YouTube Search
Search YouTube and get matching videos (title, channel, views, length, publish time) as normalized JSON.
- Price
- $0.00055 / call
- Success (7 days)
- —
- Median latency
- —
- Runs (30 days)
- 24
Details
- Tier
- bridged
- Safe to retry
- No
- Data
- Scraped from public web pages
- Source terms
- —
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | The YouTube search query. |
cursor | string | No | Continuation token from a previous response for pagination. |
sortBy | string | No | Sort order: "relevance" (default) or "popular" (most-viewed). |
uploadDate | string | No | Filter by upload recency. Omit for any time. |
Call it
curl https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-search/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"query":"query","sortBy":"relevance"}}'curl "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/functions?ids=anyapi.youtube-search&format=openai" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY"{
"mcpServers": {
"orcarouter": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <ORCAROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Questions
How much does YouTube Search cost?
YouTube Search costs $0.00055 per call: 1,000 calls cost $0.55.
What does a $10 budget buy with YouTube Search?
About 18181 calls at $0.00055 per call.
What inputs does YouTube Search need?
Required inputs: query.
How do I call YouTube Search?
Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.
Alternatives
| Tool | Price | Success (7 days) | Median latency | Runs (30 days) | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search YouTube videos by keywordYoutube: search video (web) | $0.0011 / call | — | — | 1 | bridged |
| Search YouTube by keyword with filtersYoutube: get general search (web_v2) | $0.0011 / call | — | — | 8 | bridged |
| Search YouTube Shorts by keywordYoutube: get shorts search (web_v2) | $0.0011 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| YouTube Shorts SearchSearch YouTube Shorts by keyword and get matching Shorts (title, views, URL) with cursor pagination as normalized JSON. | $0.00132 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| Search YouTube Shorts by keywordYoutube: get shorts search v2 (web_v2) | $0.0022 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| Search YouTube videos by keyword and filtersSearch YouTube by keyword (filter type=video for videos only) | $0.0022 / call | — | — | 20 | bridged |
| Search YouTube by keywordSearch YouTube by keyword with optional type, upload-date, duration, feature, and sort filters, or continue with a token. | $0.0162 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
