Youtube
With Web Scraper API, you can extract and parse various types of YouTube data. Below is an overview of all supported YouTube source values.
youtube_search
Up to 20 search results for a search term of your choice.
youtube_search_max
Up to 700 search results for a search term of your choice.
youtube_videos
Information about whether a YouTube video
youtube_download
Download YouTube video by video id or videos id list
youtube_download_info
get YouTube video download status and info by batch id
Request sample
curl -X GET "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" \
-d "engine=youtube" \
-d "q=coffee" \
-d "no_cache=false" \
-d "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
1. YouTube Search (youtube_search
)
youtube_search
)Description: Retrieve up to 20 search results for a specified query. Use Case:
Fetch a limited set of YouTube videos matching a search term.
Useful for quick searches without needing extensive results.
Response:
Video titles, URLs, channel info, view counts, and other metadata.
Learn more about youtube_search
2. Extended YouTube Search (youtube_search_max
)
youtube_search_max
)Description: Retrieve up to 700 search results for a specified query. Use Case:
Large-scale data extraction for research or analytics.
Gather extensive video lists for competitive analysis.
Response:
Same as
youtube_search
, but with significantly more results.
Learn more about youtube_search_max
3. Video Information (youtube_videos
)
youtube_videos
)Description: Fetch detailed information about specific YouTube videos. Use Case:
Extract video metadata (title, description, likes, comments, etc.).
Retrieve channel details (subscribers, upload frequency, etc.).
Response:
Full video details, engagement metrics, and channel data.
Learn more about youtube_videos
4. Video Download (youtube_download
)
youtube_download
)Description: Download YouTube videos by providing a video ID or a list of IDs. Key Features:
Supports batch downloads (multiple videos at once).
Optional cloud storage integration (upload downloaded videos to AWS S3, Google Cloud, etc.).
Example Request:
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "Success",
"data": {
"batch_id": "25ba9534-bb83-4496-ac5b-6bc94f83e963"
}
}
Response:
A batch ID to track download progress.
5. Download Status & Info (youtube_download_info
)
youtube_download_info
)Description: Check the status of a download batch and retrieve download links. Use Case:
Monitor progress of
youtube_download
tasks.Get direct download URLs after completion.
Example Request:
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "Success",
"data": {
"batch_id": "d0a3d4a1-403d-41f3-a232-c2f7dc79bb1a",
"status": "completed",
"total_job_count": 2,
"completed_job_count": 2,
"failed_job_count": 0,
"job_list": [
{
"job_id": "6ba037bd-9b4f-413b-8795-87d500198da0",
"status": "completed",
"error": "",
"video_info": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BxhbKNbjqE",
"video_id": "1BxhbKNbjqE",
"download_url": "C:\\code\\project\\youtube\\yt-downloader\\app\\worker\\batch_download_task\\consumer\\yt-downloader\\download\\cb4bf5ad-16ed-46b7-9158-0dae601ff555\\1BxhbKNbjqE_afe557bc446c7ec5a0085a5229d6022f.mp4",
"title": "oceans",
"duration": 47,
"resolution": "640x266"
}
},
{
"job_id": "ebe5f3da-4126-4196-a595-7003c7e69ef0",
"status": "completed",
"error": "",
"video_info": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXzrhQfzvhA",
"video_id": "dXzrhQfzvhA",
"download_url": "C:\\code\\project\\youtube\\yt-downloader\\app\\worker\\batch_download_task\\consumer\\yt-downloader\\download\\4abaf508-0d0e-4c55-b4d6-78aa1b5e91fa\\dXzrhQfzvhA_d26591dcd09b38c0079ffe960d6def12.mp4",
"title": " #special #shorts",
"duration": 7,
"resolution": "640x360"
}
}
]
}
}
Response:
Status (pending, completed, failed).
Download URLs (if successful).
Cloud storage paths (if configured).
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