Video Sponsors
GET/v1/youtube/video/sponsors1 credit
Detects a video's likely sponsors from its description links, promo codes and, when the description names none, its transcript. Each suspected sponsor comes with a confidence level and the evidence found.
01Query parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| urlrequired | string | YouTube video URL: a watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live or embed link. |
| languageoptional | string | Language code of the caption track used for the transcript check (e.g. `en`). Without it, English is used. |
02Request
curl "https://api.scrapesocial.ai/v1/youtube/video/sponsors?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAVO0ifle-OU" \ -H "x-api-key: $SCRAPESOCIAL_KEY"
03Responses
Real answers from the API. Lists are shortened to 2 items.
GET /v1/youtube/video/sponsors?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAVO0ifle-OU
{
"success": true,
"credits_remaining": 4980,
"credits_charged": 1,
"video": {
"id": "AVO0ifle-OU",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVO0ifle-OU",
"title": "Why You Should Meal Prep Like A Restaurant",
"channel": {
"id": "UC3vQEjRhwgH2HAOBKwLjxNA",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@letsKWOOWK",
"handle": "letsKWOOWK",
"title": "KWOOWK",
"thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/qmx-SPJT3bDScwd8KC4APZP82cpOoMN1b-kqdl5eASn8pub6jSBxWpq3OO88Wa1fQGWmPVpU=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
},
"isPaidPromotion": true
},
"suspectedSponsors": [
{
"name": "Betterhelp",
"website": "betterhelp.com",
"confidence": "medium",
"evidence": [
{
"source": "description_link",
"text": "If you're struggling, consider therapy with our sponsor BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/KWOOWK for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a licensed professional specific to your needs. I bought way"
}
]
}
],
"sponsorDetection": {
"status": "found",
"methods": [
"paid promotion badge",
"description"
],
"transcriptChecked": false,
"transcriptAvailable": false,
"note": "Sponsors are inferred from public description, links, promo-code text, and transcript evidence."
}
}Common to every endpoint
Any route can answer these: a missing or wrong key, no credits left, the platform not answering, or a failure on our side. None of them costs credits.
GET /v1/cosmos/profile?handle=design
{
"success": false,
"message": "Invalid API key"
}04Notes
Experimental. `confidence` is `high` when two kinds of evidence agree, `medium` for one, and `low` when only the transcript points to a sponsor. `sponsorDetection.status` is `found` or `not_found`; `isPaidPromotion` reflects YouTube's paid-promotion disclosure.
05Errors & credits
Every error has success: false, a real HTTP status and costs no credits.
400missing_parameter
A required parameter is missing or invalid.
403private_account
The account is private or age-restricted.
404not_found
No such account.
503upstream_error
The platform did not answer; retry shortly.