How to track YouTube accounts via the REST API

Step-by-step guide for tracking YouTube accounts via the REST API.

Track via the API — YouTube

export INFLUTICS_API_KEY=sk_live_...

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Get your API key
Sign in to your Influtics dashboard, navigate to Settings → API keys, and create a new key.
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export INFLUTICS_API_KEY=sk_live_...
```
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Track a YouTube channel

POST the channel handle or URL to the /creators endpoint.

curl -X POST https://api.influtics.com/v1/creators \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INFLUTICS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"platform": "youtube", "username": "@channel"}'

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List tracked creators

GET /creators to see all creators you are tracking.

curl https://api.influtics.com/v1/creators \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INFLUTICS_API_KEY"

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