# YouTube Music Song Search — Titles, Artists & Album Data (`maged120/youtube-music-search`) Actor

Search YouTube Music and extract song results. Get song titles, artists, albums, durations, and play counts for any music search query.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maged120/youtube-music-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Maged](https://apify.com/maged120) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Social media
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.00 / 1,000 results

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Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

### What does YouTube Music Song Search do?

**YouTube Music Song Search** searches [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/) and extracts song results for any query — titles, artists, albums, and durations — as structured JSON, without a YouTube Music API key.

This Actor runs on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com). Use it for music data pipelines, playlist research, or building music discovery datasets.

### Why use YouTube Music Song Search?

- **No setup** — no Google Cloud project or quota to manage
- **Rich song metadata** — title, artist, album, duration, and thumbnail
- **Batch queries** — search for hundreds of songs or artists in one run
- **Music data pipelines** — feed results into recommendation engines or music analytics tools

### How to use YouTube Music Song Search

1. Open the Actor and click **Try for free**
2. Enter search queries in the `queries` field
3. Click **Start** — results appear in the Output tab
4. Download as JSON or CSV

### Input

```json
{
  "queries": ["Adele Hello", "Billie Eilish bad guy", "lo-fi beats"],
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `queries` | array | Music search queries | required |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max results per query | `20` |

### Output

```json
{
  "query": "Adele Hello",
  "title": "Hello",
  "artist": "Adele",
  "album": "25",
  "duration": "4:55",
  "thumbnail": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/..."
}
```

### Tips

- **Schedule it** to track how YouTube Music's suggestions and playlists change over time, and export to Google Sheets.
- **Combine Actors:** use [YouTube Music Song Search](https://apify.com/maged120/youtube-music-search) to find songs, [YouTube Music Playlist Finder](https://apify.com/maged120/youtube-music-similar-playlist) to discover related playlists, and [YouTube Music Mood Playlists](https://apify.com/maged120/youtube-music-mood-playlists) to browse by mood and genre.
- **Music marketing:** autocomplete suggestions and related playlists show which artists and songs people connect, which is useful for playlist pitching and release planning.
- **Export anywhere:** download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the Apify API.

### FAQ

**Is this Actor maintained?**
Yes. Report bugs or feature requests in the Issues tab.

**Need help or have questions?**
Open an issue in the Issues tab or reach out on Discord: **maged03211**

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# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search query for YouTube Music.

## `filter` (type: `string`):

Type of result to search for.

## `scope` (type: `string`):

Optional scope for the search (e.g., uploads).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Imagine Dragons"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "Imagine Dragons"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("maged120/youtube-music-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "Imagine Dragons" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("maged120/youtube-music-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "Imagine Dragons"
}' |
apify call maged120/youtube-music-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,maged120/youtube-music-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Sib6zw4lMwW7EIa4t/builds/EHZYc00PPGvvojmMf/openapi.json