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Google Videos

Overview

Method Endpoint Version Description
POST /api/v1/open/search v1 Google Search API endpoint for retrieving search results

Request Headers

Header Type Required Description
Content-Type string Yes Must be set to application/json
Accept string No Response format (defaults to application/json)

Authentication

API Key Authentication - Pass the API key as a request parameter: api_key=your_api_key - Example: "api_key": "your_api_key_here"

Request Example

curl -X POST "https://domain/api/v1/open/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api_key": "your_api_key_here",
    // ...
  }'

Response Format

All responses follow a standardized JSON structure:

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "Success",
  "reqId": "req_1234567890",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-08T10:30:00Z",
  "data": {
    // Response data object
  }
}

HTTP Status Codes

Code Status Description Retry
200 OK Request successful No

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description Default
api_key string Yes API key for authentication
engine string Yes Search engine type, currently engine value is google_videos google
q string Yes Search query, supports regular Google search syntax (like inurl:, site:, intitle:) and advanced search parameters
google_domain string No Google domain, defaults to google.com google.com
gl string No Search country code (e.g., us-United States, uk-United Kingdom, fr-France). Head to the Google countries page for a full list of supported Google countries.
hl string No Search language code (e.g., en-English, es-Spanish, fr-French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages.
lr string No Parameter defines one or multiple languages to limit the search to. It uses lang_{two-letter language code} to specify languages and | as a delimiter. (e.g., lang_fr|lang_de will only search French and German pages). Head to the Google lr languages page for a full list of supported languages.
device string No Device type, currently only supports desktop version desktop
date string No Time range filter: h-last hour, d-last day, w-last week, m-last month, y-last year
start number No Parameter defines the result offset. It skips the given number of results. It's used for pagination. (e.g., 0 (default) is the first page of results, 10 is the 2nd page of results, 20 is the 3rd page of results, etc.).
num number No Parameter defines the maximum number of results to return. (e.g., 10 (default) returns 10 results, 40 returns 40 results, and 100 returns 100 results).
tbs string No (to be searched) parameter defines advanced search parameters that aren't possible in the regular query field. (e.g., advanced search for patents, dates, news, videos, images, apps, or text contents).
safe string No Parameter defines the level of filtering for adult content. It can be set to active or off, by default Google will blur explicit content. off or active
nfpr string No Parameter defines if the filters for 'Similar Results' and 'Omitted Results' are on or off. It can be set to 1 (default) to enable these filters, or 0 to disable these filters. 1 or 0 0
filter string No Parameter defines the exclusion of results from an auto-corrected query when the original query is spelled wrong. It can be set to 1 to exclude these results, or 0 to include them (default). Note that this parameter may not prevent Google from returning results for an auto-corrected query if no other results are available. 1 or 0 1
html string No Whether to return HTML format, 1-yes, 0-no 0

Response Example

{
    "code": 200,
    "data": {
        "search_metadata": {
            "raw_html_file": "oss_html",
            "total_time_taken": 2.032416469,
            "id": "1985902431212408832",
            "json_endpoint": "oss_json",
            "created_at": "2025-10-29 08:53:31",
            "processed_at": "2025-10-29 08:53:33",
            "google_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=coffee&udm=7",
            "status": "Success"
        },
        "search_information": {
          "organic_results_state": "Showing results for exact spelling despite spelling suggestion",
          "time_taken_displayed": 0.042
        },
        "search_parameters": {
            "engine": "google_videos",
            "html": "0",
            "google_domain": "www.google.com",
            "q": "coffee",
            "tbm": "vid"
        },
        "video_results": [
            {
                "position": 1,
                "title": "My Daily Coffee Routine: How I Brew Coffee Every Day",
                "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpfhVXC_PBA",
                "thumbnail": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAAAQABAAAD/2wCEAAkGBwgH",
                "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
                "snippet": "In this video, I walk you through my daily brewing routine: the exact methods I use every morning to get the perfect cup.",
                "duration": "32:45",
                "rich_snippet": {
                    "top": {
                        "detected_extensions": {
                            "date": "Lance Hedrick"
                        },
                        "extensions": [
                            "YouTube",
                            "Lance Hedrick"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "video_link": "https://encrypted-vtbn0.gstatic.com/video?q=tbn:ANd9GcRw0gA8UE5bw2hywOG1CpQP6J2d2emLT3fVhA"
            }
        ],
        "related_searches": [
          {
            "block_position": 1,
            "query": "best coffee grinder under 250",
            "link": "https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0ee965d81246b17d&gl=us&hl=en&udm=7&q=Best+Coffee+grinder+under+250&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia-ePL2aqQAxUfh1YBHWlfPZMQ1QJ6BAgcEAE"
          }
        ],
        "pagination": {
          "next": "https://www.google.com/search?coffee&sca_esv=552fb68e3d08662a&gl=us&hl=en&udm=2&ei=1TvvaPazNr7c4-EPj-Cv4Q8&start="
        }
    },
    "msg": "string",
    "reqId": "string"
}

Complete Response Parameters Overview

search_metadata

object Contains metadata about the search execution

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
id string Unique identifier for the search request desktop
json_endpoint string Provide an interface endpoint for searching related JSON data, through which JSON-formatted search data can be obtained desktop
created_at string The timestamp when the search request was created, recording the time when the search was initiated desktop
processed_at string The timestamp when the search results were processed and became available for return, recording the time point from processing to completion of the search desktop
google_url string The Google search URL, which contains the search keyword "coffee" along with language parameters (hl=en for English), regional parameters (gl=us for the United States), and other search parameters, used to redirect to the corresponding Google search page desktop
status string Status of the search execution (e.g., Success) desktop
raw_html_file string Identifier for the original HTML file desktop
total_time_taken number The total time spent on the entire search process (including request sending, result parsing, and other stages) desktop

search_information

object Contains information about the search results

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
organic_results_state string State of organic results desktop
time_taken_displayed number TDisplay time (i.e., the time spent on displaying the search results) desktop

search_parameters

object Contains the parameters used for the search

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
q string Keywords used for this query desktop
engine string Search engine used for this query (e.g., google_web) desktop
html string When HTML=0, returns JSON; when HTML=1, returns HTML; when HTML=2, returns both JSON and HTML desktop
device string Device type used during search (e.g., desktop) desktop
google_domain string Specifies the corresponding Google domain (e.g., google.com, etc., used to distinguish Google services in different regions/locales) desktop
tbm string vid desktop

video_results

object[] Google video search, video content (e.g., YouTube videos, film/TV clips, etc.)

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
position number The video's ranking position in search results desktop
title string Video title desktop
link string Video webpage link desktop
thumbnail string Thumbnail link (address of a small preview image related to the content, used for quick visual identification, including data:image/png;base64) desktop
displayed_link string Displayed link (simplified, formatted for easy readability on the page) desktop
snippet string Video brief introduction/Clip desktop
duration string Video duration desktop
rich_snippet object Segment object with rich metadata desktop
rich_snippet.top object Top-level structure of enriched segments desktop
rich_snippet.top.detected_extensions object Extended metadata desktop
rich_snippet.top.detected_extensions.date string The date of the associated metadata desktop
rich_snippet.top.extensions string[] Expanded Information List desktop
video_link string[] Direct resource link of the video desktop

object[] Search keywords, system-recommended related search terms, broaden/refine search direction, explore similar/related topics.

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
block_position number Position indicators for content blocks (used to specify the ordering/position of the content block within the overall layout or result list) desktop
query string Related search query keywords (associated content terms used for searching) desktop
link string ‌Google search results page link (leads to the search results page for that keyword) desktop

pagination

object (Pagination) related fields used to describe pagination navigation information for search results

Parameter Type Description Applicable Terminal
next string URL for the next page of search results desktop