About banner.yt

banner.yt provides a free, fast, and open API for accessing YouTube channel banners, profile pictures, and metadata. Our mission is to make YouTube channel data accessible to developers, designers, and content creators.

What We Offer

• Banner API: Download any YouTube channel banner in WebP, AVIF, JPEG, or PNG at any resolution
• Avatar API: Get high-quality channel profile pictures
• Channel Data API: JSON metadata including subscribers, views, description, and links
• Banner Maker: Free tool to create YouTube banners with safe zone guides
• Blog and Guides: Expert content on YouTube branding, banner sizes, and design tips

Our History

The project was originally created as banner.tf by the developers at Modest Labs, the team behind SocialBlade. However, it grew outdated over time. We took over the project from them, rebranded it to banner.yt, and completely rewrote the platform from the ground up to be faster, more reliable, and packed with new features. It is now completely independent.

Our Technology

banner.yt is built on Next.js with Redis used for lightweight metadata, analytics, and sitemap discovery. Images are processed through Sharp with strict memory limits and output as WebP by default for much smaller files than traditional JPEG.

How It Works

When you request a banner, we fetch it from YouTube's servers, compress it into your chosen format, and serve it with aggressive browser/CDN caching headers. Large generated image blobs are not stored in Redis by default, which keeps the service stable under heavy traffic.

Fair Use

banner.yt is free for personal and commercial use. We ask that you respect our rate limits (10 requests per 30 seconds) and don't abuse the service. If you need higher limits, contact us.

Contact

For questions, feature requests, or partnership inquiries, reach out at [email protected].