> ## 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 Shorts > Fetches a YouTube channel's Shorts (its Shorts tab), 48 per page, newest first or most popular first: each Short's id, URL, title, view count (rounded, as YouTube shows it), its cover image and its first frame at full size. 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 — it keeps the sort. A channel without a Shorts tab returns no Shorts. For a Short's exact views, likes, date or length, use `/v1/youtube/video`. 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/shorts. Here are the details: > > Endpoint: GET https://api.scraperize.com/v1/youtube/channel/shorts > Description: Fetches a YouTube channel's Shorts (its Shorts tab), 48 per page, newest first or most popular first: each Short's id, URL, title, view count (rounded, as YouTube shows it), its cover image and its first frame at full size. 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 — it keeps the sort. A channel without a Shorts tab returns no Shorts. For a Short's exact views, likes, date or length, use `/v1/youtube/video`. 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. `UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA`. > - handle (string): The channel handle, with or without `@`, e.g. `MrBeast`. > - sort (select): `newest` (default) or `popular` (most viewed first). Optional with a cursor — the cursor keeps its sort. > - 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": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", > "handle": "MrBeast", > "name": "MrBeast", > "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast", > "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/nxYrc_1_2f77DoBadyxMTmv7ZpRZapHR5jbuYe7PlPd5cIRJxtNNEYyOC0ZsxaDyJJzXrnJiuDE=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj", > "isVerified": true, > "subscriberCount": 525000000 > }, > "sort": "newest", > "shorts": [ > { > "id": "41UzbuW6wJs", > "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/41UzbuW6wJs", > "title": "Can A Robot Do My Chores?", > "viewCount": 61000000, > "viewCountText": "61M views", > "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLCxAJ6m3hdnkUoqzR3qnfBt10eCuQ", > "thumbnails": [ > { > "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLCxAJ6m3hdnkUoqzR3qnfBt10eCuQ", > "width": 405, > "height": 720 > } > ], > "frameUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/frame0.jpg" > } > ], > "count": 48, > "cursor": "eyJrIjoiQG1yYmVhc3QiLCJjIjoiNHFtRnNnTERDeElZVlVOWU5rOVJNMFJyWTNOaVdVNUZOa2c0ZFZGUmRWWkJHcVlMT0dkaE1rTkNjWHBEUmt0M1EwUkxkRU5CYjJ0T2JVcHNUMFJzYkU1dFJYUk5SRUYzVFVN…", > "hasMore": true, > "fetchedAt": "2026-11-05T07:58:43.797Z" > }, > "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/shorts 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 `). 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/shorts: get: tags: - YouTube summary: Channel Shorts description: >- Fetches a YouTube channel's Shorts (its Shorts tab), 48 per page, newest first or most popular first: each Short's id, URL, title, view count (rounded, as YouTube shows it), its cover image and its first frame at full size. 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 — it keeps the sort. A channel without a Shorts tab returns no Shorts. For a Short's exact views, likes, date or length, use `/v1/youtube/video`. Only publicly available data is returned. parameters: - name: channelId in: query required: false description: >- The channel id: `UC` followed by 22 characters, e.g. `UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA`. schema: type: string example: UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA - name: handle in: query required: false description: The channel handle, with or without `@`, e.g. `MrBeast`. schema: type: string example: MrBeast - name: sort in: query required: false description: >- `newest` (default) or `popular` (most viewed first). Optional with a cursor — the cursor keeps its sort. schema: type: string enum: - newest - popular default: newest - 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 Shorts (empty when it has none). content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: data: type: object properties: channel: type: object sort: type: string enum: - newest - popular shorts: 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: UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA handle: MrBeast name: MrBeast url: https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast avatarUrl: >- https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/nxYrc_1_2f77DoBadyxMTmv7ZpRZapHR5jbuYe7PlPd5cIRJxtNNEYyOC0ZsxaDyJJzXrnJiuDE=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj isVerified: true subscriberCount: 525000000 sort: newest shorts: - id: 41UzbuW6wJs url: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/41UzbuW6wJs title: Can A Robot Do My Chores? viewCount: 61000000 viewCountText: 61M views thumbnailUrl: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLCxAJ6m3hdnkUoqzR3qnfBt10eCuQ thumbnails: - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLCxAJ6m3hdnkUoqzR3qnfBt10eCuQ width: 405 height: 720 - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEgCJUDEOAESFWQAgHyq4qpAw8IARUAAIhCcAHAAQbIAQE=&rs=AOn4CLA2uqUxKLKg9wKmzgbOEjWXHTKGLg width: 405 height: 608 frameUrl: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41UzbuW6wJs/frame0.jpg - id: mND4T0lzg_g url: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mND4T0lzg_g title: How People Treat You Based on Subscribers viewCount: 35000000 viewCountText: 35M views thumbnailUrl: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mND4T0lzg_g/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLDsFeGhMrxAOhLBR9u58BQ95qjUJg thumbnails: - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mND4T0lzg_g/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLDsFeGhMrxAOhLBR9u58BQ95qjUJg width: 405 height: 720 - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mND4T0lzg_g/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEgCJUDEOAESFWQAgHyq4qpAw8IARUAAIhCcAHAAQbIAQE=&rs=AOn4CLAItUaIBHR1w_d7GCLXkBg_TMnLFg width: 405 height: 608 frameUrl: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mND4T0lzg_g/frame0.jpg - id: Y8IJi7iP5vk url: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y8IJi7iP5vk title: Last To Fall Wins viewCount: 147000000 viewCountText: 147M views thumbnailUrl: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y8IJi7iP5vk/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLBCD5kD2ChNG0mXy-4Md6e0t61Umw thumbnails: - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y8IJi7iP5vk/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLBCD5kD2ChNG0mXy-4Md6e0t61Umw width: 405 height: 720 - url: >- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y8IJi7iP5vk/sardefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEgCJUDEOAESFWQAgHyq4qpAw8IARUAAIhCcAHAAQbIAQE=&rs=AOn4CLBcp-8ISZwy1fk_k0byjYRGedMx4g width: 405 height: 608 frameUrl: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y8IJi7iP5vk/frame0.jpg count: 48 cursor: >- 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 hasMore: true fetchedAt: '2026-11-05T07:58:43.797Z' 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 or sort). 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; sort is newest or popular). 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 `). Create and manage keys from your dashboard. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.