YouTube
Search for videos on YouTube
YouTube is the world's largest video sharing platform, hosting billions of videos and serving over 2 billion logged-in monthly users.
With YouTube's extensive API capabilities, you can:
- Search content: Find relevant videos across YouTube's vast library using specific keywords, filters, and parameters
- Access metadata: Retrieve detailed information about videos including titles, descriptions, view counts, and engagement metrics
- Analyze trends: Identify popular content and trending topics within specific categories or regions
- Extract insights: Gather data about audience preferences, content performance, and engagement patterns
In Sim Studio, the YouTube integration enables your agents to programmatically search and analyze YouTube content as part of their workflows. This allows for powerful automation scenarios that require up-to-date video information. Your agents can search for instructional videos, research content trends, gather information from educational channels, or monitor specific creators for new uploads. This integration bridges the gap between your AI workflows and the world's largest video repository, enabling more sophisticated and content-aware automations. By connecting Sim Studio with YouTube, you can create agents that stay current with the latest information, provide more accurate responses, and deliver more value to users - all without requiring manual intervention or custom code.
Usage Instructions
Find relevant videos on YouTube using the YouTube Data API. Search for content with customizable result limits and retrieve structured video metadata for integration into your workflow.
Tools
youtube_search
Search for videos on YouTube using the YouTube Data API.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search query for YouTube videos |
apiKey | string | Yes | YouTube API Key |
maxResults | number | No | Maximum number of videos to return |
Output
| Parameter | Type |
|---|---|
totalResults | string |
nextPageToken | string |
Block Configuration
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
apiKey | string | Yes | YouTube API Key - Enter YouTube API Key |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
response | object | Output from response |
↳ items | json | items of the response |
↳ totalResults | number | totalResults of the response |
Notes
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tools - Type:
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