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YouTube API: Get video

Gets public details and statistics for one YouTube video by link, ID or title. A title selects the top search match.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Video, requiredvideo

YouTube video link, ID, or title, for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ.

Python for Beginners – Full Course [Programming Tutorial]

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "tags": [],  "likes": 87335,  "title": "Python for Beginners – Full Course [Programming Tutorial]",  "views": 4963507,  "length": "4:39:59",  "is_live": false,  "category": "Education",  "chapters": [    {      "title": "Introduction",      "start_time": "0:00"    },    {      "title": "RPS - Variables and Functions",      "start_time": "3:11"    },    {      "title": "RPS - Calling Functions",      "start_time": "9:07"    }  ],  "is_short": false,  "video_id": "eWRfhZUzrAc",  "channel_id": "UC8butISFwT-Wl7EV0hUK0BQ",  "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRfhZUzrAc",  "description": "Learn the Python programming language in this full course for beginners! You will learn the fundamentals of Python and code two Python programs line-by-line. No previous programming experience is necessary before watching this course.\n\n🔗 Start using Replit: https://join.replit.com/python-students\n\n…",  "channel_link": "https://www.youtube.com/@freecodecamp",  "channel_name": "freeCodeCamp.org",  "publish_date": "2022-08-09",  "matched_video": "Python for Beginners – Full Course [Programming Tutorial]",  "length_seconds": 16799,  "thumbnail_link": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eWRfhZUzrAc/maxresdefault.jpg",  "caption_languages": [    "English"  ],  "number_of_comments": 2014,  "channel_subscribers": "12M subscribers"}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
youtube.com/get_video
Returns
title, channel, views, likes, comments, publish date, length, description, chapters, tags, captions

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method youtube.com/get_video with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Can you pull up the views, likes, and comment count for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw?
  • What's the channel name and publish date for the video with ID 9bZkp7q19f0?
  • Get the chapters and description for the YouTube video titled 'How to Bake Sourdough at Home'.
  • I need the length and tags of this video: https://youtu.be/kJQP7kiw5Fk
  • Does the video 'Lo-fi Study Beats Mix 2023' have captions, and how many views does it have?
  • Gets public top-level comments on a YouTube video, found by link, video ID or title. Reply text is not included.

    youtube.com/get_video_comments
  • Returns the spoken captions and timed segments of a YouTube video, given a video link or a title (top search match). Only captions the video has are returned.

    youtube.com/get_video_transcript
  • Gets a public YouTube channel's profile, links and statistics from its name, @handle or link. Subscriber totals may be rounded as YouTube displays them.

    youtube.com/get_channel
  • Lists a YouTube channel's public videos, Shorts, or live uploads, newest first or most popular first, along with channel details. Counts and dates taken from displayed text may be approximate.

    youtube.com/list_channel_videos
  • Finds a company's verified YouTube channel by name and returns its name, link, subscriber count, description, country and official website when identifiable.

    youtube.com/find_company_channel
  • Lists the latest weekly YouTube Music Top Songs chart for a country or globally, with ranks, weekly views and video links.

    youtube.com/list_top_songs
  • Gets a public Vimeo video's title, creator, play, like and comment counts, length, upload date, description, tags, thumbnail and link from its video link.

    vimeo.com/get_video
  • Gets public statistics and details for a Bilibili video from its link, BV number or title. A title selects the top video search match. Category may be missing when Bilibili does not show a label.

    bilibili.com/get_video