Youtube Search Api
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$2.00 / 1,000 results
Youtube Search Api
Search YouTube videos, channels, and playlists using the YouTube Data API. Features comprehensive filtering options, automatic authentication, and detailed results including thumbnails and metadata. Perfect for content research, marketing analysis, and finding targeted videos.
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YouTube Search API Actor
This Apify actor provides a simple interface to search YouTube using the YouTube Data API.
Features
- Search YouTube videos, channels, and playlists
- Full support for YouTube Data API search parameters
- Results include video details, thumbnails, and metadata
- Pagination support for handling large result sets
Input Parameters
The actor accepts the following input parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | String | Required - The search query |
| part | String | The parts of the resource to include in the response (default: "snippet") |
| maxResults | Integer | The maximum number of items to return (1-50, default: 5) |
| pageToken | String | The token for the page of results to return |
| channelId | String | The ID of the YouTube channel to limit search results to |
| channelType | String | The type of channel to search for (any, show) |
| eventType | String | The event type to search for (completed, live, upcoming) |
| order | String | The order to sort the results by (date, rating, relevance, title, videoCount, viewCount) |
| type | String | The type of resource to search for (channel, playlist, video) |
...and many more YouTube API parameters. See the input schema for the complete list.
Output
The actor outputs the raw API response from YouTube, which includes:
- Array of matching items (videos, channels, or playlists)
- Pagination tokens for navigating through results
- Information about the request and result counts
Example output format:
1{ 2 "kind": "youtube#searchListResponse", 3 "etag": "...", 4 "nextPageToken": "...", 5 "regionCode": "...", 6 "pageInfo": { 7 "totalResults": 1000000, 8 "resultsPerPage": 5 9 }, 10 "items": [ 11 { 12 "kind": "youtube#searchResult", 13 "etag": "...", 14 "id": { 15 "kind": "youtube#video", 16 "videoId": "..." 17 }, 18 "snippet": { 19 "publishedAt": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", 20 "channelId": "...", 21 "title": "...", 22 "description": "...", 23 "thumbnails": { 24 "default": { "url": "...", "width": 120, "height": 90 }, 25 "medium": { "url": "...", "width": 320, "height": 180 }, 26 "high": { "url": "...", "width": 480, "height": 360 } 27 }, 28 "channelTitle": "...", 29 "liveBroadcastContent": "none", 30 "publishTime": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z" 31 } 32 }, 33 // more items... 34 ] 35}
Authentication
This actor uses an external token server to authenticate requests to the YouTube API. No additional authentication is required.
Usage
- Create a new task for the YouTube Search API actor on the Apify platform
- Configure your search parameters
- Run the task
- Access the results in the task's dataset
Limitations
- The actor is subject to YouTube API quota limitations
- The maximum number of results per request is 50
- For large result sets, you'll need to use pagination
Pricing
Pricing model
Pay per resultThis Actor is paid per result. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for each dataset of 1,000 items in the Actor outputs.
Price per 1,000 items
$2.00
