Bilibili video search API

Get a page of Bilibili videos for search terms, by relevance, newest or most played: title, uploader, views, likes, saves, comments, length. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/bilibili/videos/search
Also known assearch bilibilibilibili keyword searchIn Chinese: B站视频搜索 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged

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The first 6 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:47 UTC.
FieldValue
typevideo
published_at2026-09-30 08:55 UTC
metrics.likes237
metrics.comments64
metrics.favorites169
metrics.views35,706
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/bilibili/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=机械键盘" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "dee21d14-3682-420a-acad-8806b2d59dfe",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "BV1M05Rhoe4r",
        "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1M05Rhoe4r",
        "type": "video",
        "title": "实测一个月机械键盘,结论有点意外",
        "text": null,
        "published_at": "2026-09-30T08:55:00.000Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "585724901",
          "name": "阿杰爱折腾",
          "avatar_url": "https://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/face/17a7658e63c84808ef09bb48.jpg"
        },
        "metrics": {
          "likes": 237,
          "comments": 64,
          "favorites": 169,
          "views": 35706
        },
        "hashtags": [
          "户外生活",
          "好物分享",
          // … 8 more
        ]
      },
      // … 19 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.72NAeDsxx6zMLTUXCjX2T5Su39puxExBbLOvdWBm",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:47:48.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 20
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "bilibili.videos.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:47:48.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.username": "platform",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "platform",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:47 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 12.7 KB in the standard view (9.6 KB compact, 15.7 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "ecee27bf-12cc-4bfc-ab71-178eed1d2f19",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "bilibili.videos.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:47:48.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.username": "platform",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "platform",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 18:47 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 709 B in the standard view (709 B compact, 709 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/bilibili/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=机械键盘" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.bilibili.videos.search(query="机械键盘")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.bilibili.videos.search({ query: "机械键盘" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call bilibili.videos.search 'query=机械键盘'
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataxapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call bilibili.videos.search.

Parameters

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: 机械键盘.

sorttext

By relevance, by time published (newest first) or by views. Values: relevance (default), latest, popular. Example: relevance.

cursortext

Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.items is a list of post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompact

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompact

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

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published_attimecompact

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompact

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompactThe platform has none

Author's handle

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandard

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandardNot provided here

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompact

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompact

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompactNot provided here

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompact

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompact

Views

On this platform: Views; the popular order sorts by it

metrics.repostsintegercompactThe platform has none

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandardThe platform has none

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandard

Hashtags, without the #

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

ext.aidtextfull

The video's other number (its av number); it names the same video as the BV number

ext.danmakuintegerfull

Number of danmaku (comments shown over the video)

ext.durationnumberfull

Length of the video, in seconds

ext.cover_urllinkfull

Address of the cover image

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 452 B, standard 614 B, full 765 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:47 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

langNot provided here
author.usernameThe platform has none
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.sharesNot provided here
metrics.repostsThe platform has none
imagesThe platform has none
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedNot provided here
post_idThe platform has none
parent_idThe platform has none
root_idThe platform has none

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0020, once per call
An empty result$0.0020
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
Each further pagecharged as a call of its own
The most one call can cost$0.0020 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
400cursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
410cursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Bilibili video search API cost?

$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?

20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.

The same thing on other platforms

All 8 Bilibili endpoints

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/bilibili/videos/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint bilibili.videos.search (Bilibili video search).
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Brief for an AIEverything needed to call it, as text
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint bilibili.videos.search (Bilibili video search). Get a page of Bilibili videos for search terms, by relevance, newest or most played: title, uploader, views, likes, saves, comments, length.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/bilibili/videos/search with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- query (required): Search terms. Example: 机械键盘.
- sort: By relevance, by time published (newest first) or by views. Values: relevance (default), latest, popular. Example: relevance.
- cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/bilibili/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=机械键盘" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/bilibili/videos/search.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
B站视频搜索 API
Endpoint ID
bilibili.videos.search
Endpoint
GET /v1/bilibili/videos/search
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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