Channel

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A channel resource represents a YouTube channel.",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#channel.",
      "example": "youtube#video"
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Etag of this resource.",
      "example": "XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the channel.",
      "example": "abc123def456"
    },
    "snippet": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Basic details about a channel, including its title, description, and thumbnails.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel title.",
          "example": "Example Title"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel description.",
          "example": "A sample description for this resource."
        },
        "customUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel's custom URL.",
          "example": "https://www.example.com"
        },
        "publishedAt": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The date and time that the channel was created.",
          "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
          "format": "date-time"
        },
        "thumbnails": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A map of thumbnail images associated with the channel.",
          "example": "example_value"
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The country with which the channel is associated.",
          "example": 42
        },
        "localized": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The snippet.localized object contains a localized title and description for the channel.",
          "example": "example_value",
          "properties": {
            "title": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The localized channel title."
            },
            "description": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The localized channel description."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "statistics": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Statistics about a YouTube channel.",
      "properties": {
        "viewCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of times the channel has been viewed.",
          "example": 42
        },
        "subscriberCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of subscribers that the channel has.",
          "example": 42
        },
        "hiddenSubscriberCount": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Indicates whether the channel's subscriber count is publicly visible.",
          "example": 42
        },
        "videoCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of public videos uploaded to the channel.",
          "example": 42
        }
      }
    },
    "contentDetails": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The contentDetails object encapsulates information about the channel's content.",
      "example": "example_value",
      "properties": {
        "relatedPlaylists": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A map that identifies playlists associated with the channel.",
          "properties": {
            "uploads": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The ID of the playlist that contains the channel's uploaded videos."
            },
            "likes": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The ID of the playlist that contains the videos that the channel has liked."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "brandingSettings": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The brandingSettings object encapsulates information about the branding of the channel.",
      "example": "example_value",
      "properties": {
        "channel": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Branding settings for the channel page.",
          "properties": {
            "title": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The channel title."
            },
            "description": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The channel description."
            },
            "keywords": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Keywords associated with the channel."
            },
            "defaultLanguage": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The content tab that users should display by default on the channel page."
            }
          }
        },
        "image": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Branding images associated with the channel page.",
          "properties": {
            "bannerExternalUrl": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The URL for the banner image shown on the channel page on the YouTube website."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "kind",
    "etag"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Channel",
  "x-schema-source": "openapi",
  "x-source-url": "openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml"
}