POST
/v1/call/youtube.community_postYouTube post detail API
Only on YouTube.
The YouTube post detail API returns one YouTube channel post (once a Community post) by ID or link: text, channel, pictures, likes, the video it carries. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.
100 credits on sign-up, no card needed
2 creditsper call
One objectreturned per call
2026-10-17last tested
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/youtube.community_post \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "id": "UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/youtube.community_post", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "id": "UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Use the YouTube post detail interface (youtube.community_post) with id: UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT.# Your AI calls the call tool with:{ "id": "UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT"}200 OK1.1 KB2 credits
{ "op": "youtube.community_post", "platform": "youtube", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "youtube", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [ { "field": "metrics.likes", "kind": "approximate" } ], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": "image", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": null, "author": { "id": "…", "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 120000, "comments": null, "shares": null, "collects": null, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": ["https://example.com/…"], "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["title", "published_at", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.comments", "metrics.shares", "metrics.collects", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "cost_credits": 2}likes 120,000comments
nullshares nullcollects nullviews nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample dataFull response
2 parameters.
0 required.
Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | One of these | — | Post ID, starting with Ug |
| url | string | One of these | — | Link to the post, written youtube.com/post/ID |
Where to get what you send.
idPost ID, starting with Ug (e.g. UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT)
Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:
community_postsChannel posts
Or send the web link: the url field of the same items.
The fields of each item.
What YouTube cannot give is marked.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| items[].url | string | A link that opens the item. |
| items[].format | string | video, image, text or article. |
| items[].title | stringalways null | The title. |
| items[].text | string | The body text or caption. |
| items[].published_at | stringalways null | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. |
| items[].author.id | string | The author's account ID. |
| items[].author.username | string | The author's handle. |
| items[].author.name | string | The author's display name. |
| items[].author.verified | booleanalways null | Whether the author is verified. |
| items[].author.followers | integeralways null | The author's follower count. |
| items[].metrics.likes | integer | Likes. |
| items[].metrics.comments | integeralways null | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integeralways null | Shares. |
| items[].metrics.collects | integeralways null | Saves. |
| items[].metrics.views | integeralways null | Views or plays. |
| items[].metrics.reposts | integeralways null | Reposts. |
| items[].images | string[] | Image addresses. |
| items[].hashtags | string[]always null | Hashtags, without the #. |
| items[].is_pinned | booleanalways null | Whether the author pinned it. |
nullFields YouTube cannot giveRead null as “YouTube did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:
titleThe title.published_atWhen it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC.author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.author.followersThe author's follower count.metrics.commentsComments.metrics.sharesShares.metrics.collectsSaves.metrics.viewsViews or plays.metrics.repostsReposts.hashtagsHashtags, without the #.is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
What to expect.
One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.
1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits
A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes
Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.
Get one YouTube channel post (once a Community post) by ID or link: UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT.
2 creditscall {"op":"youtube.community_post","id":"UgkxYEgmAc4YqqFhbP9FnxTlU0LxEi2TRKNT"}Get a page of the posts on a YouTube channel's Posts tab (once Community) by channel ID or handle, newest first: UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw, then for the first 3: get one YouTube channel post (once a Community post) by ID or link.
8 creditscall {"op":"youtube.community_posts","id":"UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw"}call {"op":"youtube.community_post","id":"<ref>"} × 3
Questions.
Short answers.
Everything on YouTubeDo I need a YouTube account or YouTube's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on YouTube; you never sign in to YouTube or apply for anything there.