YouTube Channel ID Finder
Paste a channel URL to extract its channel ID (UC…) — useful for RSS feeds, APIs and embeds.
Pulls the permanent UC… channel ID out of any channel URL, including custom @handles and /c/ vanity links that hide it. Creators reach for it when an API call, RSS feed, embed widget, or third-party tool asks for the raw ID instead of a handle.
How to use the Channel ID Finder
- 1. Copy the channel URL (handle, /c/, /user/, or a link to one of its videos)
- 2. Paste it into the input box
- 3. Click Find ID
- 4. Copy the UC… string that appears
- 5. Drop it into the API, RSS feed, or tool that needs it
FAQ
It is a 24-character string that always starts with UC, for example UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. It never changes, even if the channel renames its handle.
Handles can be changed by the owner and aren't accepted by many APIs, RSS feeds, and embed tools. The UC… ID is permanent and is what those systems actually key on.
Yes. Paste a video URL and the tool resolves the channel behind it, which is handy when a creator only made the channel page hard to find.
Go to youtube.com/account_advanced while signed in; your channel ID is listed there. This tool is faster when you only have a public URL and aren't logged into that account.
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