YouTube Monetization Checker & Earnings Estimator

YouTube

Operated by Sourcelane✓ verified

Checks YouTube channels for monetization signals and produces per-channel monetization status, confidence labels, and human-readable evidence plus channel analytics and revenue estimates. The connector extracts public channel and recent video pages to detect monetization signals (channel memberships button, store tab, subscriber thresholds, and presence of ads on sampled recent videos) and infers YouTube Partner Program eligibility from subscriber and watch-time proxies. It samples recent long-form uploads to estimate monthly views (or falls back to lifetime views scaled by channel age), classifies channel niche (finance, business, tech, education, gaming, music, kids, etc.) using content signals, assigns niche- and country-adjusted RPM ranges, and computes low/high monthly and yearly earnings estimates from monthly views × RPM. Outputs include channel metadata (name, handle/URL, subscribers, total views, video count, country, join date), recent-performance metrics (sampled videos, average/median views, uploads per month, last upload), estimated monthly views with method notes, niche rationale, RPM ranges by audience country tier, and an explicit estimate note. The connector can process large batches of channels (up to 2,000 per run) and returns structured, per-channel rows linking monetization verdicts with the evidence used.

Verified Sep 28, 12:10 AM

$0.025

per channel

Up to 40 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Influencer marketing and sponsorship pricing: estimate ad-derived earnings before making offers
Buying or investing in YouTube channels: verify monetization signals and revenue estimates during due diligence
Competitor and niche research: compare estimated earnings, RPMs, monthly views, and niches across channels
Creator self-benchmarking: assess proximity to YouTube Partner Program thresholds using subscriber and watch-time proxies
Lead generation for creator tools and agencies: find channels that are monetized or not yet monetized based on public signals

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"youtube-monetization-checker","params":{"channels":["@mkbhd","@veritasium","https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamStephan"]},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`channels`	array	required	YouTube channels to check, one per line. Accepts @handles (@mkbhd), channel URLs (youtube.com/@handle, /channel/UC…, /c/name, /user/name) or raw channel IDs (UC…). Up to 2,000 per run.
`recentVideos`	integer	optional	How many of the channel's latest long-form uploads to read for average views, upload frequency and the monthly-views estimate. More videos = a smoother estimate.
`includeVideoChecks`	boolean	optional	Open up to 4 recent videos per channel to see whether YouTube serves ads on them. Only used for channels with 1,000+ subscribers and no Join button or Store tab. Turn off for faster runs; monetization is then reported as unknown for those channels.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`input`	string	—
`channelId`	string	—
`name`	string	Channel
`url`	string	URL
`handle`	string	—
`subscribers`	integer	Subscribers
`totalViews`	integer	—
`videoCount`	integer	—
`country`	string	Country
`countryTier`	string	—
`joinedDate`	string	—
`isMonetized`	boolean	Monetized
`monetizationConfidence`	string	Confidence
`monetizationSignals`	array	—
`hasMemberships`	boolean	—
`hasStore`	boolean	—
`videosCheckedForAds`	integer	—
`videosWithAds`	integer	—
`meetsYppThreshold`	boolean	Meets YPP threshold
`estimatedAnnualWatchHours`	integer	—
`recentVideosSampled`	integer	—
`avgViewsPerVideo`	integer	—
`medianViewsPerVideo`	integer	—
`uploadsPerMonth`	number	—
`lastUploadDate`	string	—
`estimatedMonthlyViews`	integer	Est. monthly views
`monthlyViewsMethod`	string	—
`niche`	string	Niche
`nicheSignals`	array	—
`madeForKids`	boolean	—
`estimatedRpmLow`	integer	RPM low ($)
`estimatedRpmHigh`	integer	RPM high ($)
`estimatedMonthlyEarningsLow`	number	Est. monthly $ (low)
`estimatedMonthlyEarningsHigh`	number	Est. monthly $ (high)
`estimatedYearlyEarningsLow`	number	Est. yearly $ (low)
`estimatedYearlyEarningsHigh`	number	Est. yearly $ (high)
`estimateNote`	string	—
`scrapedAt`	string	—

Use YouTube Monetization Checker & Earnings Estimator from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Get the transcript of this video and turn it into a blog outline: <url>”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://sourcelane-amber.vercel.app/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"youtube-monetization-checker","params":{"channels":["@mkbhd","@veritasium","https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamStephan"]},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "youtube-monetization-checker",
        "params": {"channels":["@mkbhd","@veritasium","https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamStephan"]},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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