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Figured it out 😀 here is my code for anyone else wanting to know

if ( !function_exists( 'xprofile_get_field_data' ) ) { 
    require_once '/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php'; 
} 

// The ID of the field, or the $name of the field. 
$field = 'Channel ID'; 
  
// The ID of the user. 
$user_id = $author_id; 
  
// How should array data be returned? 'comma' if you want a 
// comma-separated string; 'array' if you want an array. 
$multi_format = 'array'; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = xprofile_get_field_data($field, $user_id, $multi_format); 
echo $result;