SerpApiYouTubeSocial

YouTube video search for a query — views, channels

serpapi.youtube.search.videos

Search YouTube videos by keyword and get titles, channels, view counts and links

Price: $0.015/successAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 1,335 calls
Latency p50: 2.5 sp95 5.4 s
Last verified: Jul 28, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/serpapi.youtube.search.videos?engine=youtube&search_query=coffeePreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

answers arrive in `video_results`; the response may also carry `channel_results`, `movie_results`, `ads_results` and `serpapi_pagination`.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`gl`	string	Optional	country code, e.g. us	`us`
`hl`	string	Optional	interface language code, e.g. en	`en`
`sp`	string	Optional	YouTube's encoded filter/pagination token — carries sort order, upload date and result-type filters
`engine`	string	Required		`youtube`
`search_query`	string	Required	THE QUERY PARAM IS `search_query`, NOT `q` — sending `q` to this engine returns nothing	`coffee`

Query parameters
glstringOptional
country code, e.g. us
Example: us
hlstringOptional
interface language code, e.g. en
Example: en
spstringOptional
YouTube's encoded filter/pagination token — carries sort order, upload date and result-type filters
enginestringRequired
Example: youtube
search_querystringRequired
THE QUERY PARAM IS `search_query`, NOT `q` — sending `q` to this engine returns nothing
Example: coffee

Code samples

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

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/serpapi.youtube.search.videos?engine=youtube&search_query=coffee' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/serpapi.youtube.search.videos?engine=youtube&search_query=coffee",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/serpapi.youtube.search.videos?engine=youtube&search_query=coffee", {
  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 $0.015/success, including the service fee.