yt.GetChannelID: Get YouTube Channel ID from Vanity or Legacy Name
In Vintonm49/ytcol: Collection and Cleaning of YouTube Data
Description
Some YouTube channels have vanity names (sometimes referred to as legacy names)
in the channel URL instead of channel IDs. The channel ID is needed to collect
any data from the channel, the API will not accept the vanity name. This function
provides the channel ID for a channel, given the vanity name.
Usage
1
yt.GetChannelID(term = term, ...)
Arguments
term
Character. Vanity name. Required.
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Description
Some YouTube channels have vanity names (sometimes referred to as legacy names) in the channel URL instead of channel IDs. The channel ID is needed to collect any data from the channel, the API will not accept the vanity name. This function provides the channel ID for a channel, given the vanity name.
Usage
1 | yt.GetChannelID(term = term, ...)
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Arguments
term |
Character. Vanity name. Required. |
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