API Documentation
Welcome to the official ests.sctools.org API documentation and specification! This documentation is intended for developers who wish to integrate the API into their own streams or applications.
This API currently has no rate limiting in place and is openly available to all users. Please be mindful of the API's usage and do not abuse it. SCTools is not responsible for any misuse of the API.
Get channel
GET
/api/get/{id}
Get data for a specific YouTube channel ID.
Parameters
id
The YouTube channel ID to get data for. You can find this ID by going to the channel's YouTube page, going to "About", "Share", and then "Copy channel ID".
Query parameters
verbose
When set to "true", the response will include additional data
Example request
GET https://ests.sctools.org/api/get/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
Example response
{
"info": {
"id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"name": "MrBeast",
"avatar": "https://www.banner.tf/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"country": "US"
},
"stats": {
"apiCount": 300000000,
"estCount": 300320516,
"viewCount": 76881604277,
"videoCount": 800
},
"averages": {
"hourly": 8229,
"daily": 422410
},
"nextUpdate": 1743604687604
}Get a batch of channels
GET
/api/get/{ids}
Get data for multiple YouTube channel IDs in one request.
Parameters
ids
A comma-separated list of YouTube channel IDs to get data for. Only 50 IDs can be requested at a time.
Example request
GET
https://ests.sctools.org/api/get/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA,UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw
Example response
[
{
"id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"apiCount": 300000000,
"estCount": 300320516,
"averages": {
"hourly": 8229,
"daily": 422410
}
},
{
"id": "UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw",
"apiCount": 110000000,
"estCount": 110839875,
"averages": {
"hourly": -34,
"daily": -1011
}
}
]Get total statistics
GET
/api/stats
Get the total statistics for the SCTools estimations.
Example request
GET https://ests.sctools.org/api/stats
Example response
{
"channels": 229,
"updates": 19251,
"subscribers": 10667056000
}