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POST
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api
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v1
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youtube
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search
Search YouTube
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/youtube/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "query": "<string>",
  "searchType": "videos",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "continuationToken": "<string>",
  "requestSource": "API"
}'
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>",
      "thumbnail": "<string>",
      "viewCountText": "<string>",
      "publishDateText": "<string>",
      "channel": {}
    }
  ],
  "continuationToken": "<string>"
}

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Description

This endpoint searches YouTube and returns matching videos, channels, playlists, shorts, and other content types. Perfect for content discovery, research, and finding specific types of educational or business content.

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Endpoint

POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/youtube/search

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Headers

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> (required)

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Request Body

{
  "query": "string", // Required. Search query
  "uploadDate": "string", // Optional. Filter by upload date
  "sortBy": "string", // Optional. Sort results
  "filter": "string", // Optional. Filter by content type
  "continuationToken": "string", // Optional. Token for pagination
  "includeExtras": "string" // Optional. Include additional metadata (slower response)
}

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Accepted Values for uploadDate

ValueDescription
hourUploaded in the last hour
todayUploaded today
weekUploaded this week
monthUploaded this month
yearUploaded this year

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Accepted Values for sortBy

ValueDescription
relevanceSort by relevance (default)
dateSort by upload date
viewCountSort by view count
ratingSort by rating

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Accepted Values for filter

ValueDescription
videoVideos only
channelChannels only
playlistPlaylists only
shortShorts only
liveLive streams only
movieMovies only

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Responses

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Success (200)

Returns search results organized by content type with pagination support. 
{
  "videos": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "id": "Mus_vwhTCq0",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mus_vwhTCq0",
      "title": "Full Stack Web Development Tutorial - Build a Complete App",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mus_vwhTCq0/hq720.jpg",
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCFbNIlppjAuEX4znoulh0Cw",
        "title": "Web Dev Simplified",
        "handle": "webdevsimplified",
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_l3ee46SNWQDE..."
      },
      "viewCountText": "425,891 views",
      "viewCountInt": 425891,
      "publishedTimeText": "3 months ago",
      "publishedTime": "2024-10-15T17:08:46.499Z",
      "lengthText": "2:14:32",
      "lengthSeconds": 8072,
      "badges": ["4K", "CC"]
    }
  ],
  "channels": [
    {
      "type": "channel",
      "id": "UCWv7vMbMWH4-V0ZXdmDpPBA",
      "title": "Programming with Mosh",
      "handle": "programmingwithmosh",
      "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_nBgMGIxgHeh...",
      "subscriberCountText": "3.2M subscribers",
      "description": "I train programmers through my online courses and YouTube channel..."
    }
  ],
  "shorts": [
    {
      "type": "short",
      "id": "dM-Q7WKqt8I",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-Q7WKqt8I",
      "title": "CSS Grid vs Flexbox in 60 seconds",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dM-Q7WKqt8I/hq720.jpg",
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCFbNIlppjAuEX4znoulh0Cw",
        "title": "Web Dev Simplified",
        "handle": "webdevsimplified",
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_l3ee46SNWQDE..."
      },
      "viewCountText": "89,432 views",
      "viewCountInt": 89432,
      "publishedTimeText": "2 weeks ago",
      "publishedTime": "2025-01-14T17:08:46.499Z",
      "lengthText": "0:58",
      "lengthSeconds": 58,
      "badges": []
    }
  ],
  "playlists": [
    {
      "type": "playlist",
      "id": "PLZlA0Gpn_vH_uZs4vJMIhcinABSTUH2bY",
      "title": "Complete React Tutorial Series",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mus_vwhTCq0/hqdefault.jpg",
      "channel": {
        "title": "Net Ninja",
        "id": "UCW5YeuERMmlnqo4oq8vwUpg"
      },
      "videoCount": 35
    }
  ],
  "shelves": [
    {
      "type": "shelf",
      "title": "Latest tutorials",
      "items": [
        {
          "type": "video",
          "id": "example123",
          "title": "React Hooks Tutorial",
          "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/example123/hqdefault.jpg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lives": [],
  "continuationToken": "EooDEg..."
}
  • Content-Type: application/json
  • X-RateLimit-Limit: The rate limit for the user
  • X-RateLimit-Remaining: The remaining number of requests for the user

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Bad Request (400)

Returned if the request is invalid or missing required parameters. 
{
  "error": "'query' parameter is required and must be a non-empty string. Please provide a search term."
}

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Bad Gateway (502)

Returned if the external service is unavailable or returns invalid data. 
{
  "error": "Failed to search YouTube"
}

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Internal Server Error (500)

Returned if there’s an unexpected server error. 
{
  "error": "An unexpected server error occurred while searching YouTube"
}

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/youtube/search \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
  "query": "web development tutorial",
  "filter": "video",
  "sortBy": "viewCount",
  "uploadDate": "month"
}'

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Example Response

{
  "videos": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "id": "Mus_vwhTCq0",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mus_vwhTCq0",
      "title": "Full Stack Web Development Tutorial - Build a Complete App",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mus_vwhTCq0/hq720.jpg",
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCFbNIlppjAuEX4znoulh0Cw",
        "title": "Web Dev Simplified",
        "handle": "webdevsimplified",
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_l3ee46SNWQDE3tpPXONvTIEN2ZFGF7DMRLSc4kPx1zhEQ=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
      },
      "viewCountText": "425,891 views",
      "viewCountInt": 425891,
      "publishedTimeText": "3 months ago",
      "publishedTime": "2024-10-15T17:08:46.499Z",
      "lengthText": "2:14:32",
      "lengthSeconds": 8072,
      "badges": ["4K", "CC"]
    }
  ],
  "channels": [],
  "playlists": [],
  "shorts": [],
  "shelves": [],
  "lives": [],
  "continuationToken": "EooDEg..."
}

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Notes

  • The query parameter is required and must be a non-empty string
  • Use filters to narrow down results to specific content types (videos, channels, playlists, etc.)
  • The continuationToken from the response can be used to fetch additional pages of results
  • Setting includeExtras to “true” includes additional metadata like like/comment counts but may slow down the response
  • Search results are organized by content type in separate arrays
  • This endpoint uses 1 credit per request
  • Results are paginated - use the continuationToken to retrieve additional pages

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Rate Limiting

Rate limit headers (X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining) are included in the response to indicate the user’s current rate limit status.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

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

Body

application/json
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query
string
required
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searchType
enum<string>
default:videos
Available options:
videos,
shorts,
channels
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maxResults
integer
Required range: 1 <= x <= 50
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continuationToken
string
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requestSource
enum<string>

Optional identifier describing where the API request originated.

Available options:
API,
WEB,
MAKE_DOT_COM,
ZAPIER,
N8N,
PLAYGROUND,
DEFAULT_AUTOMATION,
AGENT_PREVIEW,
AGENT_LIVE,
AUTOPILOT,
STUDIO

Response

Search results returned.

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items
object[]
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continuationToken
string | null