# YouTube: Search posts

## Tools

Cheapest first.

| Tool | Source | Price | Health | p50 | Success (7d) | Runs (30d) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YouTube Search](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/youtube-search.md) | — | $0.00055 per call | OK | — | — | 24 |
| [Search YouTube videos by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/x-youtube-web-search-video.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK | — | — | 1 |
| [Search YouTube by keyword with filters](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/x-youtube-web-v2-get-general-search.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK | — | — | 8 |
| [Search YouTube Shorts by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/x-youtube-web-v2-get-shorts-search.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK | — | — | — |
| [YouTube Shorts Search](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/youtube-search-shorts.md) | — | $0.00132 per call | OK | — | — | — |
| [Search YouTube Shorts by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/x-youtube-web-v2-get-shorts-search-v2.md) | — | $0.0022 per call | OK | — | — | — |
| [Search YouTube videos by keyword and filters](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/youtube-search-videos.md) | — | $0.0022 per call | OK | — | — | 20 |
| [Search YouTube by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/x-youtube-search-v1.md) | — | $0.016236 per call | OK | — | — | — |

## More on YouTube

- [User's posts](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/user-posts.md)
- [Post comments](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments.md)
- [Post details](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-detail.md)
- [Live streams](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/live-room.md)
- [Comment replies](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/comment-replies.md)
- [Search users](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-users.md)
- [User profile](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/user-profile.md)
- [Hashtag \& topic posts](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/topic-posts.md)
- [Other tools](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other.md)

## FAQ

### How much does Search posts on YouTube cost?

8 tools offer it, from $0.00055 per call.

### How does an agent use these tools?

With one OrcaRouter API key: POST /v1/tools/discover finds them and POST /v1/tools/{id}/run calls one, with the same request shape for every tool here.

## Call the cheapest tool

Its input fields are on its own page: [YouTube Search](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts/youtube-search.md).

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-search/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-search/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/search-posts