YouTube · Search and trends

YouTube Search Scraper API

The YouTube Search endpoint is one API call: send a search query with your HProxy key and get back a clean, structured JSON object. Run any YouTube search and get the ranked results back as JSON: videos, channels and playlists in the order YouTube returns them. HProxy runs the proxies, sessions, anti-bot handling and parsing server-side, so there is no headless browser to babysit and no parser to keep fixing when YouTube changes its markup. You only ever touch the JSON. Longer result sets come back page by page with a cursor, so you can walk the whole set without holding it in memory.
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  • 0.15¢ per call
  • $1.49 per 1,000
  • Takes a search query
  • Errors and timeouts are not charged

On YouTube

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Search and trends

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The call

One GET, and the search comes back as JSON.

Your key goes in one header. 1 required parameter, and the answer is the object below it.

The full reference
curl "https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/youtube/search?query=coffee" \
  -H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here"
Response200 OK · JSON
{
  "query": "your query",
  "results": [
    { "type": "video", "id": "72901...", "title": "...", "stats": { "views": 12043 } }
  ],
  "cursor": "eyJwYWdlIjoyfQ"
}

What comes back

The YouTube search object.

results[]
Ranked results in the platform's own order.
type
Result type (user, video, post, product) per item.
query
The query the ranking was computed for.
cursor
Pagination token to pull the next page of results.

What it takes

Parameters.

querystringRequiredcoffee

Search term or keyword.

uploadDatestringtoday

Filter by date, as YYYY-MM-DD. Allowed values: `today`, `this_week`, `this_month`, `this_year`.

sortBystringrelevance

Ordering to apply to the results. Allowed values: `relevance`, `popular`.

typestringvideos

The type parameter. Allowed values: `videos`, `shorts`, `channels`, `playlists`.

durationstringunder_3_min

The duration parameter. Allowed values: `under_3_min`, `between_3_and_20_min`, `over_20_min`.

regionstringUS

Two-letter region/country code, e.g. US.

continuationTokenstringvalue

Pagination token from the previous response.

includeExtrasbooleantrue

Optional flag (true or false).

How it works

Scraping YouTube search, in three steps.

You write one line. Proxies, anti-bot walls, rendering and parsing happen on our side.

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  3. 3

    Call the endpoint

    Send the GET you need and read the JSON. That is the entire integration.

What people build with it

Where the YouTube search endpoint earns its keep.

  • Monitor YouTube for brand mentions, keywords or new competitors.
  • Build a trend-tracking pipeline off live search results.
  • Discover creators or products around any query.

YouTube search questions

Answered before you ask.

The reference

Send one authenticated HTTPS request to the YouTube Search endpoint with a search query and your HProxy API key. Run any YouTube search and get the ranked results back as JSON: videos, channels and playlists in the order YouTube returns them. No proxies, no headless browser and no parsing on your side. The response is ready-to-use JSON.

This endpoint is 0.15¢ per successful call, which is $1.49 per 1,000. It bills from your HProxy balance with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Errors are retried and never charged; a lookup whose target does not exist counts as a call.

No. Every call runs on HProxy's own residential network behind the scenes, so requests look like real users. The proxy layer is already included in the per-call price.

A structured JSON object with the full search data YouTube exposes publicly. See the fields listed above. The schema is consistent across calls, so you integrate once and rely on it.

Yes. The response carries a cursor; pass it back on the next call to continue from where you stopped. Each page is one billable call, so you only pay for the depth you actually pull.

The API only accesses publicly available YouTube data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and YouTube's terms for your use case.

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Search and trends elsewhere

The same data on 6 other platforms.

One key, one JSON shape, one balance. Move sideways without learning a second API.

Search API
Reddit Search5 endpoints on RedditThreads Search5 endpoints on ThreadsGoogle Search Results4 endpoints on GooglePinterest Search4 endpoints on PinterestTikTok Keyword Search23 endpoints on TikTokInstagram Reels Search11 endpoints on Instagram

More from YouTube

13 YouTube endpoints, one key.

The YouTube catalog
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Every platform

The same key works on all 23.

The whole catalog

More on the YouTube Search API

What the YouTube Search endpoint returns

Run any YouTube search and get the ranked results back as JSON: videos, channels and playlists in the order YouTube returns them. The JSON object carries results[], type, query and cursor. Nothing is summarised away on our side, so what you read in the response is what the YouTube search page itself holds.

What you send to the YouTube Search API

The call takes a search query. Required: query. Optional: uploadDate, sortBy, type, duration, region, continuationToken and includeExtras. Your key travels in the X-API-Key header, the response is JSON, and the call is billed at 0.15¢, $1.49 per 1,000.

Search and trends on other platforms

The same search and trends data is available on 6 other platforms: Reddit Search, Threads Search, Google Search Results, Pinterest Search, TikTok Keyword Search and Instagram Reels Search. They share this endpoint's JSON shape, its per-call billing and your one API key, so moving from YouTube to another network is a change of URL rather than a second integration.

Is scraping YouTube search allowed?

The endpoint reads publicly available YouTube data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser without logging in. It does not touch private accounts or anything behind a password. How you then use the data is yours to keep lawful, under the rules that apply to you and to YouTube.

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