# Channel Search

<p>Search Rumble channels and users by name. Results are split into channels and users on the item type. The channel id returned here is the identifier the channel endpoints accept.</p>

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/rumble-api/rumble_channel_search](https://scrappa.co/docs/rumble-api/rumble_channel_search)
- **API group:** Rumble API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/rumble/channels/search`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Yes | <p>Free text search term.</p> |
| `offset` | integer | No | <p>Number of results to skip.</p> |
| `limit` | integer | No | <p>Results per page, up to 99.</p> |

## Example response

```json
{
    "meta": {
        "attempts": 1,
        "duration_ms": 512,
        "endpoint_family": "channel.search"
    },
    "count": 1,
    "users": [],
    "offset": 0,
    "channels": [
        {
            "id": "_cAKLQMYSdT-",
            "slug": "example-channel",
            "type": "channel",
            "thumb": "https://rumble.com/embed/aklqmysdt/thumbnail.jpg",
            "title": "Example Channel",
            "description": "Channel description.",
            "follower_count": 184300,
            "verified_badge": false
        }
    ],
    "has_more": false
}
```

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)