GET

Get YouTube video details

YouTube Scraper API API

Returns full metadata for a single video by its 11-character video `id`.

GET https://api.pullbay.com/youtube/video

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Parameters

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string

Mandatory

type

string

Optional

Code Examples

curl -X GET "https://api.pullbay.com/youtube/video?id=example_value&type=example_value" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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GET

Get YouTube channel details

Returns channel details. Provide exactly one of `id`, `handle`, or `channelUrl`.

150

GET

Get YouTube short details

Returns full metadata for a single short by its video `id`.

200

GET

Get comments on a YouTube video

Returns top-level comments for a video. Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive). `sort` is `top` (default) or `latest`.

GET

Get live streams for a YouTube channel

Returns live streams (current and past) for the channel. Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive).

200

GET

Get shorts for a YouTube channel

Returns shorts uploaded by the channel. Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive).

150

GET

Get trending YouTube videos

Returns currently trending videos. Use `geo` to target a country (e.g. `US`, `GB`).

250

GET

Get videos for a YouTube channel

Returns videos uploaded by the channel. Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive).

150

GET

Get videos under a YouTube hashtag

Returns videos tagged with `tag`. Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive).

150

GET

Search YouTube

Search YouTube. `mode` selects what to search for (`video`, `channel`, or `playlist`). Use `cursor` to paginate or `maxItems` for a one-shot bulk pull (mutually exclusive).

150

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YouTube video searchSearch YouTube by keyword and collect structured video results at scale. Ideal for trend research, content discovery, SEO analysis, and competitor monitoring.

Channels, playlists & ShortsExtract videos from YouTube channels, playlists, Shorts URLs, search URLs, and handles. Build flexible workflows around the exact YouTube source you want to monitor.

Rich video performance dataAccess key video metadata including titles, descriptions, URLs, duration, views, likes, upload dates, thumbnails, channel details, and embed links.

Localized discovery controlsCustomize results by country and language to research YouTube content across different markets. Useful for global SEO, regional trend tracking, and audience research.

Advanced search filtersNarrow datasets with filters for upload date, video duration, result sorting, and video features such as HD, 4K, live, captions, subtitles, HDR, and more.

Research-ready JSON outputTurn YouTube search and video data into clean structured output for dashboards, analytics pipelines, market research, brand monitoring, and content strategy workflows.

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Get YouTube video details

Parameters

Code Examples

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Other YouTube Scraper API Endpoints

Features of YouTube Scraper

Pay for usage, not infrastructure.

Clarity before you get started

02How is Pullbay different from building scrapers in-house?

03What kind of data can I collect with Pullbay?

04Is Pullbay compliant with data privacy and legal requirements?

05Do I need technical knowledge to use Pullbay?

06How does Pullbay handle rate limits and anti-bot protections?

07Can Pullbay scale to millions of records?

08How fresh is the data pulled via Pullbay?

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