Social Media API
YouTube API
Video metadata, channels, comments, search, shorts, and subtitles — without Data API quota limits.
TikHub's YouTube API gives you two API series for public YouTube data: video details and statistics, channel profiles and uploads, full comment threads, search, playlists, shorts, and subtitle extraction. No daily quota units — just pay-as-you-go requests at $0.001 each.
What's in the YouTube API
YouTube Web API
YouTube Web V2 API
One request to structured JSON
1curl -X GET "https://api.tikhub.io/api/v1/youtube/web/get_video_info?video_id=VIDEO_ID" \2 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Get your API key at user.tikhub.io/dashboard/api — see the getting-started guide.
What teams build with it
- Mine comment threads for sentiment and topic analysis
- Track channel growth and upload cadence at scale
- Extract subtitles as text corpora for AI training
- Monitor shorts trends alongside TikTok and Reels
TikHub vs the YouTube Data API v3
| YouTube Data API v3 | TikHub YouTube API | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota | 10,000 units/day default — one search costs 100 units | No quota system — pay per request |
| Scaling up | Quota-extension audit process | Instant: RPS plans from $5/month |
| Subtitles | Captions endpoint requires video-owner authorization | Public subtitle extraction for any video |
| Pricing | Free within quota | $0.001/request, volume discounts to $0.0005 |
Official-API details are approximate and may change — verify against the platform's current developer documentation. TikHub provides read-only access to publicly available data.
YouTube API — frequently asked questions
Do I need a YouTube developer account to use this API?
No. Sign up for a free TikHub account, create an API key, and call standard REST endpoints. There is no YouTube developer application, app review, or OAuth flow involved — TikHub provides structured access to publicly available data.
What YouTube data can I extract?
Video metadata and statistics, channel profiles and upload lists, comment threads, search results, playlists, shorts, and video subtitles.
How much does the YouTube API cost?
Pay-as-you-go from $0.001 per request, with automatic daily volume discounts down to $0.0005 at 30,000+ requests/day. New accounts get $0.05 free credit (~50 requests) — no credit card required.
Is the YouTube data suitable for AI training?
Yes. Responses are structured JSON, and the same data is available as bulk datasets (CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet) for model training, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning. TikHub collects public data only and operates in alignment with GDPR and CCPA.
How does this compare to the official YouTube Data API quota?
Google's Data API allocates 10,000 quota units/day by default (a search costs 100 units). TikHub has no quota system — you pay $0.001 per request with automatic volume discounts, and rate limits start at 10 RPS.