LurkAPI

YouTube subscriber count

Enter a channel's @handle or link and see how many subscribers it has, its total views, how many videos it has posted, when it joined, its country and its links.

Free, 5 runs a day with no signup. Table view, JSON and CSV download.

Examples

Channel handle, with or without the @, e.g. MrBeast. Pass this or channelId.

More options (2)

Channel id, e.g. UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA. Pass this or handle.

Channel URL, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast. Instead of channelId or handle.

5 free tries a day, no signup

Press Run to fetch live data

Results come back as a table you can download as CSV, or as the raw JSON.

Runs on the LurkAPI Channel details endpoint. Use it from your own code or inside Claude.

Questions

How do I check a YouTube channel's subscriber count?

Type the channel's @handle (like @MrBeast) or paste its link and press Run. You get the subscriber count, total views, number of videos and the channel's details.

Is it free?

Yes. You get 5 free requests a day without an account. Sign up free for 100 credits, plus a top-up to 25 every day. No card needed. One lookup costs 1 credit.

Is the subscriber count exact?

It's the number YouTube shows publicly. YouTube rounds subscriber counts above 1,000 (for example 1.23M), so no public tool can show the exact figure. Total views and video counts are exact.

How often is it updated?

Counts are at most a few hours old. YouTube itself updates public subscriber counts with a delay.

Can I track a channel's growth over time?

Call the Channel endpoint on a schedule, from a script, a spreadsheet or Claude, and store the numbers. Each check costs 1 credit.

The API behind this tool

Channel details

A channel's subscribers, total views, video count, join date, country, links and description.

One request · 1 credit
curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/youtube/channel?handle=MrBeast" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Works in your own code, in a spreadsheet script or inside Claude as a connector.

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