# Google Videos Scraper — Tiles, Duration, Source (`scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper`) Actor
Scrape Google Videos (udm=7 vertical) at scale: up to 10 tiles per page with title, link (YouTube / Vimeo / TikTok / etc.), displayed\_link, snippet, thumbnail, inline preview image, favicon, duration, channel, source platform, upload date, video\_id, and the raw extensions chip list.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Badger](https://apify.com/scrape.badger) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $1.50 / 1,000 video results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
### What does Google Videos Scraper do?
Scrape [Google Videos](https://www.google.com/videos) search results — YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook Video, TikTok and more, aggregated in one place.
### Why use Google Videos Scraper?
- **Cross-platform.** YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, TikTok — Google indexes all of them.
- **Duration, time, quality filters.** Friendly dropdowns map to Google's `tbs` syntax.
- **200+ country domains.** Local video rankings.
- **Pagination.** Up to 10 pages — stops early when Google runs out.
- **Stream-friendly.** Each video tile as its own dataset record.
### What data can Google Videos Scraper extract?
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title | string | Video title |
| link | string | Source URL |
| source | string | Host platform |
| thumbnail | string | Preview image |
| duration | string | `MM:SS` or `HH:MM:SS` |
| published_at | string | Upload date |
| channel | string | Uploader / channel name |
| position | number | Rank within the page |
### How to scrape Google Videos
1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Enter query in `q`.
3. Optional: `duration` (`short` / `medium` / `long`), `date` (`hour` / `day` / `week` / `month` / `year`), `quality` (`hd`).
4. Set `gl` / `hl`.
5. Set `max_pages` — each page is ≈ 10 videos.
6. Click **Start** — videos stream into the dataset.
### How much will it cost?
**$0.0015 per video (≈ $1.50 per 1,000 videos).** One call per page; each page ≈ 10 videos. 3-page run = $0.045.
#### Competitor benchmark
| Actor | Author | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| streamers/youtube-scraper | streamers | ~$2.40 / 1k | YouTube-only |
| apify/google-search-scraper | Apify | ~$1.80 / 1k pages | Videos as SERP block |
| **scrape-badger/google-videos-scraper** | **ScrapeBadger** | **$1.50 / 1k videos** | **Cross-platform, 37% under streamers** |
### Input
Configure the run in the **Input** tab above, or pass a JSON object matching the fields below when calling the Actor via the Apify API.
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | ✅ | Search query. |
| gl / hl | — | Country + language. |
| duration | — | `short` / `medium` / `long`. |
| date | — | `hour` / `day` / `week` / `month` / `year`. |
| quality | — | `hd`. |
| tbs | — | Raw Google filter override (power users). |
| max_pages | — | 1-10, default 3. |
### Output
Every successful run streams records into the run's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML from the **Dataset** tab; consume programmatically via the Apify API or webhooks.
Example record:
```json
{
"title": "How to scrape Google \u2014 2026 guide",
"link": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123",
"source": "YouTube",
"thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/\u2026",
"duration": "12:34",
"published_at": "2 months ago",
"channel": "Dev Channel",
"position": 1
}
````
### Tips / Advanced options
- **Use `date: week` for fresh content monitoring.** Brand-safe content monitoring works best on recent uploads.
- **`quality: hd` filters out low-effort reposts.** Tends to correlate with original content vs. rips.
- **Platform diversity is a feature.** Filter `source` downstream to focus on YouTube-only, or embrace the cross-platform view.
- **Dedupe by `link`.** Canonical URLs — stable across runs.
### FAQ, Disclaimers, Support
#### Does this include YouTube Shorts?
Shorts are separate — use `google-shorts-scraper`.
#### Can I download the videos?
This actor returns URLs only. Use `yt-dlp` or a dedicated downloader actor.
#### Why are some videos missing `duration`?
Google sometimes omits it for live streams or platforms that don't surface duration metadata.
#### Can I filter by channel?
Use Google's `site:youtube.com/@channelname` operator in `q` for a rough channel filter.
#### Disclaimer
This Actor scrapes public Google data only. You're responsible for compliance with Google's Terms of Service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) in your jurisdiction. ScrapeBadger does not store the scraped results — they are delivered directly to your Apify dataset.
#### Support
Something not working? Open a ticket in the **Issues** tab above — we triage within one business day. Full API reference: [docs.scrapebadger.com](https://docs.scrapebadger.com).
#### Related Actors
- [`google-shorts-scraper`](https://apify.com/scrape-badger/google-shorts-scraper) — Short-form video search
#### Powered by
[ScrapeBadger](https://scrapebadger.com) — Google-optimised residential proxy pool + browser-farm fallback, 99.7% uptime, unmetered bandwidth. No CAPTCHAs reach you.
# Actor input Schema
## `q` (type: `string`):
Video search terms. Example: python tutorial, how to bake sourdough, product review iphone.
## `gl` (type: `string`):
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (lowercase). Controls which country's video results are returned. Example: us, gb, de.
## `hl` (type: `string`):
ISO 639-1 language code. Example: en, es, de.
## `domain` (type: `string`):
Google domain to hit. Example: google.com, google.co.uk, google.de.
## `max_pages` (type: `integer`):
How many pages to fetch. Each page is a separate API call (costs 1 credit) and returns ~10 video tiles.
## `location` (type: `string`):
City-level geo-targeting. Example: New York, NY. Optional — overrides gl for fine-grained targeting.
## `safe` (type: `string`):
Safe-search filter level.
## `duration` (type: `string`):
Duration filter (translated into Google's tbs=dur:\* chip). short (< 4 min), medium (4-20 min), long (> 20 min). Leave blank for any.
## `date` (type: `string`):
Upload-date filter (translated into Google's tbs=qdr:\* chip). hour, day, week, month, year. Leave blank for anytime.
## `quality` (type: `string`):
Quality filter (translated into Google's tbs=hd:\* chip). hd = high-definition only.
## `tbs` (type: `string`):
Google's internal tbs filter string. Example: dur:s,qdr:w (short videos, past week). If set, overrides the duration, date, and quality dropdowns above.
## `lr` (type: `string`):
Restrict results to a specific language. Example: lang\_en. Optional.
## `uule` (type: `string`):
Pre-encoded Google UULE location token for precise geo-targeting. Overrides location if set. Advanced — leave blank unless you already have one.
## `nfpr` (type: `boolean`):
When true, Google will not auto-correct the query ("Did you mean…?").
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"q": "python tutorial",
"gl": "us",
"hl": "en",
"domain": "google.com",
"max_pages": 3,
"safe": "off",
"nfpr": false
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"q": "python tutorial"
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "q": "python tutorial" }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"q": "python tutorial"
}' |
apify call scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrape.badger/google-videos-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Google Videos Scraper — Tiles, Duration, Source",
"description": "Scrape Google Videos (udm=7 vertical) at scale: up to 10 tiles per page with title, link (YouTube / Vimeo / TikTok / etc.), displayed_link, snippet, thumbnail, inline preview image, favicon, duration, channel, source platform, upload date, video_id, and the raw extensions chip list.",
"version": "1.0",
"x-build-id": "7FxMQwOxiR23qTOIM"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrape.badger~google-videos-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrape.badger-google-videos-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrape.badger~google-videos-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrape.badger-google-videos-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrape.badger~google-videos-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrape.badger-google-videos-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"q"
],
"properties": {
"q": {
"title": "Search query",
"type": "string",
"description": "Video search terms. Example: python tutorial, how to bake sourdough, product review iphone."
},
"gl": {
"title": "Country",
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (lowercase). Controls which country's video results are returned. Example: us, gb, de.",
"default": "us"
},
"hl": {
"title": "Language",
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 639-1 language code. Example: en, es, de.",
"default": "en"
},
"domain": {
"title": "Google domain",
"type": "string",
"description": "Google domain to hit. Example: google.com, google.co.uk, google.de.",
"default": "google.com"
},
"max_pages": {
"title": "Max pages",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many pages to fetch. Each page is a separate API call (costs 1 credit) and returns ~10 video tiles.",
"default": 3
},
"location": {
"title": "City location",
"type": "string",
"description": "City-level geo-targeting. Example: New York, NY. Optional — overrides gl for fine-grained targeting."
},
"safe": {
"title": "Safe search",
"enum": [
"off",
"active"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Safe-search filter level.",
"default": "off"
},
"duration": {
"title": "Duration",
"enum": [
"short",
"medium",
"long"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Duration filter (translated into Google's tbs=dur:* chip). short (< 4 min), medium (4-20 min), long (> 20 min). Leave blank for any."
},
"date": {
"title": "Upload date",
"enum": [
"hour",
"day",
"week",
"month",
"year"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Upload-date filter (translated into Google's tbs=qdr:* chip). hour, day, week, month, year. Leave blank for anytime."
},
"quality": {
"title": "Video quality",
"enum": [
"hd"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Quality filter (translated into Google's tbs=hd:* chip). hd = high-definition only."
},
"tbs": {
"title": "Raw tbs filter",
"type": "string",
"description": "Google's internal tbs filter string. Example: dur:s,qdr:w (short videos, past week). If set, overrides the duration, date, and quality dropdowns above."
},
"lr": {
"title": "Language restrict",
"type": "string",
"description": "Restrict results to a specific language. Example: lang_en. Optional."
},
"uule": {
"title": "UULE location token",
"type": "string",
"description": "Pre-encoded Google UULE location token for precise geo-targeting. Overrides location if set. Advanced — leave blank unless you already have one."
},
"nfpr": {
"title": "Disable autocorrect",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When true, Google will not auto-correct the query (\"Did you mean…?\").",
"default": false
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```