/v1/call/youtube.community_postsYouTube channel posts API
Only on YouTube.
The YouTube channel posts API returns a page of the posts on a YouTube channel's Posts tab (once Community) by channel ID or handle, newest first: text, pictures, likes, the video a post 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.
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Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/youtube.community_posts \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "id": "UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/youtube.community_posts", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "id": "UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Use the YouTube channel posts interface (youtube.community_posts) with id: UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw.# Your AI calls the call tool with:{ "id": "UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw"}{ "op": "youtube.community_posts", "platform": "youtube", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "youtube", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": null, "author": { "id": "…", "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 325, "comments": null, "shares": null, "collects": null, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": [], "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"], "page": { "has_more": true, "cursor": "cur_…", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T22:38:49.000Z" }, "cost_credits": 2}nullshares nullcollects nullviews nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
3 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 | — | Channel ID, starting with UC |
| username | string | One of these | — | The channel's handle, without the @ |
| cursor | string | Optional | — | Pass page.cursor from the last response to get the next page. |
Where to get what you send.
idChannel ID, starting with UC (e.g. UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw)
No other interface of the platform returns it: take it from the web page or link as described above.
usernameThe channel's handle, without the @ (e.g. NASA)
No other interface of the platform returns it: take it from the web page or link as described above.
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.
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 a page of the posts on a YouTube channel's Posts tab (once Community) by channel ID or handle, newest first: UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw.
2 creditscall {"op":"youtube.community_posts","id":"UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw"}
The interface of the same name on other platforms.
All platforms and prices/v1/call/youtube.community_posts{ "id": "UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw" }2 creditsper call