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GET
Search Videos
Search YouTube and get back matching videos, channels, and playlists. Set engine=youtube and pass the query in q; both are required. Optionally narrow by country (gl) and interface language (hl), or pass a YouTube filter token in sp for pagination and advanced filters such as upload date, duration, or result type. Use this to find video content on a topic, track a channel’s recent uploads, or gauge how much video coverage a subject has. Note: this is served through the AIsa mapped path /apis/v1/youtube/search; the upstream provider’s canonical path is not mounted directly.
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Cost and request rules

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): 0.0029
  • Cost contract: fixed_success
  • Published reference multiplier: 1.0
  • Settlement evidence source: request_snapshot

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

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

Query Parameters

engine
enum<string>
required

SearchApi engine identifier. Use youtube for this YouTube endpoint.

Available options:
youtube
gl
string

Country code (e.g. us, jp)

hl
string

Interface language

q
string
required

Search query. Required by runtime and upstream SearchApi.

sp
string

YouTube filter token (pagination or advanced filters)

Response

Successful response

search_metadata
object
search_parameters
object
search_information
object
suggestions
string[]

Search query suggestions

ads
object[]

Advertisement results

channels
object[]

YouTube channel results

movies
object[]

Movie results

videos
object[]

Video search results

playlists
object[]

Playlist results

sections
object[]

Section results

shorts
object[]

YouTube Shorts results

posts
object[]

Community post results

people_also_search_for
object[]

Related search suggestions

pagination
object
error
string

Error message if the search failed