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YouTube scraper API: search results and detail pages as JSON

Send any YouTube page URL with recipe=youtube and get title, duration, image and 7 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

  • 2 page types
  • 10 fields
  • 5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
  • Working · 91.2% in 7 days
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recipe=youtube/listing
curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cooking+pasta' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=youtube/listing'
200 OK · JSON
{
    "result": {
        "title": "How To Cook The Perfect Pasta | Gordon Ramsay",
        "duration": "1:32",
        "published": "12y ago",
        "views": "12,071,276 views"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from YouTube

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Search and listing pages recipe=youtube/listing 5 credits a page

FieldTypeExample
videoslist of 3+ items
videos[].durationtext1:32
videos[].imageimage URLhttps://i.ytimg.com/vi/UYhKDweME3A/hq720.jpg
videos[].publishedtext12y ago
videos[].titletextHow To Cook The Perfect Pasta | Gordon Ramsay
videos[].urlURLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYhKDweME3A
videos[].viewstext12,071,276 views

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-04

{
    "videos": [
        {
            "duration": "1:32",
            "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UYhKDweME3A/hq720.jpg",
            "published": "12y ago",
            "title": "How To Cook The Perfect Pasta | Gordon Ramsay",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYhKDweME3A",
            "views": "12,071,276 views"
        },
        {
            "duration": "0:15",
            "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADTGM3ODBbo/hq720.jpg",
            "published": "1y ago",
            "title": "You can never go wrong with this pasta!🤗 #viralshort #recipe #pasta #food",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADTGM3ODBbo",
            "views": "5,192,296 views"
        }
    ]
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on YouTube (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cooking+pasta' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=youtube/listing'

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Other page types: recipe=youtube/detail, or recipe=youtube and the API picks the page type from the URL. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

What people build with YouTube data

  • Market research

    Follow public company pages and job postings to see who grows and hires.

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Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page typeCredits a pagePer 1,000, StarterPer 1,000, Pro
Search results, Detail page5$0.82$0.50

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FAQ

What does the YouTube recipe return?

JSON with 10 fields from search results (recipe=youtube/listing) and detail page (recipe=youtube/detail), for example title, duration, image, published, url. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape YouTube?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on YouTube: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=youtube/listing.

What happens when YouTube changes its pages?

We check YouTube every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I search YouTube with parameters?

Yes. Fill in query, sort: we build the YouTube search URL, and the call is that URL with recipe=youtube/listing. A single call with the parameters and no URL is coming to the API; it is not live yet.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape YouTube: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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