Google Videos API

Search Videos Across YouTube, Vimeo, and the Entire Web

Query Google's video search index to find videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and thousands of other platforms. Get structured results with titles, thumbnails, durations, and source URLs — all through one API.

1
Endpoint
Multi-platform
Coverage
$0.20
Per 1k requests

What you can build

Structured data for real applications. Here are some ideas.

Video Content Discovery

Search for videos across all major platforms from a single API. Build video aggregators, content curation tools, and discovery features without managing multiple platform APIs.

Educational Resource Finder

Help learners discover tutorial and course videos by topic. Build educational platforms that surface the best video content from across the web.

Competitive Video Analysis

Monitor competitor video content across platforms. Track what video content ranks for your target keywords and analyze competitive video strategies.

Media Monitoring

Track video mentions of brands, products, or topics across the web. Build alerting systems that detect new video content matching your criteria.

Try it now

One API call. Structured JSON response.

Request

curl -X GET "https://scrappa.co/api/google-videos?query=react+hooks+tutorial" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "React Hooks Tutorial - Complete Guide 2025",
      "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=...",
      "platform": "YouTube",
      "duration": "45:22",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/.../hqdefault.jpg",
      "channel": "Traversy Media",
      "views": "1.2M views",
      "published": "6 months ago"
    }
  ]
}

Scrappa vs SerpAPI Videos

See how Scrappa compares to the official API.

Multi-platform results
Scrappa:
SerpAPI Videos:
Results per query
Scrappa: Configurable
SerpAPI Videos: 10 default
Price per 1k queries
Scrappa: $0.20
SerpAPI Videos: $15.00+
Video duration
Scrappa:
SerpAPI Videos: Limited
Pay-as-you-go pricing
Scrappa:
SerpAPI Videos: Subscription only
Google Cloud required
Scrappa:
SerpAPI Videos:
Free tier
Scrappa: 500 credits/month
SerpAPI Videos: 100 searches/month

Key features

Cross-platform video search from one API
Results from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and more
Video metadata including duration and view counts
Thumbnail URLs for rich previews
Source platform identification
Keyword-based search with Google ranking
No platform-specific API keys needed

Frequently asked questions

Most video search API providers charge $5-$15 per 1,000 queries and require monthly subscriptions. Scrappa provides Google Video search results with flat $0.20/1k pricing, pay-as-you-go billing, no setup overhead, and more results per query.

Yes. The Google Videos API searches across all video platforms indexed by Google, including YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and embedded videos on websites. You get multi-platform results from a single API call.

Just a Scrappa API key. No Google Cloud account, no platform-specific API keys, no OAuth. Sign up for free, get your key, and start searching videos across the web immediately.

Each result includes the video title, URL, source platform, duration, thumbnail image, channel/creator name, view count (when available), and publication date. All data is returned as structured JSON.

Yes. Every Scrappa account gets 500 free credits per month with no credit card required. This lets you test the video search endpoint and build your integration before scaling to paid usage.

Scrappa charges $0.20 per 1,000 requests with no daily limits. The free tier includes 500 credits per month. Pricing is the same regardless of how many video results are returned per query.

Start using the Google Videos API

Sign up and get 500 free credits. No credit card required.