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Returns the ranked results for a keyword on YouTube, synchronously. Returns keyword, type, se_domain, location_code, language_code, check_url, datetime, spell, refinement_chips, item_types, items_count and items. Measured at 57 KB for a ten-result Google query. ⚠️ Three result depths exist for the same query and differ by two orders of magnitude: regular measured 4.8 KB, advanced 57 KB, and html 2.4 MB. advanced is the default choice; take regular when only the ranked list matters and html only to check what the parser dropped. Wrapped in DataForSEO’s envelope: data in tasks[0].result, outcome in tasks[0].status_code - a rejected request still returns HTTP 200.

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Request contract

Complete OpenAPI definition Effective request and pricing declaration (including authentication and referenced schemas):

Cost and request rules

Usage-based billing; Default request estimate: $0.002 USD (not a fixed price). Account-specific pricing and final settlement may differ. Published reference values are not an account-specific quote or a settled charge. For endpoints supporting X-AISA-Cost-Mode: quote, obtain a free quote for your exact request before execution; reconcile the settled cost with response metadata and Usage Logs. USD amounts use 1,000,000 integer micro-USD per dollar.
  • Default request reference estimate (USD): 0.002
  • Cost contract: response_usd
  • Published reference multiplier: 1.0
  • Settlement evidence source: response_body

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
block_depth
integer | null

parsing depth optional field number of blocks of results in SERP default value: 20 max value: 200 Note: your account will be billed per each SERP containing up to 20 results; thus, setting a block depth above 20 may result in additional charges if the search engine returns more than 20 results; if the specified block depth is higher than the number of results in the response, the difference will be refunded automatically to your account balance

device
string | null

device type optional field return results for a specific device type available values: desktop, mobile

keyword
string

keyword required field you can specify up to 700 characters in the keyword field all %## will be decoded (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character) if you need to use the “%” character for your keyword, please specify it as “%25”; if you need to use the “+” character for your keyword, please specify it as “%2B”; learn more about rules and limitations of keyword and keywords fields in DataForSEO APIs in this Help Center article

language_code
string | null

search engine language code required field if you don't specify language_name if you use this field, you don't need to specify language_name you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages example: en

language_name
string | null

full name of search engine language required field if you don't specify language_code if you use this field, you don't need to specify language_code you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages example: English

location_code
integer | null

search engine location code required field if you don't specify location_name  if you use this field, you don't need to specify location_name you can receive the list of available locations of the search engines with their location_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations example: 2840

location_name
string | null

full name of search engine location required field if you don't specify location_code if you use this field, you don't need to specify location_code you can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their location_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations example: United States

os
string | null

device operating system optional field if you specify desktop in the device field, choose from the following values: windows, macos default value: windows if you specify mobile in the device field, choose from the following values: android, ios default value: android

search_param
string | null

additional parameters of the search query optional field example: sp=EgIQAg%253D%253D

tag
string | null

user-defined task identifier optional field the character limit is 255 you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response

Example:

Response

object | null

Successful operation

cost
number<double> | null

total tasks cost, USD

status_code
integer | null

general status code you can find the full list of the response codes here

status_message
string | null

general informational message you can find the full list of general informational messages here

tasks_count
integer<int64> | null

the number of tasks in the tasks array

tasks_error
integer<int64> | null

the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error

time
string | null

total execution time, seconds

version
string | null

the current version of the API

tasks
(object | null)[] | null

array of tasks