Find a Channel ID
Discover how to find the unique ID of any YouTube channel by searching on the site, selecting the channel, and extracting the ID from the channel's URL. This lesson helps you gain a necessary skill for using the YouTube Data API in your projects.
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How to find a channel ID
We can find the channel ID of any YouTube channel by following the steps below. For this demonstration, we’ll use the Educative Sessions YouTube channel.
Step 1: Search for the channel
Go to the YouTube website and search for a channel whose ID you want to find.
Step 2: Select the channel
You’ll find the channel name and icon in the search results as shown in the image below. Click it and move to the next page.
Step 3: Locating the channel ID
On the channel homepage, go to the URL. The channel ID will be the value after the channel parameter.
Copy this ID and use it anywhere you want in the course. Follow the same steps if you want to find the channel ID of any other YouTube channel.