Retrieve Yahoo Video Search results and related video suggestions based on a query. Useful for video content research, trend discovery, audience interest analysis, and competitor monitoring.

If you already know that you want to use Yahoo Video Search, this page is the one you should read. It shows the required input, the filters you can apply, how pagination works, and what localization controls are available.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Name	Yahoo Video Search
Scraper	yahoo_video
Engine	yahoo_video
Website	Yahoo
Website URL	Yahoo.com
Output Format	json
Version	1.0.0
Parameter Count	7
Parameter Groups	Pagination (1), Search Query (1), Advanced Filters (4), Request Controls (1)

Request Example

This is the real request body used to validate yahoo_video during this docs refresh. For /v1/serp, the engine field should be the engine's scraper value.

curl -X POST "https://run.xcrawl.com/v1/serp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engine":"yahoo_video","b":1,"q":"360 camera"}'

Response Example

The JSON below comes from the same live response. Long strings, data URLs, and large arrays were shortened so the example stays readable.

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "cached": true,
    "created_at": "2026-03-26 08:16:53 UTC",
    "id": "01KMMKF761VJ4Q5X3NBEBAQBZJ",
    "json_endpoint": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKF761VJ4Q5X3NBEBAQBZJ.json",
    "processed_at": "2026-03-26 08:16:53 UTC",
    "raw_html_file": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKF761VJ4Q5X3NBEBAQBZJ.html",
    "status": "completed",
    "total_time_taken": 9
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "b": 1,
    "engine": "yahoo_video",
    "q": "360 camera"
  },
  "total_credits_used": 1,
  "related_searches": [
    {
      "link": "https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrEtnJx68RpLj4Ahub7w8QF;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbA--?&p=360+Camera+Review&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av%2Cm%3Ars-top%2Cct%3ArelatedSearches",
      "position": 1,
      "serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?device=desktop&engine=yahoo_videos&p=360+Camera+Review",
      "thumbnail": "https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=360+Camera+Review&pid=Api&mkt=en-US&cc=US&setlang=en&adlt=strict&t=1",
      "title": "360 camera Review"
    },
    {
      "_note": "14 more items omitted"
    }
  ],
  "videos_results": [
    {
      "date": "",
      "duration": "11:01",
      "extracted_views": 145900,
      "link": "https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrEtnJx68RpLj4Auub7w8QF;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny?p=360+camera&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3m055_OjDzg",
      "original": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m055_OjDzg",
      "position": 1,
      "source": "The NEW Insta360 X4 has arrived - 8K video, 5.7K 60 FPS, Longer Battery, Faster AI chip & New Modes - starting at $499! BUY 8K Insta360 X4: https://bit.ly/4aOIpCW First 10 orders get 15% OFF + 1 x free invisible selfie s... [truncated, 348 chars]",
      "thumbnail": "https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OVP.ciUe-iSn3pIPwlgEwdJamgHgFo?pid=Api&h=360&w=480&c=7&rs=1",
      "title": "Insta360 X4 Real World Test - ULTIMATE 8K 360 Action Camera !",
      "views": "145.9K views"
    },
    {
      "_note": "59 more items omitted"
    }
  ]
}

Required Parameters

If you are sending your first request with this engine, start here. Requiredness is based on properties.<field>.must, not the top-level required array.

Field	Type	Group	Description
b	number	Pagination	Result offset used for Yahoo-style pagination.
q	string	Search Query	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Available Parameters

The sections below follow the same parameter groups as the backend, but the field descriptions have been rewritten into shorter, user-facing wording so they are easier to scan.

Pagination

Field	Type	Required	Description
b	number	Yes	Result offset used for Yahoo-style pagination.

Additional Constraints

• b：Default: 1

Search Query

Field	Type	Required	Description
q	string	Yes	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Advanced Filters

Field	Type	Required	Description
durs	string	No	Length.
vage	string	No	Date.
vres	string	No	Resolution.
vsite	string	No	Source.

Additional Constraints

• durs：Options: 3 options. Examples: short, medium, long
• vage：Options: 4 options. Examples: day, week, month, year
• vres：Options: 4 options. Examples: 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p
• vsite：Options: 8 options. Examples: youtube, dailymotion, vimeo, mtv, cbsnews

Request Controls

Field	Type	Required	Description
device	string	No	Device type used when requesting results, such as desktop or tablet.

Additional Constraints

• device：Options: 1 options. Examples: desktop

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