ActionYouTubeUpdated September 2026

How do I fetch a YouTube channel?

Short answer: You can get channel in YouTube by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the YouTube Get Channel action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Get Channel in YouTube — start free All 8 YouTube actions

Get Channel in YouTube — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Channel ID channelId	string	Required	Channel ID. Example: UCxxxxxx

Sample request

{
  "channelId": "e.g. UCxxxxxx"
}

Returns

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "UCxxxxxx",
      "snippet": {
        "title": "Channel Name",
        "customUrl": "@channelname",
        "description": "About this channel"
      },
      "statistics": {
        "viewCount": "50000000",
        "videoCount": "500",
        "subscriberCount": "100000"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Channel.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → YouTube

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → YouTube

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Get Channel.

What does the Get Channel action do in YouTube?

Returns details of a YouTube channel (title, description, custom URL, country, branding settings, topics) by channel ID or handle.

What inputs does Get Channel require?

Required: Channel ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if YouTube returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message YouTube returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Get Channel support batch operations?

Run Get Channel inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within YouTube's rate limits.

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