Yahoo Video Search
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,longvage:Options: 4 options. Examples:day,week,month,yearvres:Options: 4 options. Examples:360p,480p,720p,1080pvsite: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
