YouTube API Capability

List channel Shorts

List channel Shorts and view counts. Dates and durations may be unavailable. Rounded numeric counts are marked approximate.

Capability ID youtube.channel-shorts.list

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 120 seconds

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# List channel Shorts

List channel Shorts and view counts. Dates and durations may be unavailable. Rounded numeric counts are marked approximate.

- Platform: [YouTube](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/youtube)
- Capability ID: `youtube.channel-shorts.list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 120 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 5,
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  },
  "capability": "youtube.channel-shorts.list"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 500. Default: `100`. |
| `max_pages` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of result pages to fetch. From 1 to 100. Default: `5`. |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | Public URL of the page to fetch. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 5,
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "accessibility_text": "Can We Build an Entire Village?, 17 million views - play Short",
      "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-T_SMf9j50uc",
      "headline": "Can We Build an Entire Village?",
      "thumbnails": [
        {
          "height": 1920,
          "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T_SMf9j50uc/frame0.jpg",
          "width": 1080
        }
      ],
      "type": "short",
      "video_id": "T_SMf9j50uc",
      "view_count": 17000000,
      "view_count_approximate": true,
      "views": "17M views"
    },
    {
      "accessibility_text": "World’s Largest Tennis Match, 14 million views - play Short",
      "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-5mU6SRS2Bxo",
      "headline": "World’s Largest Tennis Match",
      "thumbnails": [
        {
          "height": 1920,
          "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5mU6SRS2Bxo/frame0.jpg",
          "width": 1080
        }
      ],
      "type": "short",
      "video_id": "5mU6SRS2Bxo",
      "view_count": 14000000,
      "view_count_approximate": true,
      "views": "14M views"
    },
    {
      "accessibility_text": "Can You Pass This Classroom Quiz?, 53 million views - play Short",
      "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-LiH-P4rSkLI",
      "headline": "Can You Pass This Classroom Quiz?",
      "thumbnails": [
        {
          "height": 1920,
          "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LiH-P4rSkLI/frame0.jpg",
          "width": 1080
        }
      ],
      "type": "short",
      "video_id": "LiH-P4rSkLI",
      "view_count": 53000000,
      "view_count_approximate": true,
      "views": "53M views"
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "channel_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "has_more": true,
    "pages": 1,
    "tab": "shorts",
    "total_items": 30
  }
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `summary` | `object` | 5 fields |
| `summary.channel_id` | `string` | UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA |
| `summary.has_more` | `boolean` | true |
| `summary.pages` | `integer` | 1 |
| `summary.tab` | `string` | shorts |
| `summary.total_items` | `integer` | 30 |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

limit integer optional

Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 500. Default: `100`.

Example 5

max_pages integer optional

Maximum number of result pages to fetch. From 1 to 100. Default: `5`.

url string required

Public URL of the page to fetch.

Example https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`items`	`array`	3 items
`items`	`array`	3 items
`summary`	`object`	5 fields
`summary.channel_id`	`string`	UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
`summary.has_more`	`boolean`	true
`summary.pages`	`integer`	1
`summary.tab`	`string`	shorts
`summary.total_items`	`integer`	30

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "limit": 5, "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" }, "capability": "youtube.channel-shorts.list" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 5, "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" }, "capability": "youtube.channel-shorts.list" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "items": [ { "accessibility_text": "Can We Build an Entire Village?, 17 million views - play Short", "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-T_SMf9j50uc", "headline": "Can We Build an Entire Village?", "thumbnails": [ { "height": 1920, "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T_SMf9j50uc/frame0.jpg", "width": 1080 } ], "type": "short", "video_id": "T_SMf9j50uc", "view_count": 17000000, "view_count_approximate": true, "views": "17M views" }, { "accessibility_text": "World’s Largest Tennis Match, 14 million views - play Short", "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-5mU6SRS2Bxo", "headline": "World’s Largest Tennis Match", "thumbnails": [ { "height": 1920, "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5mU6SRS2Bxo/frame0.jpg", "width": 1080 } ], "type": "short", "video_id": "5mU6SRS2Bxo", "view_count": 14000000, "view_count_approximate": true, "views": "14M views" }, { "accessibility_text": "Can You Pass This Classroom Quiz?, 53 million views - play Short", "entity_id": "shorts-shelf-item-LiH-P4rSkLI", "headline": "Can You Pass This Classroom Quiz?", "thumbnails": [ { "height": 1920, "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LiH-P4rSkLI/frame0.jpg", "width": 1080 } ], "type": "short", "video_id": "LiH-P4rSkLI", "view_count": 53000000, "view_count_approximate": true, "views": "53M views" } ], "summary": { "channel_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", "has_more": true, "pages": 1, "tab": "shorts", "total_items": 30 } }