YouTube Search Scraper API
Extract data at scale using YouTube Search API. Get data from YouTube search results, titles, links, channel names, and thumbnail URLs. The API gives real-time data.
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- No credit card required
- 1000 credits free
- 30-day free trial
- No credit card required
- 1000 credits free

Some Features of YouTube Search API
Seamless Integration
Easily integrate our YouTube Scraper API into your existing systems to enhance your media and content strategies without disrupting your workflow.
Advanced Search Capabilities
Utilize advanced search parameters to accurately pinpoint videos by titles, channels, or content types, allowing for more targeted data retrieval and analysis.
Fast Response Times
Benefit from exceptionally fast response times with our YouTube Scraper API, ensuring you receive timely data to keep your projects moving forward without delay.
Data That You Get with YouTube Search API

> curl "ttps://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_query=elon+musk&country=us"{
"video_results": [
{
"title": "OpenAI co-founder to take the stand in trial involving Elon Musk",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NQElP4pLs",
"channel": {
"name": "ABC News",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/@ABCNews",
"thumbmail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/GJ8V0NX6NddGh9bf4zED4tsjPjjBK2hdp5FWHMy09pV7sdSkkE3yEhCRSch4waEb9ZavyUrWfw=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"verified": true
},
"published_date": "6 hours ago",
"views": "2,886 views",
"length": "4:10",
"description": "ABC News legal contributor James Sample discusses what's at stake with testimony from OpenAI president and co-founder Greg ...",
"extensions": [
"New"
],
"thumbnail": {
"static": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/59NQElP4pLs/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCOgCEMoBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLBCWroptjx8eto0B25zn07jM3wGrA",
"rich": "https://i.ytimg.com/an_webp/59NQElP4pLs/mqdefault_6s.webp?du=3000&sqp=CIn7488G&rs=AOn4CLDcPKkPjHnmv5szsHT5YvvSsYN3eQ"
},
"position": 1
},
{
"title": "Elon Musk MELTS DOWN During Court Appearance",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9r8CVfginU",
"channel": {
"name": "The Damage Report",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/@TheDamageReport",
"thumbmail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_nEY3xzxqlb-tl4-b1FZDgODelmAYvyKneQUrYyVnVfftc=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"verified": true
},
"published_date": "1 day ago",
"views": "134,076 views",
"length": "10:25",
"description": "Go to shipstation.com and use code DAMAGE for sixty days for free! ",
"extensions": [
"New"
],
"thumbnail": {
"static": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O9r8CVfginU/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCOgCEMoBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLD0s8rDX51PvQ8BWD4NywmWjEyOPw",
"rich": "https://i.ytimg.com/an_webp/O9r8CVfginU/mqdefault_6s.webp?du=3000&sqp=CLb2488G&rs=AOn4CLCeROUtG0tT_qGnj0qicQyP_Axl-A"
},
"position": 3
},
...
}Simplifying Scraping YouTube Search Results
Enhanced Content Strategy
Maximize your video content strategy by identifying the most popular videos and emerging trends on YouTube. Stay ahead by understanding what engages viewers the most.
Creator Insights
Gain deep insights into channel performance and growth trends. Track competitor channels and benchmark against them to optimize your own channel's content and engagement strategies.
Audience Engagement Analysis
Analyze viewer interactions and feedback to better understand audience preferences. Use this data to tailor your videos to meet the changing tastes and demands of your target audience.
SEO Optimization for YouTube
Enhance your YouTube SEO by understanding how your content appears in search results. Improve video visibility and ranking through optimized titles, descriptions, and keywords based on search trends.
Some Use Cases of Data from YouTube Search Page
Video Content Analysis
Analyze the competitive landscape of video content by extracting data on video rankings, views, and engagement metrics across different channels for specific topics.
Audience Insights
Gain deep insights into viewer preferences and behaviors by analyzing comments, likes, and engagement trends, enabling more targeted content strategies.
Influencer Collaboration
Identify potential influencer partners by analyzing the popularity and engagement rates of their videos, facilitating effective collaboration opportunities.
Trend Detection in Video Content
Stay ahead of content trends by tracking emerging topics and viral videos. Use real-time data to quickly adapt your content strategy to viewer demands.
SEO Optimization for Videos
Optimize your video content for search by analyzing the most searched keywords and tags used by top-ranking videos, improving visibility and reach.
Marketing Campaign Analysis
Measure the impact of your marketing campaigns by tracking changes in view counts and engagement rates before and after campaign launches.
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$40/month
- 200000 Credits = 40000 YouTube Requests
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- 6000000 Credits = 1200000 YouTube Requests
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- 200000 Credits = 40000 YouTube Requests
- $1/1k Requests
- 5 Concurrency
- No Email Support
- No Team Management
STANDARD
$75/month
- 1000000 Credits = 200000 YouTube Requests
- $0.45/1k Requests
- 50 Concurrency
- Email Support
- No Team Management
PRO
$166.66/month
- 3000000 Credits = 600000 YouTube Requests
- $0.33/1k Requests
- 100 Concurrency
- Priority Email Support
- Team management
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$291.66/month
- 6000000 Credits = 1200000 YouTube Requests
- $0.29/1k Requests
- 150 Concurrency
- Priority Email Support
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can extract titles, links, channel names, thumbnail URLs and more structured YouTube data using a simple API call.
In addition to the Youtube Scraper, Scrapingdog also provides the Instagram Scraper API, Facebook Scraper API, Twitter scraper API, Youtube Transcript API, LinkedIn Profile Scraper API & LinkedIn Jobs API.
This API focuses on extract titles, likes , views, and upload details. You can extract transcript using our YouTube Transcript API, here is the documentation of that API.
Each API request consumes a certain number of credits based on the dedicated API you’re using.
For example, the Google Search API costs 5 credits per request. So, if you make one request to the Google Search API, it will deduct 5 credits from the available credits in your account. The number of credits required per request can vary depending on the specific API you’re using.
You can find more details about the credit usage for each API in the documentation.