Find Similar YouTube Creators

Given one YouTube creator, returns a ranked list of accounts with a comparable audience, size and content style, each with a similarity score and summary metrics. Higher quota cost than a plain profile read.

GET/api/v1/youtube/user/similar

Quota usage: Each successful request to this endpoint deducts 10 quota units from your plan.

Platform Path Family

/api/v1/{platform}/user/similar

Available Platforms

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

This endpoint has no required parameters.

Optional Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`channel_id`	query	string	channel_id example: UCUFgkRb0ZHc4Rpq15VRCICA

Response Fields

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Success
`code`	integer	Code
`message`	string	Message
`data`	array<object>	Data
`data[].channel_id`	string	Channel ID
`data[].title`	string	Channel name
`data[].avatar`	string	Channel avatar
`data[].description`	string	Channel bio
`data[].subscriber_count`	integer	Subscriber count

Try It

Request URL

https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/youtube/user/similar

Authorization

Select an API key from Dashboard

Add an API key before sending a request.Go to Dashboard

Query Params

channel_id

cURL Example

bash

curl -X GET "https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/youtube/user/similar" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response Example (200 application/json)

json

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Request successful",
  "data": [
    {
      "channel_id": "UClNwztERQAfHAb9zKWuelAg",
      "title": "Cleaning The Dirtiest",
      "avatar": "https://img.scrumball.cn/FjZ6BIztbbmQPMxKixn16DvwoCH3",
      "description": "Cleaning The Dirtiest. ",
      "subscriber_count": 2110000
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases

Lookalike sourcing — Start from a creator who performed well and find others who reach the same kind of audience.
Budget-tier alternatives — Find smaller creators in the same niche when a headline creator is over budget.