Channel Shorts

Get the shorts from a channel. If you need more details about the short like description, publish date, etc, you'll need to use the 'Video/Short Details' endpoint.

1 creditper request
GET
/v1/youtube/channel/shorts
curl "https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/channel/shorts" \
  -H "x-api-key: "
{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 49998970118,
  "videos": [],
  "channels": [],
  "playlists": [],
  "shorts": [
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "VREVC0wXPfs",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VREVC0wXPfs",
      "title": "This idea validation formula has made him $500K from iOS apps",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/VREVC0wXPfs/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "17,066",
      "viewCountInt": 17066,
      "description": "Most founders think their app isn’t selling because of market conditions.

It’s not.

This founder sold multiple apps and noticed the same pattern every time: Great products but broken deals.

Not because the app was bad but because founders overcomplicate operations and chase the highest price instead of the fastest close.",
      "commentCountText": "2",
      "commentCountInt": 2,
      "likeCountInt": 495,
      "likeCountText": "495",
      "publishDate": "2026-04-22T10:44:35-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 37000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:37"
    },
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "LUTxdXW4TUI",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUTxdXW4TUI",
      "title": "$30M founder reveals the ideas he’d bet on again if he had to start over",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/LUTxdXW4TUI/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "18,917",
      "viewCountInt": 18917,
      "description": "$30M SaaS founder reveals 3 business ideas with massive potential.

He doesn’t chase “new ideas.”

He studies what’s already working… then adds a unique twist no one else thought of.

It’s all about:

Spotting gaps competitors ignore
Making it ridiculously easy for customers to say yes
Executing better and faster than anyone else

Most people overcomplicate. He keeps it simple… and profitable.",
      "commentCountText": "11",
      "commentCountInt": 11,
      "likeCountInt": 712,
      "likeCountText": "712",
      "publishDate": "2026-03-28T11:25:20-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 50000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:50"
    },
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "1YGz9bkG7z0",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YGz9bkG7z0",
      "title": "Founder of 2 profitable SaaS products shares his entire tech stack",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/1YGz9bkG7z0/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "16,393",
      "viewCountInt": 16393,
      "description": "He got nearly 1 million website visitors** without spending a single dollar on ads.

Most builders think marketing means ads, cold emails, or posting on social media every day.

But this developer grew a SaaS to $13K MRR and another one to $6K/month before selling without these things.",
      "commentCountText": "4",
      "commentCountInt": 4,
      "likeCountInt": 516,
      "likeCountText": "516",
      "publishDate": "2026-03-24T09:18:13-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 51000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:51"
    },
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "19ZP3japTsE",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ZP3japTsE",
      "title": "Founder breaks down his 5 apps making $700K/month 🤯",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/19ZP3japTsE/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "11,923",
      "viewCountInt": 11923,
      "description": "Most founders dream about one successful app.
This guy built five.

Not viral luck.
Not overnight success.
Just systems, playbooks, and ruthless execution.",
      "commentCountText": "12",
      "commentCountInt": 12,
      "likeCountInt": 498,
      "likeCountText": "498",
      "publishDate": "2026-03-23T12:35:18-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 75000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:01:15"
    },
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "8PW-9Zr_W5g",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PW-9Zr_W5g",
      "title": "He built 28 apps. They make $10K/month. Same tech stack every time.",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/8PW-9Zr_W5g/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "viewCountText": "67,291",
      "viewCountInt": 67291,
      "description": "I asked this dev making $10K/month from 28 apps… here’s his tech stack 😳

He went from $200/month → $10K/month in 8 months.",
      "commentCountText": "11",
      "commentCountInt": 11,
      "likeCountInt": 1733,
      "likeCountText": "1733",
      "publishDate": "2026-03-14T17:03:28-07:00",
      "genre": "People & Blogs",
      "durationMs": 35000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:35"
    }
  ],
  "shelves": [],
  "lives": [],
  "continuationToken": "4qmFsgK7DBIY....."
}

Headers

x-api-key
string
required

Your Scrape Creators API key

Query Parameters

handle
string

Can pass channelId or handle

Example:
starterstory
channelId
string

Can pass channelId or handle

Example:
UC-9-kyTW8ZkZNDHQJ6FgpwQ
sort
string

Sort by newest or popular

Example:
newest
Available options:
newest,
popular
continuationToken
string

Continuation token to get more videos. Get 'continuationToken' from previous response.

Example:
4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNkRkpXVWE0M3NtUm00SXBIQnB