Human-readable age (e.g. "6 months ago") or absolute date (e.g. "February 12, 2025")
results[].page_age
string?
Page age from source (ISO datetime)
results[].page_fetched
string?
ISO datetime when page was last fetched (e.g.
2025-02-12T15:00:00Z
)
results[].fetched_content_timestamp
int?
Fetch timestamp (only with
include_fetch_metadata=true
)
results[].video.duration
string?
Time string (variable format)
results[].video.views
int?
View count as integer
results[].video.creator
string?
Channel/creator name
results[].video.publisher
string?
Platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
results[].video.requires_subscription
bool?
Whether video requires a subscription
results[].video.tags
list[str]?
Tags relevant to the video
results[].video.author
object?
Author profile
results[].video.author.name
string
Author name
results[].video.author.url
string
Author profile URL
results[].video.author.long_name
string?
Extended author name
results[].video.author.img
string?
Author profile image URL
results[].thumbnail.src
string
Served thumbnail URL
results[].thumbnail.original
string?
Original thumbnail URL
results[].meta_url.scheme
string?
URL protocol scheme
results[].meta_url.netloc
string?
Network location
results[].meta_url.hostname
string?
Lowercased domain name
results[].meta_url.favicon
string?
Favicon URL
results[].meta_url.path
string?
URL path
Search Operators
Use search operators to refine results:
site:youtube.com
- Limit to specific site
"exact phrase"
- Match exact phrase
-exclude
- Exclude term
Set
operators=false
to disable operator parsing.
Use Cases
Video content research
Find tutorials, explainers, and reviews by topic. Use the
video.duration
,
video.views
, and
video.creator
metadata to filter and rank results programmatically. Prefer videos-search over web-search when you need a dedicated video index with richer metadata (duration, views, creator, tags) and up to 50 results per request.
Fresh video monitoring
Use
freshness=pd
or
freshness=pw
to track newly published video content on trending topics or specific subjects.
Platform-specific search
Use
site:youtube.com
or
site:vimeo.com
operators to target specific video platforms.
Video metadata extraction
Get view counts, durations, creator info, and tags for analytics, content curation, or recommendation systems.