YouTube Channel Videos Scraper

YouTube

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A YouTube channel video listing scraper that enumerates every video in a channel's catalog and produces one record per video containing canonical identifiers and watch URLs, titles, video length in seconds (with live streams indicated), an approximate upload date rounded to the day, the highest-resolution thumbnail URL, flags for live or Short content, channel identity information, and the video's position in the channel listing. The connector paginates across a channel's entire back catalog using an index-based cursor that can be resumed across runs, supports fetching standard uploads, Shorts, and live/past-live streams via separate channel tabs, and returns items in YouTube's default newest-first order.

Verified Sep 28, 3:56 AM

$0.001

per video

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Content research — analyze a competitor's full upload history, posting cadence, and view trajectories
Influencer vetting — verify channel size, output volume, and content mix before brand deals
Trend analysis — pull a channel's catalog into a spreadsheet to spot top-performing topics
Backlog mirroring — build an index of every video on a channel for archival or search
SEO research — extract titles and basic metadata to study what topics rank on YouTube

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"youtube-channel-videos-scraper","params":{"channelUrl":"@mkbhd","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`channelUrl`	string	required	Channel URL or handle. Accepts @handle, /c/, /channel/UC..., /user/, or full URL.
`tab`	string	optional	Which channel tab to list. Videos = regular long-form uploads; Shorts = vertical short videos; Live = past live streams.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum videos to return in this run. Set 0 for unlimited (capped at 5000 per run as a safety net - chain runs with Page ID for more). Capped at 100 per call.
`pageId`	string	optional	Paste NEXT_PAGE_ID from the previous run's Key-value store to fetch the next page of videos. Leave empty to start from the most recent video.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`videoId`	string	Video Id
`url`	string	Url
`title`	string	Title
`durationSeconds`	integer	Duration Seconds
`uploadDate`	string	Upload Date
`thumbnailUrl`	string	Thumbnail Url
`isLive`	null	Is Live
`isShort`	boolean	Is Short
`channelId`	string	Channel Id
`channelName`	string	Channel Name
`channelUrl`	string	Channel Url
`listIndex`	integer	List Index

Use YouTube Channel Videos Scraper from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Get the transcript of this video and turn it into a blog outline: <url>”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"youtube-channel-videos-scraper","params":{"channelUrl":"@mkbhd","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "youtube-channel-videos-scraper",
        "params": {"channelUrl":"@mkbhd","maxItems":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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