Search YouTube by keyword — videos, channels, playlists

scrapecreators.x.v1-youtube-search

Searches YouTube by keyword query and returns matching videos, channels, playlists, shorts, shelves, and live streams.

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GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-youtube-search?sortBy=relevancePreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`type`	string	Optional	Type of content to search for. Plural forms: videos \| shorts \| channels \| playlists (not video/channel).	`videos`
`query`	string	Required	Search query
`region`	string	Optional	2 letter country code of the country to put the proxy in.	`US`
`sortBy`	string	Optional	Only relevance\|popular work. view_count, upload_date, and rating are NOT accepted (HTTP 400).	`relevance`
`duration`	string	Optional	Duration of the video. Only applies to videos (not shorts). One of: under_3_min \| between_3_and_20_min \| over_20_min.	`under_3_min`
`uploadDate`	string	Optional	Filter by upload date. One of: today \| this_week \| this_month \| this_year.
`includeExtras`	string	Optional	This will get you the like + comment count and the description. To get the full details of the video, use the /v1/youtube/video endpoint. This will slow down the response slightly.	`false`
`continuationToken`	string	Optional	Continuation token to get more videos. Get 'continuationToken' from previous response.	`4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNkRkpXVWE0M3NtUm00SXBIQnB`

Query parameters
typestringOptional
Type of content to search for. Plural forms: videos | shorts | channels | playlists (not video/channel).
Example: videos
querystringRequired
Search query
regionstringOptional
2 letter country code of the country to put the proxy in.
Example: US
sortBystringOptional
Only relevance|popular work. view_count, upload_date, and rating are NOT accepted (HTTP 400).
Example: relevance
durationstringOptional
Duration of the video. Only applies to videos (not shorts). One of: under_3_min | between_3_and_20_min | over_20_min.
Example: under_3_min
uploadDatestringOptional
Filter by upload date. One of: today | this_week | this_month | this_year.
includeExtrasstringOptional
This will get you the like + comment count and the description. To get the full details of the video, use the /v1/youtube/video endpoint. *This will slow down the response slightly.*
Example: false
continuationTokenstringOptional
Continuation token to get more videos. Get 'continuationToken' from previous response.
Example: 4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNkRkpXVWE0M3NtUm00SXBIQnB

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-youtube-search?sortBy=relevance' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-youtube-search?sortBy=relevance",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-youtube-search?sortBy=relevance", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.00188/call, including the service fee.