POST/v1/youtube/search

YouTube Search API

YouTube search API — find videos, channels, and playlists with filters for date, duration, and type. Structured JSON results from $0.01/call.

Search YouTube programmatically and get back structured results including video titles, thumbnails, view counts, channel info, and pagination tokens. Filter by type, duration, upload date, and more.

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POST /v1/youtube/search$0.01/call

Live testing

API Key

Search Query*

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Response

Example response — hit "Run" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "estimatedResults": "673110",
    "data": [
      {
        "type": "video",
        "videoId": "ZVnjOPwW4ZA",
        "title": "Next js Tutorial for Beginners | Nextjs 13 (App Router)",
        "channelTitle": "Programming with Mosh",
        "viewCount": "1269183",
        "publishedTimeText": "2 years ago",
        "lengthText": "1:02:55"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Features

✓Search videos, channels, and playlists

✓Filter by type, duration, upload date, and sort order

✓Geo and language targeting

✓Pagination with continuation tokens

✓Rich metadata: thumbnails, view counts, publish dates

Use cases

Content Research

Find top-performing videos for any topic to inform your content strategy and identify trending formats.

Competitor Analysis

Track competitor channels' new uploads, view counts, and publishing frequency automatically.

Video Aggregator

Build curated video feeds for your app by searching and filtering YouTube content programmatically.

Trend Monitoring

Monitor search results for trending topics in your industry to stay ahead of the curve.

Market Research

Analyze video content volume and engagement for any niche to validate market opportunities.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/search', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "query": "nextjs tutorial",
    "type": "video"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

No monthly minimums. No enterprise plans. Just pay per call.

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.01	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	10K units/day free, complex quota system
SerpApi YouTube	$0.05	—
Zenserp	$0.03	$49/mo plan

Frequently asked questions

Search YouTube programmatically and get back structured results including video titles, thumbnails, view counts, channel info, and pagination tokens. Filter by type, duration, upload date, and more.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/youtube/search. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.

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Video Details

$0.02

Full YouTube video metadata — title, views, likes, description, keywords, thumbnails, and available formats. Video intelligence from $0.02/call.

POST /v1/youtube/video

Comments

$0.01

YouTube comments API — fetch top-level comments and replies with author info, likes, and timestamps. Sentiment analysis and engagement research from $0.01/call.

POST /v1/youtube/comments

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