Famebit

Famebit was an influencer-marketing marketplace, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, that connected YouTube, Instagram, and Vine creators with brands for sponsored branded-content campaigns. Backed by 500 Startups (500 Global), it was acquired by Google in October 2016, rebranded as "FameBit by YouTube," and later folded into YouTube BrandConnect. The standalone platform has been shut down and famebit.com now redirects to a Google/YouTube Help support page, so there is no live public API, developer portal, or documentation to enrich.

Famebit is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Influencer Marketing, Creator Economy, Branded Content, and Marketing.

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7.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyInfluencer MarketingCreator EconomyBranded ContentMarketingAdvertisingAcquiredDefunct

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Composite quality — 7.6/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Resources

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: famebit
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/famebit.png
name: Famebit
description: Famebit was an influencer-marketing marketplace, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, that connected
  YouTube, Instagram, and Vine creators with brands for sponsored branded-content campaigns. Backed by 500 Startups (500 Global),
  it was acquired by Google in October 2016, rebranded as "FameBit by YouTube," and later folded into YouTube BrandConnect.
  The standalone platform has been shut down and famebit.com now redirects to a Google/YouTube Help support page, so there
  is no live public API, developer portal, or documentation to enrich.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/famebit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
x-status-reason: Acquired by Google (Oct 2016), folded into YouTube BrandConnect; famebit.com now 301/302-redirects to support.google.com/youtube.
  No live API surface.
x-status-verified: '2026-07-19'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Influencer Marketing
- Creator Economy
- Branded Content
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Acquired
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://famebit.com
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9385307
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence