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YouTube API · Endpoint

YouTube Typeahead Search API

Get the search suggestions YouTube offers for the start of a query, in the language you choose.

  • 1 credit per call
  • Failed calls are free
  • Updated
  • youtube.search.typeahead
Response completed
{  "count": 10,  "suggestions": [    "golang",    "golang tutorial"  ]}
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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

FieldTypeRequiredWhat it doesExample
query string yes Partial search query golang
language string no
Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

FieldTypeWhat it isExample
count integer How many suggestions this answer holds. 10
suggestions array Search suggestions YouTube offers for the text. golang, golang tutorial, golang tutorial deutsch
REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "youtube.search.typeahead",  "input": {    "query": "golang"  }}'
In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client
1Add the Upscrape MCP server
https://data.upscrape.com/mcp
2Ask for the data in plain words

With Upscrape, get the YouTube typeahead search for query "golang". Tell me what it costs before you run it, then show the results as a table.

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.
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Questions

YouTube Typeahead Search API FAQ

The short answers. The docs have the long ones.

Still have a question? Talk to the people who build the endpoints.
How much does the YouTube Typeahead Search API cost?

1 credit per successful call, shown before it runs. You buy credits once, and paid credits never expire.

What do I send?

Send query. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Do I need a YouTube login?

No. It reads public YouTube data; nothing runs on your account.

Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds youtube.search.typeahead, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

Get started

Your first YouTube call is free.

Up to 100 free credits to start, no card needed.