Find the channel ID, handle, RSS feed and subscriber count of any YouTube channel from its URL, @handle or one of its videos.
To find a YouTube channel ID, paste the channel URL, its @handle, or any video from that channel into the YouTube Channel ID Finder. It returns the channel ID (UC plus 22 characters) along with the channel name, @handle, URL, subscriber count, RSS feed URL and uploads playlist ID (UU…). Each value has a copy button for quick use in APIs, RSS readers and analytics tools.
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Quick answer
To find a YouTube channel ID, paste the channel URL, its @handle, or any video from that channel into the YouTube Channel ID Finder. It returns the channel ID (UC plus 22 characters) along with the channel name, @handle, URL, subscriber count, RSS feed URL and uploads playlist ID (UU…). Each value has a copy button for quick use in APIs, RSS readers and analytics tools.
What is YouTube Channel ID Finder?
The YouTube Channel ID Finder looks up the permanent ID behind any YouTube channel. Every channel has a unique YouTube channel ID that starts with UC followed by 22 characters, and many tools — APIs, RSS readers, analytics dashboards, embed codes — ask for that ID rather than a channel name or @handle. Paste a channel URL (youtube.com/@handle or youtube.com/channel/UC…), an @handle, a UC… ID, or even any video URL, and the tool returns the channel name, channel ID, @handle, channel URL, subscriber count as YouTube reports it, the channel's RSS feed URL and its uploads playlist ID (UU…). Each value has a copy button, so you can paste it straight into whatever needs it.
How to use YouTube Channel ID Finder
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Grab any link to the channel
Copy the channel's URL (youtube.com/@handle or youtube.com/channel/UC…), type its @handle, or copy the link of any video the channel uploaded. All of these point the tool to the same channel.
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Paste it into the tool
Paste the link, handle or ID into the input box and run the lookup. If you used a video URL, the tool finds the channel that uploaded that video.
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Read the channel details
You'll see the channel name, channel ID, @handle, channel URL, subscriber count, RSS feed URL and uploads playlist ID. Check the name and handle to confirm it's the channel you meant.
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Copy what you need
Use the copy button next to the value you need — the UC… ID for an API or analytics tool, the feed URL for an RSS reader, or the UU… playlist ID for embeds and playlist tools.
Try it when you need to…
Try it when an API, plugin or dashboard asks for a channel ID and the channel page only shows an @handle
Try it when you want to follow a channel in an RSS reader and need its YouTube RSS feed URL
Try it when you only have a video link and need to know which channel uploaded it
Try it when you need the uploads playlist ID to list or embed every video a channel has published
Try it when you're building a list of channels and want IDs that won't change if a channel renames its handle
Use cases
Developers — get the channel ID or uploads playlist ID needed for YouTube API calls and scripts
RSS readers and automation — subscribe to a channel's feed or trigger workflows when it posts a new video
Analytics and social tools — connect third-party dashboards that identify channels by ID
Website embeds and subscribe links — build links and embeds that point to the right channel
Research and outreach — keep a spreadsheet of channels with their IDs, handles and subscriber counts
Key features
✓Accepts @handles, /@handle and /channel/UC… URLs, UC… IDs, and any video URL
✓Returns the channel ID (UC + 22 characters) and @handle
✓Shows the channel name, channel URL and subscriber count as YouTube reports it
✓Builds the channel's RSS feed URL (youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=…)
✓Shows the uploads playlist ID (UU…) for playlist and embed tools
✓Copy button next to every value
Tips & best practices
Prefer the UC… ID over the @handle when you store channels in a database or config file. Handles can be changed by the channel owner; the channel ID stays the same.
The YouTube RSS feed URL works in most feed readers and automation tools. Paste it in and new uploads from the channel show up like posts from a blog.
Got a video but not the channel? Paste the video URL — the tool works out which channel uploaded it, so you don't need to hunt for the channel page.
Subscriber counts are shown as YouTube reports them publicly, which is rounded. Don't use them for precise tracking of small changes.
To send people straight to a subscribe prompt, add ?sub_confirmation=1 to the channel URL, for example youtube.com/channel/UC…?sub_confirmation=1.
Frequently asked questions
Paste the channel's URL, its @handle, or the link of any video from that channel into the YouTube Channel ID Finder. The tool returns the channel ID — the string starting with UC — plus the channel name, handle, URL, subscriber count, RSS feed URL and uploads playlist ID, each with a copy button.
It's a 24-character string that starts with UC followed by 22 letters, numbers, hyphens or underscores, such as UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. You'll see it in URLs of the form youtube.com/channel/UC…. Unlike an @handle, it's assigned by YouTube and doesn't change when the channel is renamed.
Type the @handle (for example @somechannel) or paste the youtube.com/@handle URL into the tool. It resolves the handle to the channel and returns the YouTube channel ID from handle input in one step, along with the other channel details you might need.
Yes. Many people need to get channel ID from URL links that point to a single video. Paste any video URL and the tool identifies the channel that uploaded it, then shows that channel's ID, name, handle, subscriber count, feed URL and uploads playlist ID.
Every channel has a public feed at youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id= followed by its ID. Add it to an RSS reader to follow new uploads without a YouTube account, or use it in automation tools to trigger an action whenever the channel publishes a video.
It's the ID of the automatic playlist that holds every public video a channel uploads, and it starts with UU. Playlist tools, embed players and API calls that list a channel's videos often ask for this ID instead of the channel ID.
Yes. The channel ID lookup is free to use and you don't need a YouTube account or API key. Paste a link, handle or ID and copy the values you need.