# SerpBase, free credits, POST /youtube/search: Video search API

> Search YouTube videos, Shorts, and creator channels with query and region parameters.

SerpBase's video search API on its Free credits plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns none of the 6 key fields we check: Length, Date, Channel, Views and 2 more.
We rank 370 plans by price. [SerpScraper.dev's $499 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpscraper-dev/499-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.033.
[SerpKite](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-videos-bing-videos/llms.txt), [PrismCrawl](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/prismcrawl/10-pack-lite-post-v1-yahoo-videos-search/llms.txt) and [SerpBase](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/100-monthly/llms.txt) are the best video search API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-youtube-search
- [Best video search API in 2026: providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-video-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://serpbase.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.serpbase.dev/youtube/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://serpbase.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://serpbase.dev/docs/youtube_search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- Sold by: SerpBase (https://serpbase.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-10-28

## In the answer

- Completeness: 0%

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 46 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search YouTube videos, Shorts, and creator channels with query and region parameters.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Use SerpBase only in accordance with applicable law, published documentation, and technical limits. Do not bypass authentication, rate limits, credit accounting, or security controls. Do not disrupt the service, probe vulnerabilities without written permission, distribute malware, or interfere with third-party systems. Do not use the service to violate rights or law, or submit data you are not authorized to process. Do not resell, mirror, reverse engineer, or provide shared access beyond your purchased rights without written approval.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 500 credits
- Enough for: 500 calls

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 2.52 s

## The call

- You send: q. Optional: country, cursor, device, gl, hl, language, limit, mobile, num, page, search_query, sp
- Method: POST
- Path: /youtube/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free credits
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 4 fields the plan's answer can hold

search status, credits consumed, request ID, time taken

## SerpBase's plans (8)

- [SerpBase, free credits, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $10 pack, Starter, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/10-pack-starter-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.50 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $50 pack, Growth, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/50-pack-growth-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $200 pack, Pro, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/200-pack-pro-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.351 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $500 pack, Business, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/500-pack-business-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $1,000 pack, Enterprise, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/1000-pack-enterprise-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.303 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $3 monthly, Starter Boost, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/3-monthly-starter-boost-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.30 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $100 monthly, Pro Monthly, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/100-monthly-pro-monthly-post-youtube-search/llms.txt): $0.25 per 1,000, 0% complete, live

## SerpBase's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /google/videos/search`: [SerpBase, free credits, POST /google/videos/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- `POST /youtube/search`: [SerpBase, free credits, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-youtube-search/llms.txt)

## SerpBase's APIs (6)

- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /duckduckgo/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-duckduckgo-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/books](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-books/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/scholar](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-scholar/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: image search API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: job postings API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: video search API pricing, 8 plans, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-youtube-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: news API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: Google Shopping search API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-shopping-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)

## SerpBase: video search API alternatives

- [XMLStock, ₽5,000 monthly, Оптимальный, GET /yandexlive/xml/](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/xmlstock/5000-monthly-get-yandexlive-xml/llms.txt): $0.239 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [Scrapingdog, $3,500 yearly, Premium, GET /google_videos](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/scrapingdog/3500-yearly/llms.txt): $0.243 per 1,000, 33% complete, live
- [FlashData, $999 monthly, Scale, POST /v1/queries/realtime, YouTube Search API (Realtime)](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/flashdata/999-monthly-scale-post-v1-queries-realtime-youtube-search-api-realtime/llms.txt): $0.25 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [PrismCrawl, $25 pack, Starter, POST /v1/yandex/videos/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/prismcrawl/25-pack-starter-post-v1-yandex-videos-search/llms.txt): $0.25 per 1,000, 100% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-28.

- https://serpbase.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/docs/billing-and-credits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/docs/youtube_search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=video-search-api-pricing