Paste an @handle, a channel link or a UC ID and get the channel ID, uploads playlist ID and handle. Free, no sign-in, ready to paste into an API call.
Paste an @handle, a channel link or a UC ID. The raw channel ID is what APIs need.
This channel ID finder turns a YouTube handle or channel link into the channel's ID, the 24-character string that starts with UC. Paste an @handle, a youtube.com/@handle link, a youtube.com/channel/UC… link or the ID itself. You get the channel ID, the uploads playlist ID and the handle, and each one is a click to copy.
Type the @ with a handle, because a bare name is not read as one. Old /c/ and /user/ links cannot be resolved here, and a video link does not work either, so open the channel and use its @handle or UC ID. We do not guess from a similar name. If YouTube cannot match the input, the result says so.
YouTube shows you your own channel ID under Settings, then Advanced settings, and only to the channel's primary owner. This tool is for the channels you cannot open that page for, such as a competitor, a client or a collaborator.
For your own channel, sign in, open Settings, then Advanced settings. YouTube shows the IDs to the primary owner only. For any other channel, paste its @handle or link into the box above.
A handle is the @name people type and share. YouTube says it can change, reclaim or remove a handle at any time. The channel ID is the UC… string the API uses to identify the channel, so store the ID if code depends on the channel.
Only if the channel has an @handle. Open the channel on YouTube, copy its @handle and paste that here. Old /user/ and /c/ links cannot be resolved by this tool.
No. This tool takes channels. Open the channel from the video and paste that link or its @handle. For the 11-character ID of a video itself, use the Video ID Extractor.
No.
Not on the free tier.