`yt_channel_details`

Pack: youtube · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp

Get YouTube channel information and statistics including subscriber count, video count, view count, description, and custom URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	YouTube Data API v3 key from Google Cloud Console
`channel_id`	string	no	Channel ID (starts with UC…)
`username`	string	no	Channel username (alternative to channel_id)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "channel_id": "UCkRfArvrzheW2E7b6SVV7vA"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"yt_channel_details","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-youtube-api-key","channel_id":"UCkRfArvrzheW2E7b6SVV7vA"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('yt_channel_details', {
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "channel_id": "UCkRfArvrzheW2E7b6SVV7vA"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "username": "LinusTechTips"
}

Response shape

Always returns: channels

Field	Type	Description
`channels`	array	Array of channel detail objects

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channels": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of channel detail objects",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Channel ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Channel title"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Channel description"
          },
          "custom_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Custom channel URL if available"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 channel creation date"
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Country code if available"
          },
          "thumbnail": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Channel thumbnail URL"
          },
          "view_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total channel view count"
          },
          "subscriber_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Subscriber count (null if hidden)"
          },
          "video_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total video count"
          },
          "uploads_playlist": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Playlist ID containing all uploads"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title",
          "description",
          "custom_url",
          "published_at",
          "country",
          "thumbnail",
          "view_count",
          "subscriber_count",
          "video_count",
          "uploads_playlist"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "channels"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

yt_channel_details