YouTube URL Format Guide - Videos, Playlists, Channels

Supported YouTube URL and Link Formats

When working with the Supadata API, you can reference any YouTube content using a variety of URL formats and link types. Whether you need to process a standard youtube.com/watch URL, a short youtu.be link, a YouTube Shorts link, or a channel handle — the API automatically detects and normalizes the input. Below is the complete reference of all supported YouTube link formats.

Content Type	Supported Formats	Example
Videos	YouTube video URL	`https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`
	Short URL	`http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ`
	Shorts URL	`https://youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ`
	Embed URL	`http://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ`
	Video ID	`dQw4w9WgXcQ`
Playlists	Playlist URL	`https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9tY0BWXOZFuFEG_GtOBZ8-8wbkH-NVAr`
	Playlist ID	`PL9tY0BWXOZFuFEG_GtOBZ8-8wbkH-NVAr`
Channels	Channel URL	`https://youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw`
	Custom URL	`https://youtube.com/c/RickAstley`
	Handle URL	`https://youtube.com/@RickAstley`
	Channel ID	`UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw`

Not supported content types:

Live stream videos - not possible to fetch transcripts of currently streamed videos
Private videos - will return a 404 error
User profile links

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