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Overview

The ChannelInfo class represents detailed information about a channel on a streaming service. It extends the Info base class and provides metadata about channels including avatars, banners, subscriber count, and channel tabs.

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Static Methods

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getInfo(String url)

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getInfo
ChannelInfo
Extracts channel information from a URL.

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getInfo(StreamingService service, String url)

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getInfo
ChannelInfo
Extracts channel information from a URL using a specific service.

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getInfo(ChannelExtractor extractor)

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getInfo
ChannelInfo
Extracts channel information from a ChannelExtractor instance.

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Fields

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Inherited from Info

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serviceId
int
The ID of the streaming service
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id
String
The unique identifier for this channel
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url
String
The cleaned URL of the channel
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originalUrl
String
The original URL used to start extraction
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name
String
The name of the channel

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Channel Visuals

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avatars
List<Image>
default:"[]"
List of avatar/profile images for the channel in various resolutions
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banners
List<Image>
default:"[]"
List of banner images for the channel in various resolutions

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Channel Information

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description
String
The description/about text of the channel
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subscriberCount
long
default:"-1"
The number of subscribers. Returns -1 if not available.
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verified
boolean
default:"false"
Whether the channel is verified by the platform

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Feed Information

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feedUrl
String
The URL to the channel’s RSS/Atom feed (if available)

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Parent Channel Information

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parentChannelName
String
The name of the parent channel (for sub-channels)
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parentChannelUrl
String
The URL to the parent channel
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parentChannelAvatars
List<Image>
default:"[]"
List of parent channel avatar images

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Navigation and Content

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tabs
List<ListLinkHandler>
default:"[]"
List of available tabs on the channel (e.g., Videos, Playlists, About)
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tags
List<String>
default:"[]"
List of tags associated with the channel
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donationLinks
String[]
Array of donation/support links for the channel

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Methods

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Getters and Setters

All fields have corresponding getter and setter methods following JavaBean conventions:

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Avatar Methods

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getAvatars
List<Image>
Returns the list of avatar images
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setAvatars
void
Sets the avatar images
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getBanners
List<Image>
Returns the list of banner images
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setBanners
void
Sets the banner images

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Description Methods

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getDescription
String
Returns the channel description
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setDescription
void
Sets the channel description

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Subscriber Methods

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getSubscriberCount
long
Returns the subscriber count or -1 if not available
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setSubscriberCount
void
Sets the subscriber count

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Verification Methods

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isVerified
boolean
Returns whether the channel is verified
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setVerified
void
Sets the verification status

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Feed Methods

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getFeedUrl
String
Returns the feed URL
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setFeedUrl
void
Sets the feed URL

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Parent Channel Methods

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getParentChannelName
String
Returns the parent channel name
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setParentChannelName
void
Sets the parent channel name
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getParentChannelUrl
String
Returns the parent channel URL
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setParentChannelUrl
void
Sets the parent channel URL
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getParentChannelAvatars
List<Image>
Returns the parent channel avatars
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setParentChannelAvatars
void
Sets the parent channel avatars

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Tab Methods

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getTabs
List<ListLinkHandler>
Returns the list of channel tabs
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setTabs
void
Sets the channel tabs

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Tag Methods

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getTags
List<String>
Returns the list of channel tags
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setTags
void
Sets the channel tags

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Donation Methods

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getDonationLinks
String[]
Returns the array of donation links
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setDonationLinks
void
Sets the donation links

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Inherited Methods from Info

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getServiceId
int
Returns the service ID
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getService
StreamingService
Returns the StreamingService instance for this info object
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getId
String
Returns the unique identifier
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getUrl
String
Returns the cleaned URL
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getOriginalUrl
String
Returns the original URL used for extraction
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getName
String
Returns the channel name
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getErrors
List<Throwable>
Returns a list of non-fatal errors that occurred during extraction
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addError
void
Adds an error to the error list

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Example Usage

import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo;
import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Image;

// Initialize NewPipe
NewPipe.init(DownloaderFactory.getDownloader());

// Extract channel information
ChannelInfo channelInfo = ChannelInfo.getInfo("https://www.youtube.com/c/example");

// Access channel properties
String channelName = channelInfo.getName();
long subscriberCount = channelInfo.getSubscriberCount();
boolean isVerified = channelInfo.isVerified();
String description = channelInfo.getDescription();

// Get channel visuals
List<Image> avatars = channelInfo.getAvatars();
List<Image> banners = channelInfo.getBanners();

// Access channel tabs
List<ListLinkHandler> tabs = channelInfo.getTabs();
for (ListLinkHandler tab : tabs) {
    System.out.println("Tab: " + tab.getUrl());
}

// Get parent channel info (for sub-channels)
String parentName = channelInfo.getParentChannelName();
if (parentName != null) {
    System.out.println("Parent channel: " + parentName);
}

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