Yandex Videos API

Find videos by topic and compare channels, views, and publication dates

Video titles, channels, views, and thumbnails
Source exclusions and safe-search filters
Paginated JSON results

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          curl --get https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search \
  -d engine="yandex_videos" \
  -d q="popular videos"

Yandex Video Search Results

Turn video search results into structured data

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_Q8LGJb0430ZbcGdgw59nyzNW",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-10-22T13:37:42Z",
    "request_time_taken": 1.83,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.1,
    "total_time_taken": 1.93,
    "request_url": "https://yandex.com/video/search?text=popular+videos",
    "html_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_Q8LGJb0430ZbcGdgw59nyzNW.html",
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_Q8LGJb0430ZbcGdgw59nyzNW"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "yandex_videos",
    "q": "popular videos",
    "yandex_domain": "yandex.com"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "query_displayed": "popular videos"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "title": "Top 10 Best Choreographed Dance Music Videos",
      "link": "http://www.youtube.com/v/FfWNS_YakKw",
      "yandex_link": "https://yandex.com/video/preview/12610990406175729794",
      "snippet": "Top 10 Best Choreographed Dance Music Videos Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MsMojo?sub_c... A well choreographed music video is like a form of art. Not only are we focusing on the music but...",
      "length": "11:21",
      "length_seconds": 681,
      "source": "youtube.com",
      "channel": "MsMojo",
      "channel_link": "http://www.youtube.com/@MsMojo",
      "views": 9300000,
      "iso_date": "2017-02-17T00:00:00Z",
      "thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-vthumb/3847026/289d9689f86665f2998820ad516c03d4/564x318_1"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "title": "The Weeknd, Madonna, Playboi Carti - Popular (Official Music Video)",
      "link": "http://www.youtube.com/live/vt0i6nuqNEo",
      "yandex_link": "https://yandex.com/video/preview/4304212834534506487",
      "snippet": "Music video by The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Madonna performing Popular.© 2024 The Weeknd XO, Inc., marketed by Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc...",
      "length": "3:51",
      "length_seconds": 231,
      "source": "youtube.com",
      "channel": "TheWeekndVEVO",
      "channel_link": "http://www.youtube.com/@TheWeekndVEVO",
      "views": 120700000,
      "iso_date": "2024-02-22T00:00:00Z",
      "thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-vthumb/3095331/946481c00c8191aea4bb225d004fa5b6/564x318_1"
    },
    "..."
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current": 1,
    "next": "https://yandex.com/video/search?text=popular+videos&p=1"
  }
}

Developer experience

Easy integration

Integrating is as simple as making a GET HTTP request.

GET

https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search?engine=yandex_videos&q=popular+videos

Request

import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "yandex_videos",
  "q": "popular videos"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)

Find and Compare Videos

Choose the videos your application needs

Combine search filters with video details to build discovery tools and compare results across sources.

Video Details: Get titles, snippets, direct source links, and Yandex preview links.
Channels and Views: Read channel names, view counts, publication dates, and thumbnails.
Publication Dates: Get a UTC ISO 8601 publication timestamp for each dated video.
Source Exclusions: Exclude a source such as YouTube, Rutube, Vimeo, or VK Video.
Safe Search: Choose off, moderate, or strict content filtering.
Pagination: Request further pages while preserving your search filters.

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.