ChannelCrawler AI connector

Find YouTube creators right inside Claude and ChatGPT

Connect your ChannelCrawler account to your AI assistant. Ask for channels in plain English and get real ChannelCrawler data back: subscribers, views, engagement, growth and brand sponsors from 35M+ searchable channels.

Works with Claude ChatGPT Claude Code Codex Cursor
Connect your AI See how to set it up
Claude Example conversation

Find US channels about home espresso with 50K to 500K subscribers that posted in the last 30 days.

ChannelCrawler · search_channels

I found 20 matching channels on ChannelCrawler. Here are the top three by average views:

Channel Subscribers Avg views
Morning Crema 412K 96K
The Home Barista Lab 238K 71K
Bean to Cup Weekly 87K 34K

Open all 20 in ChannelCrawler →

Set it up in two minutes

Add ChannelCrawler as a connector in your AI app, sign in with your ChannelCrawler account and allow access. No API key needed.

Connector URL

https://app.channelcrawler.com/mcp

Paste this wherever your app asks for a remote MCP server or custom connector URL.

  1. In Claude, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector, name it ChannelCrawler and paste the connector URL.
  3. Click Connect, sign in to ChannelCrawler and allow access.

Free Claude plans can add one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise, an owner adds it under Organization settings.

Already signed in to ChannelCrawler? The Connect AI page in the app has the same steps and shows which apps you've connected.

What your assistant can do

Your assistant picks the right ChannelCrawler tool for each question and links every channel back to ChannelCrawler.

Search channels

Find channels by topic, keywords, country, language, subscribers, views, engagement and how recently they posted.

1 search credit per channel returned

Channel profiles

Stats, growth, topics, keywords and recent brand sponsors for any channel, by handle, URL or channel ID.

1 search credit per channel; repeat views within 24 hours are free

Brand sponsorships

Which channels a brand has sponsored recently, with sponsored video counts and dates.

Uses one monthly brand profile view

Try asking

  • Find 20 US channels about home espresso with 50K–500K subscribers that uploaded in the last 30 days.

  • Pull up @mkbhd on ChannelCrawler and summarise its growth and recent sponsors.

  • Which YouTube channels has NordVPN sponsored recently? Sort them by subscribers.

  • Find Spanish-language fitness channels with over 3% engagement and a business email.

Good to know

  • Uses your plan's search credits

    Searches and lookups from your AI use the same monthly credits as the ChannelCrawler website. Nothing extra to buy.

  • Contact details stay in ChannelCrawler

    Your assistant can find channels that have a business email, but never sees the email itself. Unlock contacts in the app.

  • Read-only access

    The connector can search and read channel data. It can't change your lists, account or billing.

  • Disconnect any time

    See every connected app on the Connect AI page in ChannelCrawler and sign any of them out in one click.

Ask your AI for creators

Connect ChannelCrawler once and search 35M+ YouTube channels from Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I use ChannelCrawler in ChatGPT or Claude?

Yes. ChannelCrawler has a remote MCP server at https://app.channelcrawler.com/mcp. Add it as a custom connector in Claude or ChatGPT, or as an MCP server in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, then sign in with your ChannelCrawler account.

Your assistant can then search YouTube channels, read channel profiles and look up brand sponsorships.

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Does the ChannelCrawler AI connector cost extra?

No. The connector uses your ChannelCrawler plan's monthly search credits, the same as the website.

A search costs 1 credit per channel returned. A channel profile costs 1 credit, and looking up the same channel again within 24 hours is free. A brand sponsorship lookup uses one of your plan's monthly brand profile views.

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Can my AI assistant see creator email addresses?

No. Your assistant can search for channels that have a business email, but contact details are never sent through the connector. Every result links back to ChannelCrawler, where you can unlock emails.

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What can a connected AI app do with my ChannelCrawler account?

Access is read-only. A connected app can search channels, read channel profiles and look up brand sponsorships, spending your plan's credits as it does. It can't change your saved lists, account or billing.

You can see every connected app on the Connect AI page in ChannelCrawler and disconnect any of them, which signs that app out straight away.

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Do I need an API key to connect ChannelCrawler to my AI?

No. The connector signs in with your ChannelCrawler account, so there is no key to copy.

If you're building your own integration, the ChannelCrawler API uses API keys and pay-per-result credits, and can return contact emails.

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