API Direct

YouTube Videos

GET /v1/youtube/posts

Search YouTube videos by keyword. Returns video title, URL, channel name, publication date, and description snippet for each result. Supports filtering by upload date and fetching multiple pages in a single API call.

Cost

$0.005 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

query *

Search keyword (max 500 characters)

pages

Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)

upload_date

Filter: last_hour, today, this_week, this_month, this_year

Example Request

curl "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/youtube/posts?query=tutorial&pages=2&upload_date=this_week" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/youtube/posts",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "tutorial",
        "pages": 2,
        "upload_date": "this_week"
    }
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "Tutorial Video Title",
      "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=...",
      "date": "2024-01-15 14:30:00",
      "author": "Channel Name",
      "source": "YouTube",
      "snippet": "Video description..."
    }
  ],
  "pages": 2,
  "count": 20
}

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