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Returns normalized YouTube search results using YouTube's InnerTube search API. Pass `continuation_token` from a previous response to retrieve the next page. Use `q` as the.

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GET /youtube/search

Returns normalized YouTube search results using YouTube's InnerTube search API. Pass `continuation_token` from a previous response to retrieve the next page. Use `q` as the primary query parameter; `search_query` is accepted as an alias.

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YouTube
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9
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0
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Search YouTube

Returns normalized YouTube search results using YouTube's InnerTube search API. Pass `continuation_token` from a previous response to retrieve the next page. Use `q` as the primary query parameter; `search_query` is accepted as an alias.

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "gpt",
    "estimated_results": 9895225,
    "items": [
      {
        "type": "video",
        "position": 1,
        "title": "ChatGPT Explained",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz89",
        "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123xyz89/hq720.jpg",
        "video_id": "abc123xyz89",
        "channel_title": "OpenAI",
        "channel_id": "UCXZCJLdBC09xxGZ6gcdrc6A",
        "duration": "12:34",
        "duration_seconds": 754,
        "published_text": "2 days ago",
        "view_count": "123,456 views",
        "short_view_count": "123K views",
        "description_snippet": "A concise walkthrough of GPT features.",
        "channel_thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/channel-thumb",
        "is_verified": true,
        "badges": [
          "HD",
          "CC"
        ]
      },
      {
        "type": "channel",
        "position": 2,
        "title": "OpenAI",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@OpenAI",
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/channel-avatar",
        "channel_id": "UCXZCJLdBC09xxGZ6gcdrc6A",
        "handle": "@OpenAI",
        "subscriber_count": "1.93M subscribers",
        "description_snippet": "OpenAI's mission is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.",
        "is_verified": true
      },
      {
        "type": "playlist",
        "position": 3,
        "title": "Python Language Full Course (2026)",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890abcdef",
        "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pl123/hqdefault.jpg",
        "playlist_id": "PL1234567890abcdef",
        "channel_title": "Shradha Khapra",
        "channel_id": "UC1XBh-m27kkgwLAwu_SRJBg",
        "video_count": "9 lessons"
      }
    ],
    "continuation_token": "NEXT_TOKEN"
  }
}