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youtube_channel: GET /

hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel

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Get YouTube Channel Data

Fetches a YouTube channel by its ID (UC…) or handle (@name) and returns structured data for any channel tab — featured/Home, videos, shorts, streams, playlists, posts, podcasts, releases, store (desktop only), about. Returns channel identity (title, description, avatar, banner), subscriber count, country, join date, total-view count and social links (on the about tab), and the items on the requested tab (videos with views and publish date, playlists, posts, podcasts, etc.). Use to monitor competitor channels, build creator/brand directories, track posting cadence and growth signals, or feed videoId into the YouTube Video / Transcript endpoints.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`gl`	No	The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to. Provide one exact documented value (245 allowed), e.g. `ac`, `af`.
`hl`	No	The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search. Provide one exact documented value (159 allowed), e.g. `af`, `ak`.
`tab`	No	Channel tab to scrape. Each tab returns a different content shape: - `featured` (default) — channel Home page (channel trailer + curated rows) - `videos` — uploaded long-form videos - `shorts` — Shorts feed - `streams` — past and upcoming live streams - `playlists` — created and saved playlists - `posts` / `community` — community posts - `podcasts` — podcast episodes - `releases` — music releases - `about` — channel description, links, stats - `store` — channel merch
`channelId`	Yes	YouTube channel identifier — either the canonical channel ID (`UC…`, 24 chars) or the public handle starting with `@` (e.g. `@PewDiePie`). Legacy `/c/<custom>` and `/user/<name>` URL slugs are also accepted.
`deviceType`	No	Device type for the request.
`paginationToken`	No	Token returned in the previous response to fetch the next page of results.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed4 schema fields changedJul 24, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / gl / description

Previous value: -"The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to."New value: +"The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to. Provide one exact documented value (245 allowed), e.g. `ac`, `af`."

removedInput schema / properties / gl / enum

Removed value: -[
-  "ac",
-  "af",
-  "al",
-  "dz",
-  "as",
-  "ad",
-  "ao",
-  "ai",
-  "aq",
-  "ag",
-  "ar",
-  "am",
-  "aw",
-  "au",
-  "at",
-  "az",
-  "bs",
-  "bh",
-  "bd",
-  "bb",
-  "by",
-  "be",
-  "bz",
-  "bj",
-  "bm",
-  "bt",
-  "bo",
-  "ba",
-  "bw",
-  "bv",
-  "br",
-  "io",
-  "bn",
-  "bg",
-  "bf",
-  "bi",
-  "kh",
-  "cm",
-  "ca",
-  "cv",
-  "ky",
-  "cf",
-  "td",
-  "cl",
-  "cn",
-  "cx",
-  "cc",
-  "co",
-  "km",
-  "cg",
-  "cd",
-  "ck",
-  "cr",
-  "ci",
-  "hr",
-  "cu",
-  "cy",
-  "cz",
-  "dk",
-  "dj",
-  "dm",
-  "do",
-  "ec",
-  "eg",
-  "sv",
-  "gq",
-  "er",
-  "ee",
-  "et",
-  "fk",
-  "fo",
-  "fj",
-  "fi",
-  "fr",
-  "gf",
-  "pf",
-  "tf",
-  "ga",
-  "gm",
-  "ge",
-  "de",
-  "gg",
-  "gh",
-  "gi",
-  "gr",
-  "gl",
-  "gd",
-  "gp",
-  "gu",
-  "gt",
-  "gn",
-  "gw",
-  "gy",
-  "ht",
-  "hm",
-  "va",
-  "hn",
-  "hk",
-  "hu",
-  "im",
-  "is",
-  "in",
-  "id",
-  "ir",
-  "iq",
-  "ie",
-  "il",
-  "it",
-  "je",
-  "jm",
-  "jp",
-  "jo",
-  "kz",
-  "ke",
-  "ki",
-  "kp",
-  "kr",
-  "kw",
-  "kg",
-  "la",
-  "lv",
-  "lb",
-  "ls",
-  "lr",
-  "ly",
-  "li",
-  "lt",
-  "lu",
-  "me",
-  "mo",
-  "mk",
-  "mg",
-  "mw",
-  "my",
-  "mv",
-  "ml",
-  "mt",
-  "mh",
-  "mq",
-  "mr",
-  "mu",
-  "yt",
-  "mx",
-  "fm",
-  "md",
-  "mc",
-  "mn",
-  "ms",
-  "ma",
-  "mz",
-  "mm",
-  "na",
-  "nr",
-  "np",
-  "nl",
-  "an",
-  "nc",
-  "nz",
-  "ni",
-  "ne",
-  "ng",
-  "nu",
-  "nf",
-  "mp",
-  "no",
-  "om",
-  "pk",
-  "pw",
-  "ps",
-  "pa",
-  "pg",
-  "py",
-  "pe",
-  "ph",
-  "pn",
-  "pl",
-  "pt",
-  "pr",
-  "qa",
-  "re",
-  "ro",
-  "ru",
-  "rw",
-  "sh",
-  "kn",
-  "lc",
-  "pm",
-  "vc",
-  "ws",
-  "sm",
-  "st",
-  "sa",
-  "sn",
-  "rs",
-  "sc",
-  "sl",
-  "sg",
-  "sk",
-  "si",
-  "sb",
-  "so",
-  "za",
-  "gs",
-  "es",
-  "lk",
-  "sd",
-  "sr",
-  "sj",
-  "sz",
-  "se",
-  "ch",
-  "sy",
-  "tw",
-  "tj",
-  "tz",
-  "th",
-  "tl",
-  "tg",
-  "tk",
-  "to",
-  "tt",
-  "tn",
-  "tr",
-  "tm",
-  "tc",
-  "tv",
-  "ug",
-  "ua",
-  "ae",
-  "uk",
-  "gb",
-  "us",
-  "um",
-  "uy",
-  "uz",
-  "vu",
-  "ve",
-  "vn",
-  "vg",
-  "vi",
-  "wf",
-  "eh",
-  "ye",
-  "zm",
-  "zw"
-]

changedInput schema / properties / hl / description

Previous value: -"The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search."New value: +"The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search. Provide one exact documented value (159 allowed), e.g. `af`, `ak`."

removedInput schema / properties / hl / enum

Removed value: -[
-  "af",
-  "ak",
-  "sq",
-  "ws",
-  "am",
-  "ar",
-  "hy",
-  "az",
-  "eu",
-  "be",
-  "bem",
-  "bn",
-  "bh",
-  "xx-bork",
-  "bs",
-  "br",
-  "bg",
-  "bt",
-  "km",
-  "ca",
-  "chr",
-  "ny",
-  "zh-cn",
-  "zh-tw",
-  "zh-hk",
-  "co",
-  "hr",
-  "cs",
-  "da",
-  "nl",
-  "xx-elmer",
-  "en",
-  "eo",
-  "et",
-  "ee",
-  "fo",
-  "tl",
-  "fil",
-  "fi",
-  "fr",
-  "fy",
-  "gaa",
-  "gl",
-  "ka",
-  "de",
-  "el",
-  "kl",
-  "gn",
-  "gu",
-  "xx-hacker",
-  "ht",
-  "ha",
-  "haw",
-  "iw",
-  "he",
-  "hi",
-  "hu",
-  "is",
-  "ig",
-  "id",
-  "ia",
-  "ga",
-  "it",
-  "ja",
-  "jw",
-  "kn",
-  "kk",
-  "rw",
-  "rn",
-  "xx-klingon",
-  "kg",
-  "ko",
-  "kri",
-  "ku",
-  "ckb",
-  "ky",
-  "lo",
-  "la",
-  "lv",
-  "ln",
-  "lt",
-  "loz",
-  "lg",
-  "ach",
-  "mk",
-  "mg",
-  "my",
-  "ml",
-  "mt",
-  "mv",
-  "mi",
-  "mr",
-  "mfe",
-  "mo",
-  "mn",
-  "ms",
-  "sr-me",
-  "ne",
-  "pcm",
-  "nso",
-  "no",
-  "nn",
-  "oc",
-  "or",
-  "om",
-  "ps",
-  "fa",
-  "xx-pirate",
-  "pl",
-  "pt",
-  "pt-br",
-  "pt-pt",
-  "pa",
-  "qu",
-  "ro",
-  "rm",
-  "nyn",
-  "ru",
-  "gd",
-  "sr",
-  "sh",
-  "st",
-  "tn",
-  "crs",
-  "sn",
-  "sd",
-  "si",
-  "sk",
-  "sl",
-  "so",
-  "es",
-  "es-419",
-  "su",
-  "sw",
-  "sv",
-  "tg",
-  "ta",
-  "tt",
-  "te",
-  "th",
-  "ti",
-  "to",
-  "lua",
-  "tum",
-  "tr",
-  "tk",
-  "tw",
-  "ug",
-  "uk",
-  "ur",
-  "uz",
-  "vu",
-  "vi",
-  "cy",
-  "wo",
-  "xh",
-  "yi",
-  "yo",
-  "zu"
-]

AddedMay 13, 2026

TDQS

A4.2/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly/openWorld/non-destructive, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds real behavioral context beyond that: each tab yields a different item shape, and 'store (desktop only)' is a constraint not present in the annotations. Pagination behavior is implied by the paginationToken param but not discussed.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loads purpose, then the tab/return breakdown, then use cases. It is dense but nearly every clause carries information; the tab enumeration is somewhat redundant with the schema but aids scanning.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With no output schema, the description carries the burden of explaining return values and does so thoroughly — identity fields, subscriber/view counts, social links, and per-tab item shapes. Nothing essential for correct invocation is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description largely restates the channelId formats (UC…, @handle) and the tab list already documented in the schema; the only genuinely new detail is that 'store' is desktop-only.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb+resource ('Fetches a YouTube channel by its ID or handle') and enumerates the tabs and returned identity fields. It clearly differentiates itself from the sibling youtube_video, youtube_transcript and youtube_search tools by scoping to channel-level data and noting the videoId handoff.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Gives concrete use cases (monitor competitor channels, build creator directories, track posting cadence, feed videoId into the Video/Transcript endpoints), which routes the agent to the right sibling for downstream steps. It stops short of explicit when-not-to-use exclusions, but the context is clear.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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