# YouTube Search API

6 implementations from ScrapeCreators, TikHub and DataForSEO, from $0.001 per call.

## Implementations

- [YouTube general search](/providers/tikhub/youtube-web-v2-get-general-search-v2.md): `tikhub/youtube-web-v2-get-general-search-v2`, $0.002 per call. Search YouTube videos, Shorts, channels, and playlists. Takes keyword, continuation token, upload date and more, all optional. Served by TikHub.
- [YouTube search](/providers/scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search.md): `scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search`, usage based, the maximum is shown before a run. Searches YouTube by keyword query and returns matching videos, channels, playlists, shorts, shelves, and live streams. Needs query. Served by ScrapeCreators.
- [YouTube search by hashtag](/providers/scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search-hashtag.md): `scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search-hashtag`, usage based, the maximum is shown before a run. Searches YouTube for content matching a specific hashtag and returns matching videos with title, URL, thumbnail, view count (views), publish date, duration. Needs hashtag. Served by ScrapeCreators.
- [YouTube search results](/providers/dataforseo/youtube-search.md): `dataforseo/youtube-search`, usage based, the maximum is shown before a run. Videos, channels and playlists with views, duration, publication date and badges. Needs keyword. Served by DataForSEO.
- [YouTube search suggestions](/providers/tikhub/youtube-web-v2-get-search-suggestions.md): `tikhub/youtube-web-v2-get-search-suggestions`, $0.001 per call. Needs keyword. Served by TikHub.
- [YouTube typeahead search](/providers/scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search-typeahead.md): `scrapecreators/get-v1-youtube-search-typeahead`, usage based, the maximum is shown before a run. Returns the live search suggestions YouTube displays while a user types. Needs query. Served by ScrapeCreators.

## Same data on other platforms

- [TikTok search](/tools/tiktok/search.md): 10 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [Instagram search](/tools/instagram/search.md): 14 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [X search](/tools/x/search.md): 4 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [Reddit search](/tools/reddit/search.md): 4 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [Threads search](/tools/threads/search.md): 6 tools, from $0.002 per call.
- [Pinterest search](/tools/pinterest/search.md): 1 tool.
- [Search results](/tools/social-media/search.md): 103 tools, from $0.001 per call.

## Other capabilities

- [YouTube transcript](/tools/youtube/transcripts.md): 3 tools, from $0.008 per call.
- [YouTube comments](/tools/youtube/comments.md): 7 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [YouTube channels](/tools/youtube/channels.md): 11 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [YouTube Shorts](/tools/youtube/shorts.md): 4 tools, from $0.001 per call.
- [YouTube videos](/tools/youtube/videos.md): 10 tools, from $0.001 per call.

## Providers

- [ScrapeCreators](/providers/scrapecreators.md): 193 tools, from $0.00188 per call.
- [TikHub](/providers/tikhub.md): 977 tools, from $0.001 per call, some tools free.
- [DataForSEO](/providers/dataforseo.md): 190 tools, from $0.00015 per page, some tools free.

## Questions

### Which tool should my agent use?

Your agent compares the 6 implementations by price and inputs with inspect_tool and proposes one before it runs.

### How is it billed?

Per call, at the provider's price with no markup, from $0.001 per call. Your agent sees the price before it runs a tool.

[YouTube](/tools/youtube.md) · [Connection guide](/connect.md) · [Billing](/docs/billing.md)

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