Social Fetch

Get YouTube channel

youtube_channel_get

Read-only

Get YouTube channel details by channel id, handle, or URL. Returns channel metrics and identifiers for snapshot baselines.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`url`	No	Optional YouTube channel URL for the request.
`link`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`path`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`trim`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`urls`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`user`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`limit`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`handle`	No	Optional YouTube channel handle for the request.
`offset`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`context`	Yes	Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling.
`tweetId`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`pageSize`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`tweetUrl`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`tweet_id`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`userName`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`username`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`channelId`	No	Optional YouTube channel id for the request.
`llm_model`	Yes	The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. "claude-opus-4-8", "gpt-5.2"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass "unknown" — never guess.
`permalink`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`tweet_url`	No	Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.
`maxResults`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`profileUrl`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`linkedinUrl`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`max_results`	No	Ignored if this tool does not support it.
`screen_name`	No	Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.
`conversation_id`	No	Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed32 schema fields changedSep 21, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / limit

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / link / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / link / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / linkedinUrl / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / linkedinUrl / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / maxResults

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / max_results

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / offset

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / pageSize

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / path

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / permalink / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / permalink / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / profileUrl / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / profileUrl / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / screen_name / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / screen_name / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / trim

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Ignored if this tool does not support it."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / tweetId / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / tweetId / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / tweetUrl / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / tweetUrl / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / tweet_id / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / tweet_id / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / tweet_url / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / tweet_url / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / urls

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`."
+}

addedInput schema / properties / user / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / user / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / userName / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / userName / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedInput schema / properties / username / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "number"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "boolean"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / username / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

Changed2 schema fields changedSep 20, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / linkedinUrl

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / profileUrl

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

Changed10 schema fields changedSep 12, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / link

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / permalink

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / screen_name

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / tweetId

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / tweetUrl

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / tweet_id

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / tweet_url

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `url`. Prefer `url`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / user

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / userName

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / username

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for `handle`. Prefer `handle`.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

Changed5 schema fields changedSep 5, 2026

removedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Removed value: -false
```

addedInput schema / properties / context

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / conversation_id

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / llm_model

Added value: +{
+  "description": "The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. \"claude-opus-4-8\", \"gpt-5.2\"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass \"unknown\" — never guess.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / required

Added value: +[
+  "context",
+  "llm_model"
+]

Changed1 schema field changedAug 27, 2026

changedInput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

Changed1 schema field changedJul 29, 2026
- addedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```
First observedJul 20, 2026

TDQS

A3.7/5.0

Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint and openWorldHint, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds that the tool returns 'channel metrics and identifiers,' which is useful, but it does not disclose any limitations, error conditions, or behavior around the many alias/ignored parameters.

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

Conciseness5/5

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

A single sentence that front-loads the action and resource, then gives the identifier options and the return purpose. No wasted words.

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

Completeness4/5

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

For a read-only lookup with no output schema, the description adequately conveys what the tool does and what it returns at a high level. It could go deeper on the meaning of 'snapshot baselines' and how to handle the alias-heavy schema, but the annotations and schema compensate for most gaps.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents all parameters. The description adds value by clarifying that the meaningful selectors are channelId, handle, and url, which helps the agent navigate a noisy 26-parameter schema full of aliases and ignored fields.

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

Purpose4/5

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

The description states a specific verb and resource ('Get YouTube channel details') and names the three identifier modes (channel id, handle, URL). It is clearly distinguishable from sibling tools like youtube_channel_videos_list or youtube_channel_shorts_list, though it does not explicitly name them.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

The phrase 'for snapshot baselines' implies when this tool is useful and gives some usage context. However, it does not explicitly state when to prefer this over other YouTube tools or mention exclusions such as lists, playlists, or videos.

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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