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YouTube Post API
Turn any YouTube community post URL or post ID into structured JSON with text, exact likes, polls, quizzes, and attachments.- Poll and quiz results, including correct answers
- Exact like counts, not rounded abbreviations
- Image, video, and playlist attachments
- Repost detection with the full original post
curl --get https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search \
-d engine="youtube_post" \
-d url="https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk"
Community Post Data
Structured JSON
Pass a post URL or post ID and get the text, channel, exact like count, and poll votes back as JSON. Track fan engagement, monitor announcements, and measure poll sentiment.
{
"search_metadata": {
"id": "search_3wAckklEwbL1uBopSnJrgcRM",
"status": "Success",
"created_at": "2026-08-31T02:57:44Z",
"request_time_taken": 1.39,
"parsing_time_taken": 0.11,
"total_time_taken": 1.5,
"request_url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk",
"html_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_65Qzlhc3HyniybmRusJqz7rW.html",
"json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_VJRaqr5fzpAJaz38587Faipr"
},
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "youtube_post",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk"
},
"post": {
"id": "UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk",
"channel": {
"id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"title": "MrBeast",
"handle": "@MrBeast",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast",
"thumbnail": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/nxYrc_1_2f77DoBadyxMTmv7ZpRZapHR5jbuYe7PlPd5cIRJxtNNEYyOC0ZsxaDyJJ..."
},
"content": "Would you rather stop aging for 100 years or receive 1 billion dollars right now?",
"likes": "98K",
"extracted_likes": 98184,
"published_time": "1 month ago",
"poll": {
"total_votes": "1.7M votes",
"extracted_total_votes": 1700000,
"choices": [
{
"text": "100 Years Of No Aging"
},
"..."
]
}
}
}
Developer experience
Easy integration
Integrating is as simple as making a GET HTTP request.
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=youtube_post&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fpost%2FUgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk- Python
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- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "youtube_post",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Community Post Data Points
What you get
Real-time YouTube community post data, including attachment types other APIs skip.
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Post Details
- Full text, resolved links, hashtags, canonical URL, and publish time.
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Exact Engagement
- Like counts as precise numbers (98,184), plus the displayed abbreviation (98K).
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Polls
- Choices, total votes, and choice images on image polls.
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Quizzes
- Choices with the correct answer flagged, explanations, and total answers.
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Attachments
- Images in full resolution, shared videos with stats, and playlists with previews.
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Reposts
- Reposts include the complete original post with its own channel and engagement.
Legal Coverage
Legal Protection Guarantee
We accept legal responsibility for how SearchApi collects and parses publicly available search results, backed by up to $2M in coverage. This protection applies to customers worldwide, operates under U.S. law, and does not cover your use of the data or unlawful activities.
Robust Infrastructure
Handle even the most demanding needs
Performance
Sub-2 second average response time
Optimized for low latency, delivering rapid results for AI applications, SEO analysis, and research.
100% Success Rate
Guaranteed query completion
Guaranteed success with built-in auto-retry mechanism and adaptive error handling to ensure complete data collection.
Proxy Management
Scalable proxy rotation
Our built-in proxy rotator and auto-retry mechanisms ensure scalability, handling millions of searches daily across a global network of 100M+ proxies.
Captcha Solving
Advanced CAPTCHA bypass
Mimics real human behavior with full browser rendering, JavaScript execution, and CAPTCHA solving for uninterrupted data scraping.
Integrations
Open-source integrations
Easily integrate with popular open-source tools like Dify, Flowise, LangChain, and Haystack to extend functionality with minimal setup.
Simple Pricing
Pricing plans
- Pay per success
- Built in location geo-targetting
- Only premium proxies
- 10,000 Searches
- 99.9% SLA
- 35,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- 100,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- Medium Throughput
- 250,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- High Throughput
- Search Analytics
- 500,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- Dedicated Throughput
- Priority Support
- Search Analytics
- 1,000,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- Dedicated Throughput
- Priority Support
- Search Analytics
- 2,000,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- Dedicated Throughput
- Priority Support
- Search Analytics
- 5,000,000 Searches
- Team Management
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- 99.9% SLA
- Dedicated Throughput
- Priority Support
- Search Analytics
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YouTube Channel API
Get details about any YouTube channel
Fetch channel metadata, subscriber counts, and links from a channel ID or handle.
- Channel Profile
- Title, description, avatar, banner, and verification badges.
- Audience Stats
- Subscriber and video counts as numbers.
- Links and Tags
- External links, keywords, and available countries.
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