Get YouTube Creator Growth Metrics

Returns a time series of a YouTube creator's key metrics — followers, content count and engagement — over a chosen date range, built from daily monitoring snapshots. Higher quota cost than a single profile read.

GET/api/v1/youtube/user/monitor/metrics

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

Platform Path Family

/api/v1/{platform}/user/monitor/metrics

Available Platforms

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`channel_id`	query	string	Channel ID example: UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA

Optional Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`period`	query	string	Period (last_31_days, monthly) example: last_31_days

Response Fields

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Success
`code`	integer	Code
`message`	string	Message
`data`	array<object>	Data
`data[].date`	string	Date
`data[].subscriber_count`	integer	Subscriber count

Try It

Request URL

https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/youtube/user/monitor/metrics

Authorization

Select an API key from Dashboard

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

Query Params

channel_id*

period

cURL Example

bash

curl -X GET "https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/youtube/user/monitor/metrics?channel_id=UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response Example (200 application/json)

json

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Request successful",
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2025-11-02",
      "subscriber_count": 121000000
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-03",
      "subscriber_count": 121000000
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases

Growth trend analysis — Plot follower growth over the last quarter to separate rising creators from plateaued ones.
Campaign impact measurement — Compare metrics before and after a collaboration to quantify its effect on the creator's audience.