YouTube Channel ID Finder
Paste a @handle, channel URL, or custom URL and get the channel's permanent UC… ID, plus its RSS feed link, ready to copy.
What is a YouTube channel ID?
A YouTube channel ID is the channel's permanent identifier, a 24-character
string that always starts with UC, like
UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ. Unlike a @handle or a custom URL
(which a creator can change), the channel ID never changes. That's why almost
every API, RSS feed, and third-party tool asks for it.
How to find a channel ID
Paste any of these into the box above and the tool resolves the rest:
- A handle,
@mkbhd - A handle URL,
youtube.com/@mkbhd -
A custom URL,
youtube.com/c/SomeNameor/user/SomeName -
A channel URL,
youtube.com/channel/UC…(read instantly, no lookup)
What can you do with a channel ID?
-
RSS feed, subscribe to new uploads at
youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC…(this tool builds it for you). - YouTube Data API, most endpoints take the channel ID, not the handle.
- Embeds & widgets, third-party subscribe buttons and players use it.
- Monitoring, track a channel's public long-form uploads and changes over time.
Once you have the channel ID, use it to build a workflow for tracking competitor uploads.
More free YouTube tools
Add the channel to Monitor YT and turn its public activity into a usable history. Follow uploads, packaging events, subscriber milestones, and public performance curves from one feed.