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Channel → Find Similar
AI-generatedSummary
Find similar channels based on criteria and return a list of matching channel data
Inputs
- niche (required) — Niche or topic to find similar channels for
- minSubscribers — Minimum subscriber count to include
- maxSubscribers — Maximum subscriber count to include
- country — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to filter by
- language — ISO 639-1 language code to filter by
- size — Max number of similar channels to return (max 50)
- excludeChannelIds — Channel IDs to exclude from the results (comma-separated)
- options — Additional options for the operation
Output shape
An array of channel objects containing identifiers and metadata
Results may be paginated internally but the API returns up to the specified size; fields may be optional depending on VidIQ's response.
Examples
Example 1: Find 10 similar channels in the 'gaming' niche, English-speaking, limited to US, excluding a known channel
{ "niche": "gaming", "size": 10, "language": "en", "country": "US", "excludeChannelIds": "UCabc123" }
Example 2: Discover channels similar to a niche with subscriber limits
{ "niche": "technology", "minSubscribers": 10000, "maxSubscribers": 100000, "size": 5 }
Example 3: Get similar channels without any filtering
{ "niche": "fitness", "size": 3 }