YouTube

curl -X POST "https://api.scrapercompany.com/v1/youtube/search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "q": "python tutorial"
  }'

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "youtube",
    "q": "python tutorial",
    "hl": "en",
    "gl": "US"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "estimated_results": 11103091,
    "total": 4
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "video_id": "ix9cRaBkVe0",
      "title": "Python Full Course for free 🐍",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9cRaBkVe0",
      "channel": {
        "name": "Bro Code",
        "id": "UC4SVo0Ue36XCfOyb5Lh1viQ",
        "handle": "@BroCodez",
        "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@BroCodez",
        "verified": true,
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_mPFVsxROj1dOtTWc9iNBwDYV4z42Q8LPokBSewiW9pCSg=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
      },
      "views": 12753881,
      "views_text": "12,753,881 views",
      "published_time": "2 years ago",
      "length": "12:00:00",
      "length_seconds": 43200,
      "description": "python #tutorial #beginners Python tutorial for beginners' full course 2024 *Learn Python in 1 HOUR* ...",
      "badges": [
        "Fundraiser"
      ],
      "is_live": false,
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ix9cRaBkVe0/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCNAFEJQDSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLDsLPZCX5PFS2a-Wng9IwGAduPqOQ"
    }
  ],
  "shorts": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "video_id": "nluUYtejoIE",
      "title": "Python Basics: Your FIRST Program in Under a Minute! 🚀",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nluUYtejoIE",
      "views_text": "1.7M views",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nluUYtejoIE/oar2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEoCJUDENAFSFqQAgHyq4qpAxcIARUAAIhC2AEB4gEKCBgQAhgGOAFAAQ==&rs=AOn4CLCuNV89Mvv4RG_YBfH0wDDrB1zpPg&usqp=CCk"
    }
  ],
  "channels": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "channel_id": "UCKQdc0-Targ4nDIAUrlfKiA",
      "title": "Python Simplified",
      "handle": "@PythonSimplified",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@PythonSimplified",
      "subscribers_text": "286K subscribers",
      "description": "Hi everyone! My name is Mariya and I'm a software developer recently moved to Sofia, Bulgaria. I film programming tutorials about ...",
      "verified": true,
      "thumbnail": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_ngt_N86CG1gQ576UmAbpFyxnCZddjPWzzKXzTfxljsZkM=s176-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj-mo"
    }
  ],
  "playlists": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "playlist_id": "PLGjplNEQ1it8-0CmoljS5yeV-GlKSUEt0",
      "title": "Python Language Full Course (2026)",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjplNEQ1it8-0CmoljS5yeV-GlKSUEt0",
      "kind": "course",
      "label": "Course",
      "channel": {
        "name": "Shradha Khapra",
        "id": "UC1XBh-m27kkgwLAwu_SRJBg",
        "handle": "@shradhaKD",
        "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@shradhaKD",
        "verified": false
      },
      "video_count_text": "9 lessons",
      "first_video_id": "t2_Q2BRzeEE",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t2_Q2BRzeEE/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCNAFEJQDSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBm5_nQyrAnm5zyJ2FBA9l3BKyzMA"
    }
  ],
  "skipped_items": {},
  "next_page_token": "EroDEg9weXRob24gdHV0b3JpYWwapgNTQlNDQVF0cGVE…",
  "meta": {
    "source": "youtube",
    "elapsed_s": 0.77
  }
}