YouTube Channel Search by Keyword (IDs, Names and Handles)

omnial/youtube-channel-search-by-keyword

Given a keyword, returns the YouTube channels that match it in channel search, in result order: each channel's ID, display name and @handle. Use it to turn a creator or brand name into candidate channel IDs and handles; the capture returned two channels.

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Price

Up to $0.00205 per call; you pay what the call used

The price shown is the price you pay. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $5.

Data source

YouTube

Data from YouTube.

Use it

Five steps: search, inspect, learn, run, settle. No per-tool setup; your agent reaches this tool through the meta-tools it already has.

agent

// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "omnial/youtube-channel-search-by-keyword" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "omnial/youtube-channel-search-by-keyword" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "omnial/youtube-channel-search-by-keyword", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "omnial/youtube-channel-search-by-keyword", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.00205

Updated: Oct 14, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "keyword"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The search term, such as a creator, brand or channel name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channels": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The channel's display name."
          },
          "handle": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The channel's @handle."
          },
          "channel_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The channel's ID, starting with UC."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "The matching channels, in result order (two in the capture)."
    }
  },
  "description": "The channel search results."
}