InsightSocial API
YouTube

Profile › Full

GET
/v1/youtube/profile/full

Returns a channel's profile, up to 30 recent videos, and computed metrics in one call: engagement rate by views and by followers, posting cadence, top post, and format mix.

Use it instead of calling channel and channel/videos yourself; if the videos cannot be fetched you still get the profile with those metrics empty.

100 credits per call.

Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free.

Paginates by cursor — see Pagination.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

handle?string

YouTube username or handle, with or without a leading @. One of the identity params is required. Provide at least one of: handle, channelId, url.

channelId?string

YouTube channel id, the 24-character string starting with UC. One of the identity params is required. Provide at least one of: handle, channelId, url.

url?string

Full YouTube profile or page URL. One of the identity params is required. Provide at least one of: handle, channelId, url.

posts?integer

How many of the fetched recent posts to return and compute the metrics over (1-100, default 25). One call reads one page, which on YouTube is up to 30 videos, so a larger value returns that page and a _warnings note; pass posts_cursor back as cursor for the next page.

cursor?string

Pass a prior response's posts_cursor to read the next page of posts.

include?string

CSV subset of posts,computed (default both). include=computed omits the raw posts[] array from the response to save payload. The metrics are computed from the same fetched posts either way, so they do not change.

Response Body

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/youtube/profile/full"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "instagram",  "endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile/posts",  "data": {    "items": [      "…"    ],    "dropped": 0  },  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "is2.eyJwIjoyfQ",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 12  },  "credits_used": 20,  "credits_remaining": 9980,  "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d5e6f",  "cached": false,  "idempotent_replay": false,  "charge_reason": "miss",  "free_call": false}

Playlist GET

Returns the videos in a playlist in playlist order: video id, title, thumbnail, channel and publish date. include=engagement adds views, likes, comments and duration. Use it when you have a playlist id. Same rows as playlist/items from the same source; this lane has a second source behind it, so prefer it when availability matters. **Metered: 20–220 credits.** We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes. Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free. Paginates by `cursor` — see [Pagination](/docs/pagination).

Search › Advanced GET

Returns video search results with the full filter set: sort order, length, live status, license, category, country, language, and publish date window. Use it when a plain keyword search is too blunt; results are always videos, so use search when you also want channels or playlists back. **Metered: 20–220 credits.** We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes. Re-running the exact same call within 1h is free. Paginates by `cursor` — see [Pagination](/docs/pagination).