Channel Shorts

GET /v1/youtube/channel/shorts

Retrieves a paginated list of short-form videos (Shorts) from a YouTube channel, including each short's title, URL, view count (views), likes, comments, and description. Supports sorting by newest or popular, and use the continuationToken to page through all results. Returns data in the shorts array.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
handle	string	no	Can pass channelId or handle	starterstory
channelId	string	no	Can pass channelId or handle	UC-9-kyTW8ZkZNDHQJ6FgpwQ
sort	enum(newest, popular)	no	Sort by newest or popular	newest
continuationToken	string	no	Continuation token to get more videos. Get 'continuationToken' from previous response.	4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNkRkpXVWE0M3NtUm00SXBIQnB

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/channel/shorts' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({  });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/channel/shorts?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/channel/shorts',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators youtube channel-shorts --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 49998970118,
  "videos": [],
  "channels": [],
  "playlists": [],
  "shorts": [
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "VREVC0wXPfs",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VREVC0wXPfs",
      "title": "This idea validation formula has made him $500K from iOS apps",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/VREVC0wXPfs/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "17,066",
      "viewCountInt": 17066,
      "description": "Most founders think their app isn’t selling because of market conditions.\n\nIt’s not.\n\nThis founder sold multiple apps and noticed the same pattern every time: Great products but broken deals.\n\nNot because the app was bad but because founders overcomplicate operations and chase the highest price instead of the fastest close.",
      "commentCountText": "2",
      "commentCountInt": 2,
      "likeCountInt": 495,
      "likeCountText": "495",
      "publishDate": "2026-04-22T10:44:35-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 37000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:37"
    }
  ],
  "shelves": [],
  "lives": [],
  "continuationToken": "4qmFsgK7DBIY....."
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.