---
title: "Profile"
description: "Get a YouTube channel."
---

```http
GET | POST /v1/youtube/profile
```

Send parameters as a query string with `GET`, or as a JSON body with `POST`. Both are equivalent.

## What to Pass

| Pass | Reads | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `username` or `userId` | The channel | `username` is the @handle; `userId` is the `UC…` id |

Pass one source per call. Every identifier also takes the page URL.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `include` | string list |  | about: also read the channel's About panel — join date (createdAt), exact video count, total views, country and every link (+1 unit). |
| `userId` | string |  | Channel id (UC…). |
| `username` | string |  | Channel @handle (with or without @), or the channel URL (/@handle, /channel/UC…, /c/…, /user/…). |

## Request

```bash tab="cURL"
curl "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/youtube/profile?username=%40mkbhd" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APINOA_API_KEY"
```

```js tab="JavaScript"
const params = new URLSearchParams({ username: "@mkbhd" });
const res = await fetch(`https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/youtube/profile?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APINOA_API_KEY },
});
const { success, data, error } = await res.json();
```

```python tab="Python"
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/youtube/profile",
    params={"username": "@mkbhd"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APINOA_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
```

## Response

Returns [`Account`](/docs/api-reference/sns/response-schema#account) in `data`. A real response, shortened: arrays keep their first entries and long text is cut.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "youtube",
    "id": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
    "handle": "mkbhd",
    "displayName": "Marques Brownlee",
    "bio": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber | Geek | Consumer Electronics | Tech Head | Internet Personality!\n\nbusiness@MKBHD…",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
    "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/qu4TmIaYUlS41-dJ9gZ7DUR3nilvmB5_11i6OKSdvNnBNiyOusZP1bMN6ICnuxtjFBb6ioKgRQ=s900-c-k-c…",
    "bannerUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/zi_48HwHU4s0Hnb6tZuvRzTfCPHrLEnrtIMDLzMauDEyDmURh9JZ4wrNd3lKr7m9uVnT4YjYKw=w2560-fcro…",
    "verified": true,
    "counts": {
      "followers": 21400000,
      "posts": 1800
    },
    "links": [
      {
        "url": "http://twitter.com/MKBHD",
        "title": "X"
      }
    ],
    "ext": {
      "keywords": [
        "MKBHD",
        "MarquesBrownlee"
      ],
      "vanityUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
      "rssUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
      "availableCountryCodes": [
        "BH",
        "GG"
      ],
      "isFamilySafe": true
    }
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | `INVALID_PARAMS` | A parameter is missing, unknown or out of range. The message names it. |
| 401 | `UNAUTHORIZED` | The `x-api-key` header is missing, or the key is revoked or unknown. |
| 402 | `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE` | The balance does not cover this call. Top up in the dashboard. |
| 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | The account, post or group does not exist, or is private, deleted or age-restricted. |
| 429 | `MARKETPLACE_SATURATED` | Too many concurrent calls. Retry after the `Retry-After` seconds. |
| 502 | `UPSTREAM_ERROR` | The platform answered with something unusable. Retry with backoff. |

Every code is listed in [Errors](/docs/errors). Failed calls are not billed.

## Pricing

**Price** $0.001 per call, plus $0.001 for each extra call it makes — at most 2 more, so $0.003 in total. [List price](https://apinoa.com/en/pricing); the rate steps down above 1,000 calls a day.