The best affiliate candidates already teach the problem your product solves. Their videos give you proof of topic fit before you send an offer.
Use this YouTube affiliate marketing workflow to find creators on YouTube and TikTok, then review their work by hand.
SocialListeningAPI searches public posts on TikTok and YouTube for the phrases you choose and returns normalized records with source URLs.
Step 1: Pick topics an affiliate would teach
Create a SocialListeningAPI account and claim the 100 free credits. List tutorials, comparisons, and problems that lead naturally to your product.
For a social data API, searches could include:
how to track brand mentionssocial listening tools comparisonReddit research tutorialbuild an AI research agentsocial media API tutorial
Avoid broad searches such as marketing creator. Narrow topics produce better candidates.
Step 2: Run YouTube affiliate marketing searches
Search both video sources for each phrase:
for endpoint in tiktok/search-posts youtube/search-posts
do
curl --get "https://api.sociallisteningapi.com/api/v1/$endpoint" \
--data-urlencode 'query=how to track brand mentions' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
doneOne phrase across two sources costs 2 credits. The TikTok search API and YouTube search API pages cover each source. Claude or ChatGPT can run the same searches through the MCP.
Step 3: Group creators outside the API
Save creator name, source URL, video title, topic, platform, and review status in a sheet. Group repeat creators outside SocialListeningAPI and keep at least two relevant videos for each serious candidate.
Do not rank creators from one returned video or assume a large audience means a good fit.
Step 4: Review affiliate fit
Watch the saved videos. Check whether the creator explains the topic clearly, makes reasonable claims, labels sponsored work, and serves the audience you want.
Find public contact details through a separate enrichment step. SocialListeningAPI does not provide email enrichment or affiliate outreach.
Step 5: Prepare a specific offer
Reference one relevant video and explain why your product fits that audience. Include commission, tracking, disclosure, payment, and approval terms before asking the creator to join.
Conclusion
Begin with five narrow topics, which cost up to 10 credits across TikTok and YouTube. Review every video before adding its creator to the shortlist.
The final list should show topic fit, representative work, and the reason your affiliate offer makes sense for that creator’s audience.
Continue with Find B2B Affiliates on LinkedIn and YouTube.
