YouTube Data

YouTube Data Search API

The Search API from YouTube Data — 1 operation(s) for search.

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GET /search Search for content #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: YouTube Data Activities Search API
  description: The YouTube Data API v3 lets you incorporate YouTube functionality into your own application. You can use the API to fetch search results, retrieve and manage video resources, manage channels and playlists, and access subscription and activity data.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3
servers:
- url: https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
security:
- oauth2: []
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      operationId: search
      summary: Search for content
      description: Returns a collection of search results that match the query parameters.
      parameters:
      - name: part
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: q
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The search query term.
      - name: type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Restricts a search to a particular type of resource.
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 5
          maximum: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchListResponse'
      tags:
      - Search
components:
  schemas:
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
        etag:
          type: string
        id:
          type: object
          properties:
            kind:
              type: string
            videoId:
              type: string
            channelId:
              type: string
            playlistId:
              type: string
        snippet:
          type: object
          properties:
            title:
              type: string
            description:
              type: string
            publishedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            channelTitle:
              type: string
    SearchListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
        etag:
          type: string
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube: Manage your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly: View your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload: Upload YouTube videos
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key