YouTube Posts | Apinoa

List YouTube videos: a channel's uploads, a search, a hashtag, related videos, or the trending charts.

GET | POST /v1/youtube/posts

Send parameters as a query string with GET, or as a JSON body with POST. Both are equivalent.

What to Pass

Pass	Reads	Notes
`username` or `userId`	A channel's uploads	`type`: `videos` (default), `shorts`, `live`, `community`
`query`	A video search	`type`: `videos` (default) or `shorts`
`hashtag`	Videos under a hashtag
`relatedTo`	The videos YouTube recommends beside one
nothing	The trending charts	`country` (default US); 2 units

Pass one source per call. Every identifier also takes the page URL.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Notes
`country`	string	Default feed only: the country whose trending feed to read (ISO alpha-2, default US).
`cursor`	string	Opaque cursor from the previous page's `cursor`. Pass it alone for the next page.
`hashtag`	string	Videos under a hashtag, with or without #.
`query`	string	Search videos by keyword.
`relatedTo`	string	A video id or URL; returns the videos YouTube recommends beside it.
`type`	enum	username/userId: which channel tab — videos (default), shorts, live or community · query: videos (default) or shorts. `videos` `shorts` `live` `community`
`userId`	string	Channel id (UC…).
`username`	string	Channel @handle (with or without @), or the channel URL (/@handle, /channel/UC…, /c/…, /user/…).

Request

curl "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/youtube/posts?username=%40mkbhd&type=shorts" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APINOA_API_KEY"

Response

Returns Page of Post in data. A real response, shortened: arrays keep their first entries and long text is cut.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "youtube",
    "items": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "id": "_4ELeWAgMwo",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ELeWAgMwo",
        "author": {
          "platform": "youtube",
          "id": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
          "handle": "mkbhd",
          "displayName": "Marques Brownlee",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
          "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/qu4TmIaYUlS41-dJ9gZ7DUR3nilvmB5_11i6OKSdvNnBNiyOusZP1bMN6ICnuxtjFBb6ioKgRQ=s900-c-k-c…"
        },
        "title": "ASMR iPhone Duo Unboxing",
        "media": [
          {
            "type": "video",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ELeWAgMwo",
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_4ELeWAgMwo/oar3.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEdCJUDENAFSFWQAgHyq4qpAwwIARUAAIhCcAHAAQY=&rs=AOn4CLDEzqDprq0dEj0…"
          }
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "views": 2100000
        },
        "ext": {
          "isShort": true
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "4PUpJI-hNYFf8QYTuifBDYgNyLZERTjzoZKnbWwvxtxd6TFzjKx55Gw3YS9-IN4MUE1IAmpHzO19I7UGyZlIYr_d0r7eOHkiDMA6R0H8z6gujuSriodxpkF…"
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
400	`INVALID_CURSOR`	The `cursor` is not one this operation returned. Start again without it.
400	`INVALID_PARAMS`	A parameter is missing, unknown or out of range. The message names it.
401	`UNAUTHORIZED`	The `x-api-key` header is missing, or the key is revoked or unknown.
402	`INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`	The balance does not cover this call. Top up in the dashboard.
404	`NOT_FOUND`	The account, post or group does not exist, or is private, deleted or age-restricted.
429	`MARKETPLACE_SATURATED`	Too many concurrent calls. Retry after the `Retry-After` seconds.
502	`UPSTREAM_ERROR`	The platform answered with something unusable. Retry with backoff.

Every code is listed in Errors. Failed calls are not billed.

Pricing

Price $0.001 per call, plus $0.001 for each extra call it makes — at most 1 more, so $0.002 in total. List price; the rate steps down above 1,000 calls a day.

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