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YouTube video search API

Find YouTube videos by search terms, by relevance or by views, within a time window: title, channel, views, length. About 20 items a call, 100 at most; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/youtube/videos/search
Also known asyoutube searchfind youtube videosIn Chinese: YouTube 视频搜索 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returnsup to 100 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:50 UTC.
FieldValue
typevideo
metrics.views1,840
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/youtube/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=meteor shower" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "2f106ec5-c4a3-42e6-9af6-a2ffd5848816",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "TMvQhQaH-rq",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvQhQaH-rq",
        "type": "video",
        "title": "I tried meteor shower for 30 days. Here is what happened",
        "author": {
          "id": "UCee61G0GfCvYQ4K3j4BgnU5",
          "username": "maya.makes",
          "name": "Northside Coffee",
          "avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/slva_3aFP2TCzQu0m-ZM4MLuiZ8Oe90XwjxhzkFn=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
        },
        "metrics": { "views": 1840 },
        "images": ["https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D0fStB6ZVGr/hqdefault.jpg"]
      },
      // … 19 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.8SROT5T8n_nqIVHBOaV7N-2SYvyHFY8uAkBYxJvF",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:50:45.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 20
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "youtube.videos.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:50:45.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "text": "capability",
      "lang": "capability",
      "published_at": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.likes": "capability",
      "metrics.comments": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "platform",
      "metrics.favorites": "platform",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "platform",
      "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 18:50 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: 12.1 KB in the standard view (6.3 KB compact, 12.5 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "9eb861cb-e8cf-4722-a7e0-9c72a7d91554",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "youtube.videos.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:50:46.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "text": "capability",
      "lang": "capability",
      "published_at": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.likes": "capability",
      "metrics.comments": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "platform",
      "metrics.favorites": "platform",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "platform",
      "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 18:50 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 819 B in the standard view (819 B compact, 819 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/youtube/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=meteor shower" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

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

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.youtube.videos.search({ query: "meteor shower" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call youtube.videos.search 'query=meteor shower'
{
  "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 youtube.videos.search.

Parameters

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: meteor shower.

sorttext

By relevance, or most viewed first. Values: relevance (default), popular. Example: relevance.

published_withintext

Published within the last period. Values: day, week, month, year. Example: week.

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

texttextcompactNot provided here

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_attimecompactNot provided here

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompact

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompact

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.likesintegercompactNot provided here

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompactNot provided here

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompactThe platform has none

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompactThe platform has none

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompact

Views

metrics.repostsintegercompactThe platform has none

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandard

Image addresses

On this platform: The video's cover

hashtagslist of textstandardNot provided here

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/nostandardThe platform has none

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.durationnumberfull

Length of the video, in seconds

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 280 B, standard 575 B, full 598 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:50 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

textNot provided here
langNot provided here
published_atNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.likesNot provided here
metrics.commentsNot provided here
metrics.sharesThe platform has none
metrics.favoritesThe platform has none
metrics.repostsThe platform has none
hashtagsNot provided here
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedThe platform has none
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 YouTube 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?

About 20 items a page, 100 at most. 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

Bilibili video search$0.0020Douyin video search$0.0200Kuaishou video search$0.0200LinkedIn post search$0.0020Threads post search$0.0020TikTok video search$0.0020Weibo realtime search$0.0020X post search$0.0020Xiaohongshu note search$0.0200WeChat Channels video search$0.0200WeChat Search articles and videos$0.0200Reddit post search$0.0020Zhihu content search$0.0020Pinterest pin search$0.0020

All 10 YouTube endpoints

YouTube endpoints
YouTube channel profile$0.0020YouTube channel search$0.0020YouTube channel videos$0.0020YouTube comment replies$0.0020YouTube video comments$0.0020YouTube video detail$0.0020YouTube video search$0.0020YouTube video transcript$0.0020YouTube channel posts$0.0020YouTube post detail$0.0020

Use it in your AI

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then paste

Paste it into your agent

It reads the page the prompt points to and connects itself.

Your agent
Read https://dataxapi.com/agents.md and set up DataXAPI in this agent. My API key is dx_••••; use it for every DataXAPI call.
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Use one of these, or your own words.

Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/youtube/videos/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint youtube.videos.search (YouTube video search).
Prefer to set it up by hand?
dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call youtube.videos.search.Other clients →
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Brief for an AIEverything needed to call it, as text
Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint youtube.videos.search (YouTube video search). Find YouTube videos by search terms, by relevance or by views, within a time window: title, channel, views, length.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/youtube/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: meteor shower.
- sort: By relevance, or most viewed first. Values: relevance (default), popular. Example: relevance.
- published_within: Published within the last period. Values: day, week, month, year. Example: week.
- 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/youtube/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=meteor shower" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/youtube/videos/search.md

Names and identifiers

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

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