Get channel shorts — YouTube API

Returns a public YouTube channel's Shorts, most recent first.

GET/v1/youtube/channels/{channel}/shorts1 credit per request

Example response200OK

{
  "data": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#",
      "https://konbiniapi.com/ns/social#"
    ],
    "type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
    "partOf": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/youtube/channels/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA/shorts",
    "totalItems": null,
    "cursor": null,
    "nextCursor": "<token>",
    "next": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/youtube/channels/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA/shorts?cursor=<token>",
    "itemCount": 30,
    "orderedItems": [
      {
        "type": "Video",
        "id": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y8IJi7iP5vk",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y8IJi7iP5vk",
        "entityId": "Y8IJi7iP5vk",
        "name": "Last To Fall Wins",
        "viewCount": 31970400,
        "likeCount": 374867,
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:00:02.000Z",
        "image": [
          {
            "type": "Image",
            "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/plN7JMbadRg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDGQgBFQAAiEIYAdgBAeIBCggYEAIYBjgBQAE=&rs=AOn4CLCiT6Vj47A7NogeJusgz-_sjWhu7A",
            "width": 168,
            "height": 94
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Make the request.

One authenticated GET to /v1/youtube/channels/{channel}/shorts. Authentication and error conventions stay consistent across endpoints. This page shows the path, parameters, response shape, limits, and credit rule for this operation.

Built for

Data Analytics
Market Research
Platform Integration

Full reference for this endpoint

const response = await fetch("https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/youtube/channels/@MrBeast/shorts", {
  headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

const data = await response.json();

Parameters4

channelrequiredIn · PathType · stringChannel handle, with or without the @: the name in a channel URL. If you pass channelId, this is ignored and any placeholder works.
channelIdIn · QueryType · stringLook up the channel by its UC… ID instead of its handle. If you already have the ID (e.g. from a video's attributedTo in another response), passing it here returns the channel faster than a handle lookup. When set, it overrides the handle in the URL.
orderIn · QueryType · stringSort order for the listingnewest | popular | oldest
cursorIn · QueryType · stringPagination cursor

What you will probably call next.

The YouTube endpoints around this one — the same object at a different depth, or the same kind of read.

All YouTube endpoints Browse every platform

Try it on your own data.

Get a free API key and make this request in minutes. Failed and timed-out requests are automatically refunded.

Get free API key Endpoint reference