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YouTube Search

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Search YouTube videos — returns video IDs, titles, channels, view counts, and thumbnails.

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from $20.00 / 1,000 successful api calls

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What does YouTube Search do?

YouTube Search lets you search YouTube videos programmatically and extract structured data — video IDs, titles, channel names, view counts, publish dates, and thumbnail URLs — without any browser automation or API quota limits. Simply provide a search query and get back a clean JSON dataset ready for analysis, enrichment, or downstream workflows.

Built on the Apify platform, this Actor runs in seconds and integrates with Apify's scheduling, monitoring, and webhook features out of the box.

Why use YouTube Search?

Content research — Find trending videos in your niche for competitive analysis
Lead generation — Discover YouTube creators and channels relevant to your industry
Marketing intelligence — Track how competitors' content performs on YouTube
Data pipelines — Feed YouTube data into your CRM, spreadsheet, or BI tool automatically
SEO research — Understand what video content ranks for specific search terms

How to use YouTube Search

Click Try for free on this Actor's page
Enter your search query (e.g. "python tutorial" or "SaaS marketing")
Set max_results (default 10, max 50)
Click Start and wait a few seconds
Download your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Output tab

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	✅	YouTube search query
`max_results`	integer	❌	Max results to return (default 10, max 50)
`cache`	boolean	❌	Use cached result if available (default true)

Example input:

{
  "query": "python tutorial for beginners",
  "max_results": 20
}

Output

Example output:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "videoId": "rfscVS0vtbw",
      "title": "Learn Python - Full Course for Beginners",
      "channelName": "freeCodeCamp.org",
      "viewCount": 35000000,
      "duration": "PT4H26M52S",
      "publishedAt": "2018-07-11T18:00:02Z",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rfscVS0vtbw/hqdefault.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "cache_hit": false,
    "execution_time_ms": 1200
  }
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
`videoId`	string	YouTube video ID
`title`	string	Video title
`channelName`	string	Name of the channel
`viewCount`	integer	Total view count
`duration`	string	Duration in ISO 8601 format
`publishedAt`	string	Publication date
`thumbnail`	string	Thumbnail URL

Pricing / Cost estimation

$0.02 per successful API call on Apify.

1,000 successful Apify runs = $20.00

FAQ & Support

Is this legal? This Actor queries publicly available YouTube search results — the same data visible in any browser without login. No private data is accessed.

Known limitations: YouTube may return fewer results than max_results for niche queries. Max supported is 50 results per call.

Need help? Open an issue in the Issues tab or contact the support team for custom solutions.

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