Search Google Shorts mode and retrieve structured short-form video results from YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and other sources, including titles, creator accounts, views, duration, publication details, thumbnails, and video links.
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{
"short_videos_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "5 quick home workout exercises",
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/example123",
"video_id": "example123",
"thumbnail": "https://images.example.com/workout-short.jpg",
"source": "youtube.com",
"account": "@examplecreator",
"duration": "0:42",
"views": "1.2M views",
"published": "2 weeks ago"
}
]
}Search Google's short-form video results by keyword and receive structured metadata that is ready for content research, creator discovery, monitoring, and analysis.
/v1/google/shorts/search7 creditsSearch Google Shorts mode for short-form vertical videos related to a keyword or topic.
The response contains search metadata and a short_videos_results array. Each result can include its ranking position, title, video URL, video ID, thumbnail, source platform, creator account, duration, displayed view count, publication text, and description.
Use country, language, and Google-domain parameters to localise the search. Control the number of requested results with num and use the start offset to request later results.
q | required | Keyword or phrase to search for. |
curl --get \
'https://scrapebadger.com/v1/google/shorts/search' \
--data-urlencode 'q=home workout tips' \
--data-urlencode 'gl=us' \
--data-urlencode 'hl=en' \
--data-urlencode 'num=20' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'{
"search_information": {
"query_displayed": "home workout tips",
"total_results": 12400,
"time_taken": 0.73,
"organic_results_state": "Results for exact spelling",
"url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=home+workout+tips"
},
"short_videos_results": [
{
"title": "5 quick home workout exercises",
"position": 1,
"link": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/example123",
"video_id": "example123",
"thumbnail": "https://images.example.com/workout-short.jpg",
"source": "youtube.com",
"account": "@examplecreator",
"duration": "0:42",
"views": "1.2M views",
"published": "2 weeks ago",
"description": "Five simple exercises you can do at home."
},
{
"title": "A ten-minute workout for beginners",
"position": 2,
"link": "https://www.tiktok.com/@example/video/123456789",
"video_id": "123456789",
"thumbnail": "https://images.example.com/beginner-workout.jpg",
"source": "tiktok.com",
"account": "@fitnessdemo",
"duration": "0:58",
"views": "485K views",
"published": "5 days ago",
"description": "A short beginner-friendly workout routine."
}
]
}Search topics relevant to your audience and study the titles, sources, creator accounts, descriptions, durations, and publication details Google surfaces for each query. Use the result positions to understand which short-form videos are currently visible in Google Shorts mode for a consistent keyword and market.
Find creators producing short-form content around a product category, industry, or subject. Use the returned account, source, link, title, and view-count fields to build creator shortlists or send selected results into a separate qualification workflow.
Search brand names, product names, campaign terms, and competitor keywords to discover relevant short-form videos appearing in Google. Run the same queries over time to identify new results, changed positions, and updated displayed view counts.
Build content-research dashboards, editorial discovery tools, learning-resource collections, or internal media libraries using structured video links and metadata. Use thumbnails, titles, sources, accounts, durations, and descriptions to help users review results before opening the original video.
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Everything you need to know about the Shorts API.
source field identifies the platform or website shown for each result.gl to select the country, hl to select the language, and domain to choose the Google domain. For consistent comparisons, keep all three settings unchanged between requests.num to request between 1 and 50 results and start to set the result offset. For example, use num=20&start=0 for the first request and num=20&start=20 for the next available set. Google may return fewer results than requested.Use 1,000 free credits to search short-form videos, discover creators, monitor relevant topics, and retrieve structured metadata from Google Shorts mode.
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