ScrapeCreators: Youtube Search

Search YouTube by keyword for videos, channels, playlists and shorts, with views, publish date and duration.

Tool ID: scrapecreators_youtube_search

Run this action

Use the TypeScript SDK for one call. Use ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play for durable calls, scheduled calls, or CSV processing.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'scrapecreators_youtube_search',
  {
    "query": "software companies hiring engineers"
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute scrapecreators_youtube_search --input '{
  "query": "software companies hiring engineers"
}' --json

Example response

The static output schema lacks the details for a reliable example. Use deepline describe scrapecreators_youtube_search --json for the complete live contract.

Input reference

Searches YouTube by keyword query and returns matching videos, channels, playlists, shorts, shelves, and live streams. Each video result includes title, URL, thumbnail, view count (views), publish date, duration, channel info, and badges. Supports filtering by upload date, sorting by relevance or popularity, and paginating with continuationToken. Set is_paid_promotions=true to search YouTube videos with the paid product placement / sponsorship disclosure.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.query`	`string`	Yes	—	Search query
`payload.uploadDate`	`"today" \| "this_week" \| "this_month" \| "this_year"`	No	—	Upload date Allowed: `today`, `this_week`, `this_month`, `this_year`.
`payload.sortBy`	`"relevance" \| "popular"`	No	—	Sort by Allowed: `relevance`, `popular`.
`payload.type`	`"videos" \| "shorts" \| "channels" \| "playlists"`	No	—	Type of content to search for Allowed: `videos`, `shorts`, `channels`, `playlists`.
`payload.duration`	`"under_3_min" \| "between_3_and_20_min" \| "over_20_min"`	No	—	Duration of the video. Only applies to videos (not shorts). Allowed: `under_3_min`, `between_3_and_20_min`, `over_20_min`.
`payload.region`	`string`	No	—	2 letter country code of the country to put the proxy in.
`payload.continuationToken`	`string`	No	—	Continuation token to get more videos. Get ‘continuationToken’ from previous response.
`payload.includeExtras`	`string`	No	—	This will get you the like + comment count and the description. To get the full details of the video, use the /v1/youtube/video endpoint. This will slow down the response slightly.
`payload.cursor`	`string`	No	—	Deprecated alias for ScrapeCreators continuationToken. Prefer continuationToken.

Output reference

Standard tool result payload.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`unknown`	Yes	—	Provider response payload.
`result.meta`	`object`	No	—	Additional response metadata (status, paging).

Deepline cost

Pricing model: fixed (per call).
Estimated Deepline credits: 0.02 per pricing unit.

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