Query Parameters

# Video Search API

This table lists the query parameters supported by the Video Search API. Some are required, but most are optional.

Parameter Required Type Default Description
q yes string none

The user's search query term.

Query can not be empty. Maximum of 400 characters and 50 words in the query.

country no string us

The search query country, where the results come from.

The country string is limited to 2 character country codes of supported countries. For a list of supported values, see Country Codes.

search_lang no string en

The search language preference.

The 2 or more character language code for which the search results are provided. For a list of possible values, see Language Codes.

ui_lang no string en-US

User interface language preferred in response.

Usually of the format <language_code>-<country_code>, see RFC 9110. For a list of supported values, see UI Language Codes.

count no int 20

The number of search results returned in response.

The maximum is 100. The actual number delivered may be less than requested. Combine this parameter with offset to paginate search results.

offset no int 0

The zero-based offset that indicates the number of video search results per page (count) to skip before returning the result. The maximum is 9. The actual number delivered may be less than requested based on the query.

In order to paginate results use this parameter together with count. For example, if your user interface displays 20 video search results per page, set count to 20 and offset to 0 to show the first page of results. To get subsequent pages, increment offset by 1 (e.g. 0, 1, 2). The results may overlap across multiple pages.

safesearch no string strict

Filters search results for adult content.

The following values are supported:

off
Adult content is included where relevant.
moderate
Adult text but no adult images or videos.
strict
No adult content with adult text, images, and videos.
spellcheck no bool 1 Whether to enable spell checker.
freshness no string none

Filters search results by when they were discovered.

The following time deltas are supported:

pd
Discovered in last 24 hours.
pw
Discovered in last 7 Days.
pm
Discovered in last 31 Days.
py
Discovered in last 365 Days.
YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD
A timeframe is also supported by specifying the date range e.g. 2022-04-01to2022-07-30.