How to get YouTube community posts
GET request to /v1/youtube/community-posts with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for 1 credit per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Community posts — channel{}, publishedTimeApprox, likeCountIsApproximate, linkedVideos[], cursor (1 credit).How to get YouTube community posts (step by step)
- 1
Get a free API key
Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.
- 2
Call the YouTube Community Posts API
Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/youtube/community-posts with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.
- 3
Read the JSON response
Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.
Code example
curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/youtube/community-posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40starterstory" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."What the response looks like
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory",
"totalReturned": 2,
"hasMore": true,
"nextCursor": "4qmFsgKTARIYVUNoaHc2RGxLS1RROW1ZU3BUZlhVWXFBGl5FZ1Z3YjNOMGM3Z0JBSklEQUtvREtBb2tVVEpvUTFKR1RYZGxSRXBvVmxSRmVsVnFRbGRVTWtaV1QxaHdWRTF1VWtSU1ZVWkNLR1R5QmdrS0Iwb0FvZ0VDQ0FFJTNEmgIWYmFja3N0YWdlLWl0ZW0tc2VjdGlvbg%3D%3D",
"communityStatus": "ok",
"channelExists": true,
"posts": [
{
"id": "UgkxT0w7k1zkNQLiYQALw23IkNHZuKAjl4Xj",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxT0w7k1zkNQLiYQALw23IkNHZuKAjl4Xj",
"channel": {
"id": "UChhw6DlKKTQ9mYSpTfXUYqA",
"title": "Starter Story",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory",
"handle": "@starterstory"
},
"text": "I flew to NYC to spend 24 hours with the four friends behind Cal AI - the app they sold for millions and is now on track for $50M this year.",
"likeCount": 350,
"likeCountText": "350",
"likeCountIsApproximate": false,
"hashtags": [],
"linkedVideos": [],
"publishedTimeApprox": "2026-09-06T16:00:00.000Z",
"publishedTimeIsApproximate": true,
"publishedTimeText": "4 hours ago",
"isEdited": false,
"postType": "image",
"images": [
"https://yt3.ggpht.com/QIYjBZ6NvP95fDGFWdK4232QiiBh_CHlnYKkeNGVBqRmcLG1LyLQoUDghnxoZDOj2Dujm69XpTJG7W4=s1440-c-fcrop64=1,0000199affffe666-rw-nd-v1"
]
},
{
"id": "UgkxBUGxNbJO0zDdYGVn7WUnS2WtxCONdhit",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBUGxNbJO0zDdYGVn7WUnS2WtxCONdhit",
"channel": {
"id": "UChhw6DlKKTQ9mYSpTfXUYqA",
"title": "Starter Story",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory",
"handle": "@starterstory"
},
"text": "Who got their 2 hours of DEEP work in today?",
"likeCount": 96,
"likeCountText": "96",
"likeCountIsApproximate": false,
"hashtags": [],
"linkedVideos": [],
"publishedTimeApprox": "2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"publishedTimeIsApproximate": true,
"publishedTimeText": "1 month ago",
"isEdited": false,
"postType": "poll",
"images": [],
"pollOptions": [
{
"text": "Yes",
"voteCount": null,
"percentage": null
},
{
"text": "No",
"voteCount": null,
"percentage": null
}
],
"totalVotes": 1300,
"totalVotesText": "1.3K votes",
"totalVotesIsApproximate": true
}
]
}
}Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.
Request parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | YouTube channel URL, @handle, bare handle, or UC... channel ID, e.g. https://youtube.com/@handle or @mkbhd. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble. |
| limit | integer | No | Max items to return (default 20, max 200). Flat 1 credit per call. |
| cursor | string | No | Pagination cursor. Leave empty for the first page; then pass the nextCursor value returned in the previous response. |
| cache | boolean | No | Set true to serve from the 24h response cache (0 credits on hit). Default false — always fetch fresh. |
Frequently asked questions
What does the YouTube Community Posts API do?
The YouTube Community Posts API lets you list items in bulk with metadata from a public YouTube post using one GET request to /v1/youtube/community-posts. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.
How many credits does the YouTube Community Posts API cost?
Each successful call costs 1 credit. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Failed or empty results are never charged.
Do I need a YouTube API key or OAuth?
No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.
Why did I get 404 "No community posts found" on a real channel?
That 404 is gone. A channel with zero community posts is 200 with posts: [] and communityStatus=no_posts. A channel whose community tab is off (YouTube: "this community is unavailable") is 200 communityStatus=disabled. A handle that does not exist is 404 CHANNEL_NOT_FOUND — it never says "no community posts". A tab we could not read is 503 COMMUNITY_UNAVAILABLE (retryable, Retry-After header). 200 empty answers bill 1 credit native; 404/503 bill 0.
Is the YouTube Community Posts API suitable for production use?
Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.
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