A YouTube search scraping API
The base url to get search results, is as follows:
http://youtube-scrape.herokuapp.com/api/search
The url query options are as follows:
| Query | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | String | YouTube search query |
| page | Number | The page of YouTube search results |
Note that if no page is specified the default is 1 Here is an example call:
http://youtube-scrape.herokuapp.com/api/search?q=herman%20fassett&page=1
Example output:
{
"results": [
{
"video": {
"id": "UYDxk7ZKvS0",
"title": "Power - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDxk7ZKvS0",
"duration": "5:09",
"snippet": "This is a bit more of an experimental piece I've been putting time into here and there for many months. The instrumentation is a ...",
"upload_date": "3 months ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UYDxk7ZKvS0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLCvD8gH689UXTRhFgbNwS0vINFBwQ",
"views": "50 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "7EY2qJ9vQHI",
"title": "Sunrise - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EY2qJ9vQHI",
"duration": "2:36",
"snippet": "This is a song I wrote during my Thanksgiving break. I hope to be writing more pieces now that Christmas break here (or close).",
"upload_date": "4 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7EY2qJ9vQHI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLC3HIG8hXaf4OsT3An-LGTU6TqSSw",
"views": "267 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "fnpvgyuooPs",
"title": "Exiled - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnpvgyuooPs",
"duration": "2:01",
"snippet": "My friends have been asking me what I really do all day... No, this isn't everything, but it's what I spent the majority of my Veteran's ...",
"upload_date": "4 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fnpvgyuooPs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDfwb-sTXiWJRBW2r0AZpL_d-Z04A",
"views": "138 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "WGYqoa0iePs",
"title": "After Harvest - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGYqoa0iePs",
"duration": "2:13",
"snippet": "I actually wrote this piece nearly 3 months ago and it was the quickest composition I've ever made. However, I've been distracted ...",
"upload_date": "3 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WGYqoa0iePs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLCy2EGDrtJ3sRE55qLJg-JPhXkBBg",
"views": "54 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "nv7xf0MUFzw",
"title": "The Path To Freedom - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv7xf0MUFzw",
"duration": "3:31",
"snippet": "I wanted to change a few things to this piece, but I've been really busy and haven't uploaded anything in awhile. So, here it is as it ...",
"upload_date": "4 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nv7xf0MUFzw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLCZMgoyaehC7Ipu73TUS7ThBa5_0w",
"views": "160 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "N2RhnMPbOPc",
"title": "Our Barren Lands (Cello) - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RhnMPbOPc",
"duration": "3:05",
"snippet": "I actually had this cello melody sort of lying around and thought I'd pull it out really quickly for this contest: ...",
"upload_date": "3 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N2RhnMPbOPc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLAYG5PNzKH7URab-ca2louNTRgyIg",
"views": "53 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "nRWJdaymQdg",
"title": "Blessed are Those Who Mourn - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRWJdaymQdg",
"duration": "3:23",
"snippet": "This is a re-mixed version of a piece I wrote for the Documentary \"Echoes from The Heart\" on Gerondissa Makrina by Fiery ...",
"upload_date": "1 year ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nRWJdaymQdg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBBiI40-GH95GjStq33oqjJ5mkWOQ",
"views": "69 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "ykYTImq7p9A",
"title": "Growth - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykYTImq7p9A",
"duration": "3:28",
"snippet": "A piece I've had in the works for a long time and have only just decided on a name. This is to signify the change around us as we ...",
"upload_date": "3 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ykYTImq7p9A/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDGCSwJUJOnN3eMLahUv6QSEKKETA",
"views": "60 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "Za7OZ6MsmjU",
"title": "A Winter Day - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7OZ6MsmjU",
"duration": "3:24",
"snippet": "Here's my Christmas / Winter / New Year piece. I created it a few days back, but made a few minor adjustments today. Image used: ...",
"upload_date": "4 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Za7OZ6MsmjU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDp-pHYmBcUIx2mAoEAelYxBnhcmQ",
"views": "87 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "nn7Ogr2x1ho",
"title": "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn7Ogr2x1ho",
"duration": "4:21",
"snippet": "A few hours of recording and mixing got me this. Nothing fancy, and so I was hoping to put some video story to it but yeah, didn't ...",
"upload_date": "1 year ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nn7Ogr2x1ho/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBOGjXnr1LRyncp0XusbQYgvd2cIg",
"views": "41 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "d5JAd7N3mBY",
"title": "Snowfall - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5JAd7N3mBY",
"duration": "2:52",
"snippet": "Merry Christmas! This is my winter Christmas music this year -- actually I composed this as a gift to one of my sisters. ;) The video ...",
"upload_date": "3 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d5JAd7N3mBY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDEUtiwdowjp82OUTcWDKsf8CxsSA",
"views": "54 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "p3REFOpIx6c",
"title": "Darkness Comes (WOT Fan Music) - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3REFOpIx6c",
"duration": "3:22",
"snippet": "This piece is kind of playing around with a very different style than I have ever done before, and I have also been reading the ...",
"upload_date": "3 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p3REFOpIx6c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLAOXYUTnD5xnmFo1O0kkHYM4fwWxw",
"views": "62 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"title": "Class is Rock",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8OE5aBNbRE&list=PLMd5zi5Pk3a4MBOMvvTv4oPk8wQgA1_Dy",
"duration": "Playlist",
"snippet": "",
"upload_date": "View full playlist",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I8OE5aBNbRE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBCjk3anx7Z7QDASbZFpXyrxCVaQA",
"views": "View full playlist"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "edward fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4htQYfvrdrQQjcDDvintjA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "HAF11xeBOF0",
"title": "Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) - Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAF11xeBOF0",
"duration": "1:39",
"snippet": "Just a quick cover of a Christmas carol since we're so close (some of us)...",
"upload_date": "8 months ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HAF11xeBOF0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDEt5XxawIE8K1aMY_UA15xK8hRlQ",
"views": "19 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "s81qJvX5qrI",
"title": "Brightness Davar - (Stormlight Archive Music)",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s81qJvX5qrI",
"duration": "7:02",
"snippet": "Here's a new piece I've written which is a fan piece for Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive books. This follows the events that ...",
"upload_date": "4 years ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s81qJvX5qrI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBxrQEfJvdzCMJO7j-n3s0aB_MnkQ",
"views": "2,891 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Herman Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOlslmdfxy6aG3O9Xkh5kA",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "UrpEH4LEJcs",
"title": "First Antiphon, apr. Michael van Opstall",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrpEH4LEJcs",
"duration": "2:46",
"snippet": "First Antiphon, recorded in St. Nicholas ROC, Seattle. July 7, 2018. Video by Natalie Philo. Basses: Michael van Opstall, ...",
"upload_date": "1 year ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UrpEH4LEJcs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDmWxKnwgC-uZJvH5M0kNRcT_DV9w",
"views": "82 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Michael van Opstall",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/user/opstall",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"id": "1NY9jFPLAY4",
"title": "Приидите, поклонимся, прот. Михаила ван Опсталя",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NY9jFPLAY4",
"duration": "0:41",
"snippet": "Come Let Us Worship, recorded in St. Nicholas ROC, Seattle. July 7, 2018. Video by Natalie Philo. Basses: Michael van Opstall, ...",
"upload_date": "1 year ago",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1NY9jFPLAY4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLD4ChzCxLnWPBrOPfX8EBAE_FoyTQ",
"views": "26 views"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Michael van Opstall",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/user/opstall",
"verified": false
}
},
{
"video": {
"title": "Classic Rock",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRG0Y5N8lg&list=PL1sw4SZS1FDfbKJbYeuOUU-eojRP2yBdM",
"duration": "Playlist",
"snippet": "",
"upload_date": "View full playlist",
"thumbnail_src": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EmRG0Y5N8lg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLClVUFx7fjhdILXpn1X4sBlJZUGqg",
"views": "View full playlist"
},
"uploader": {
"username": "Edward Fassett",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvO9VZDUDsPDKk8DA3-AmSw",
"verified": false
}
}
]
}
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