausted)
```
404
```
— not a priced path
No rate limits; no refunds on upstream failures (settlement precedes delivery)

```
400
```
— 参数缺失/无效（错误信息会指明具体参数）
```
401
```
— 密钥未知或已过期
```
402
```
— 需要付费（x402 验证）或需要充值（余额耗尽）
```
404
```
— 该路径未定价
无速率限制；上游服务故障时不予退款（结算先于数据交付）

Reference

参考链接

Full agent setup: https://youtube.fetcher.sh/skill.md
OpenAPI 3.1 contract: https://youtube.fetcher.sh/openapi.json
Condensed catalog: https://youtube.fetcher.sh/llms.txt
Payment, credits, and MCP deep dive:
```
fetcher
```
skill
Site: https://youtube.fetcher.sh

完整 Agent 配置：https://youtube.fetcher.sh/skill.md
OpenAPI 3.1 契约：https://youtube.fetcher.sh/openapi.json
精简目录：https://youtube.fetcher.sh/llms.txt
支付、充值及 MCP 深度解析：
```
fetcher
```
技能
官网：https://youtube.fetcher.sh