Search YouTube and export results

See YouTube search results for any keyword with views, channel, duration and publish date, ready to export as JSON or CSV.

Try . Free, no account needed.

Need this at scale?

The same lookup is one API call at 1 credit / page (one credit is $0.0003 to $0.001 depending on volume), with failed requests free.

cURL

curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/youtube/search?q=web%20scraping%20tutorial" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"

Can I filter by upload date or duration?

Yes, the API supports type, sort, upload date and duration filters.

Does it include Shorts?

Yes. Shorts, channels and playlists come back in their own lists.

Is this the official YouTube API?

No. It reads the same public results page a signed-out visitor sees, without quotas.