> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scraperize.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Channel playlists

> Fetches a YouTube channel's playlists (its Playlists tab), 30 per page, newest first: each playlist's id, URL, title, type (`playlist`, or a `podcast`, `show` or `course` the channel set up), how many videos / episodes / lessons it holds, its first video, its cover image and, for a show, its featured episode. The response also carries a summary of the channel (id, handle, name, avatar, verified, subscribers). Pass exactly one of `channelId` or `handle`; pass the returned `cursor` back (with the same channel) for the next page. A channel without a Playlists tab returns no playlists. Only publicly available data is returned.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Cost: 1 credit** per successful request. Errors and cache hits (`cache_max_age`) are free.

> [accordion] Copy for AI assistant
>
> Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude or your coding assistant to generate working code for this endpoint (use the copy button).
>
> ```text Prompt
> I want to make an API call to /v1/youtube/channel/playlists. Here are the details:
>
> Endpoint: GET https://api.scraperize.com/v1/youtube/channel/playlists
> Description: Fetches a YouTube channel's playlists (its Playlists tab), 30 per page, newest first: each playlist's id, URL, title, type (`playlist`, or a `podcast`, `show` or `course` the channel set up), how many videos / episodes / lessons it holds, its first video, its cover image and, for a show, its featured episode. The response also carries a summary of the channel (id, handle, name, avatar, verified, subscribers). Pass exactly one of `channelId` or `handle`; pass the returned `cursor` back (with the same channel) for the next page. A channel without a Playlists tab returns no playlists. Only publicly available data is returned.
>
> Required Headers:
> - x-api-key: Your API key
>
> Parameters:
> - channelId (string): The channel id: `UC` followed by 22 characters, e.g. `UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw`.
> - handle (string): The channel handle, with or without `@`, e.g. `LinusTechTips`.
> - cursor (string): The `cursor` from the previous page, to get the next one. Omit for the first page.
> - cache_max_age (select): Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for **0 credits** with `meta.cached=true` and `meta.cachedAt`. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (**1 credit**) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.
>
> Example Response:
> {
>   "data": {
>     "channel": {
>       "id": "UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw",
>       "handle": "LinusTechTips",
>       "name": "Linus Tech Tips",
>       "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips",
>       "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/gnvYLhXy8FAlPXZ2RTrkrgj-5kyt0vdE2FUGVOiKGdEZIa-wN5A-7nwZBlWJLzUMmoh1NWAU=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
>       "isVerified": true,
>       "subscriberCount": 16900000
>     },
>     "playlists": [
>       {
>         "type": "playlist",
>         "id": "PLPXG0FHDlqWU",
>         "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPXG0FHDlqWU",
>         "title": "Vibe Coding",
>         "itemCount": 2,
>         "itemCountText": "2 videos",
>         "subtitle": null,
>         "firstVideoId": "DZSYaQmxBLM",
>         "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DZSYaQmxBLM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBLKZ0RlZVrZ03Pi8oQE8fAq6jQOQ",
>         "thumbnails": [
>           {
>             "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DZSYaQmxBLM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBLKZ0RlZVrZ03Pi8oQE8fAq6jQOQ",
>             "width": 480,
>             "height": 270
>           }
>         ]
>       }
>     ],
>     "count": 30,
>     "cursor": "eyJrIjoiQGxpbnVzdGVjaHRpcHMiLCJjIjoiNHFtRnNnSjRFaGhWUTFoMWNWTkNiRWhCUlRaWWR5MTVaVXBCTUZSMWJuY2FLa1ZuYkhkaVIwWTFZa2RzZW1SSVRWbEJlVUZCVFVGRk5FRmxiMFJDTUU1dVZHdFNV…",
>     "hasMore": true,
>     "fetchedAt": "2026-11-05T05:58:49.027Z"
>   },
>   "meta": {
>     "requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
>     "creditsCharged": 1,
>     "creditsRemaining": 4999,
>     "cached": false
>   }
> }
>
> Please help me write code in my preferred programming language to make this API call and handle the response appropriately. Include error handling and best practices.
> ```


## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/youtube/channel/playlists
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Scraperize API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Extract public data from social media platforms as clean JSON. Endpoints are
    split by platform and by what they return, e.g. `GET /v1/twitter/tweet`.


    ## Authentication

    Send your API key in the `x-api-key` header (or `Authorization: Bearer
    <key>`). Create keys in your dashboard.


    ## Credits

    Each successful live scrape costs **1 credit**. Credits are prepaid and
    never expire.


    ## Caching

    Every endpoint accepts an optional `cache_max_age`
    (`1d`|`3d`|`7d`|`14d`|`30d`). A cache hit within that window is returned for
    **0 credits**.


    ## Responses

    Success returns `{ "data": …, "meta": { "requestId", … } }`. Errors return
    `{ "error": { "code", "message", "requestId" } }` with a matching HTTP
    status. `meta` on a scrape carries `creditsCharged`, `creditsRemaining`,
    `cached`, and (on a hit) `cachedAt`.


    ## Rate limits

    Requests are limited per team per minute; over the limit returns `429` with
    a `Retry-After` header.
servers:
  - url: https://api.scraperize.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Twitter
    description: Twitter / X scraping endpoints
  - name: Facebook
    description: Facebook scraping endpoints
  - name: Linkme
    description: Linkme (link.me) scraping endpoints
  - name: Amazon
    description: Amazon (creator shop / storefront) scraping endpoints
  - name: Linkbio
    description: Linkbio (lnk.bio) scraping endpoints
  - name: Pillar
    description: Pillar (pillar.io) scraping endpoints
  - name: Komi
    description: Komi (komi.io) scraping endpoints
  - name: Linktree
    description: Linktree (linktr.ee) scraping endpoints
  - name: Kick
    description: Kick (kick.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Snapchat
    description: Snapchat (snapchat.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Telegram
    description: Telegram (t.me) scraping endpoints
  - name: LinkedIn
    description: LinkedIn scraping endpoints
  - name: Twitch
    description: Twitch scraping endpoints
  - name: TikTok
    description: TikTok (tiktok.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Instagram
    description: Instagram scraping endpoints
  - name: Lagos Life
    description: Lagos Life scraping endpoints
  - name: Bluesky
    description: Bluesky (bsky.app) scraping endpoints
  - name: Threads
    description: Threads (threads.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Reddit
    description: Reddit (reddit.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Rumble
    description: Rumble (rumble.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Truth Social
    description: Truth Social (truthsocial.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: YouTube
    description: YouTube (youtube.com) scraping endpoints
paths:
  /v1/youtube/channel/playlists:
    get:
      tags:
        - YouTube
      summary: Channel playlists
      description: >-
        Fetches a YouTube channel's playlists (its Playlists tab), 30 per page,
        newest first: each playlist's id, URL, title, type (`playlist`, or a
        `podcast`, `show` or `course` the channel set up), how many videos /
        episodes / lessons it holds, its first video, its cover image and, for a
        show, its featured episode. The response also carries a summary of the
        channel (id, handle, name, avatar, verified, subscribers). Pass exactly
        one of `channelId` or `handle`; pass the returned `cursor` back (with
        the same channel) for the next page. A channel without a Playlists tab
        returns no playlists. Only publicly available data is returned.
      parameters:
        - name: channelId
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            The channel id: `UC` followed by 22 characters, e.g.
            `UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw`.
          schema:
            type: string
          example: UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw
        - name: handle
          in: query
          required: false
          description: The channel handle, with or without `@`, e.g. `LinusTechTips`.
          schema:
            type: string
          example: LinusTechTips
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            The `cursor` from the previous page, to get the next one. Omit for
            the first page.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: cache_max_age
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists —
            served for **0 credits** with `meta.cached=true` and
            `meta.cachedAt`. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (**1 credit**) and
            refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - 1d
              - 3d
              - 7d
              - 14d
              - 30d
          example: 7d
      responses:
        '200':
          description: One page of the channel's playlists (empty when it has none).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      channel:
                        type: object
                      playlists:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                      count:
                        type: integer
                      cursor:
                        type: string
                        nullable: true
                      hasMore:
                        type: boolean
                      fetchedAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    description: >-
                      requestId + credit/caching metadata (creditsCharged,
                      creditsRemaining, cached, cachedAt).
                required:
                  - data
                  - meta
              example:
                data:
                  channel:
                    id: UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw
                    handle: LinusTechTips
                    name: Linus Tech Tips
                    url: https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips
                    avatarUrl: >-
                      https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/gnvYLhXy8FAlPXZ2RTrkrgj-5kyt0vdE2FUGVOiKGdEZIa-wN5A-7nwZBlWJLzUMmoh1NWAU=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj
                    isVerified: true
                    subscriberCount: 16900000
                  playlists:
                    - type: playlist
                      id: PLPXG0FHDlqWU
                      url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPXG0FHDlqWU
                      title: Vibe Coding
                      itemCount: 2
                      itemCountText: 2 videos
                      subtitle: null
                      firstVideoId: DZSYaQmxBLM
                      thumbnailUrl: >-
                        https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DZSYaQmxBLM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBLKZ0RlZVrZ03Pi8oQE8fAq6jQOQ
                      thumbnails:
                        - url: >-
                            https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DZSYaQmxBLM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBLKZ0RlZVrZ03Pi8oQE8fAq6jQOQ
                          width: 480
                          height: 270
                    - type: playlist
                      id: PLT4ClbJt7VFM
                      url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT4ClbJt7VFM
                      title: Datacenter Tours
                      itemCount: 3
                      itemCountText: 3 videos
                      subtitle: null
                      firstVideoId: MQeJYEN_lrg
                      thumbnailUrl: >-
                        https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MQeJYEN_lrg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBm-Vr9BvLW9S-7QZpP-F_sJWaUpw
                      thumbnails:
                        - url: >-
                            https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MQeJYEN_lrg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBm-Vr9BvLW9S-7QZpP-F_sJWaUpw
                          width: 480
                          height: 270
                    - type: playlist
                      id: PLR4GwfYJyaA0
                      url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4GwfYJyaA0
                      title: Smart Home
                      itemCount: 2
                      itemCountText: 2 videos
                      subtitle: null
                      firstVideoId: U-QiUAMda7Y
                      thumbnailUrl: >-
                        https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U-QiUAMda7Y/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBCCXNwRAAyotDvTNlN0mMeCDINNQ
                      thumbnails:
                        - url: >-
                            https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U-QiUAMda7Y/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBCCXNwRAAyotDvTNlN0mMeCDINNQ
                          width: 480
                          height: 270
                  count: 30
                  cursor: >-
                    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
                  hasMore: true
                  fetchedAt: '2026-11-05T05:58:49.027Z'
                meta:
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
                  creditsCharged: 1
                  creditsRemaining: 4999
                  cached: false
        '400':
          description: Invalid or expired cursor (or one for another channel).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: BAD_REQUEST
                  message: The request was invalid.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '401':
          description: Missing, invalid, or revoked API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: UNAUTHORIZED
                  message: API key required — pass it in the `x-api-key` header.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '402':
          description: Not enough credits for this request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS
                  message: >-
                    This request costs 1 credit, but your balance is 0. Top up
                    to continue.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '404':
          description: No YouTube channel found (it may not exist or have been removed).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: NOT_FOUND
                  message: >-
                    The requested content was not found (it may not exist, be
                    deleted, or be private).
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '422':
          description: Invalid query parameters (pass exactly one of channelId or handle).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: VALIDATION_ERROR
                  message: Request validation failed
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
                  details:
                    - path: url
                      message: url is required
        '429':
          description: Over the per-minute rate limit — honour `Retry-After`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: RATE_LIMITED
                  message: >-
                    Rate limit exceeded — max 100 requests per 60s. Retry in
                    ~30s.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '503':
          description: >-
            Temporarily unavailable — retry after `Retry-After`. `error.code`
            tells you why: `UPSTREAM_BLOCKED` (the source blocked this request),
            `EXTRACTION_FAILED` (the source returned unexpected data),
            `PLATFORM_UNAVAILABLE` (the source is down), or
            `SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE` (we are at capacity).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: UPSTREAM_BLOCKED
                  message: >-
                    The source is temporarily unavailable. Please try again
                    shortly.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: NOT_FOUND
            message:
              type: string
              example: The requested content was not found.
            requestId:
              type: string
              example: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
              description: Present on validation errors.
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        Your API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header (or `Authorization:
        Bearer <key>`). Create and manage keys from your dashboard.

````

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