Release note: This package is published for Claude Code. References to OpenClaw below describe the original source workflow, a companion runtime, or compatibility guidance unless the skill is explicitly about OpenClaw itself.

YouTube SERP 📺

Search ranked YouTube results through AISA for content research, channel discovery, trend analysis, and competitor tracking.

Compatibility

Works with any agentskills.io-compatible harness, including:

• Claude Code and Claude
• OpenAI Codex
• Cursor
• Gemini CLI
• OpenCode, Goose, OpenClaw, Hermes
• and other tools that implement the Agent Skills specification

Requires Python 3, a POSIX shell, and AISA_API_KEY from aisa.one.

Use when

• You want the top YouTube results for a keyword or topic
• You need region-specific or language-specific YouTube search results
• You are researching competitor videos or channels
• You want quick SERP-style inputs for content planning or SEO analysis

Example requests

Content research

Find top-ranking videos about "AI agents tutorial" to see what is performing well.

Competitor tracking

Search for videos from competitor channels about "machine learning".

Trend discovery

What are the top YouTube videos about "GPT-5" right now?

Topic analysis

Find popular videos on "autonomous driving" to understand audience interest.

Channel discovery

Search for channels creating content about "crypto trading".

Quick start

export AISA_API_KEY="your-key"

Core capabilities

Basic YouTube search

curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=AI+agents+tutorial" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Search with country filter

# Search in specific country (US)
curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=machine+learning&gl=us" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

# Search in Japan
curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=AI&gl=jp&hl=ja" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Search with language filter

# Search with interface language
curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=python+tutorial&hl=en" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

# Chinese interface
curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=编程教程&hl=zh-CN&gl=cn" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Pagination with filter token

# Use sp parameter for pagination or advanced filters
curl "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/youtube/search?engine=youtube&q=AI&sp=<filter_token>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Python client

# Basic search
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "AI agents tutorial"

# Search with country
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "machine learning" --country us

# Search with language
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "python tutorial" --lang en

# Full options
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "GPT-5 news" --country us --lang en

# Competitor research
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "OpenAI tutorial"

# Trend discovery
python3 scripts/youtube_client.py search --query "AI trends 2025"

Use cases

1. Content gap analysis

Find what content is ranking well to identify gaps in your strategy:

# Search for top videos in your niche
results = client.search("AI automation tutorial")
# Analyze titles, views, and channels to find opportunities

2. Competitor monitoring

Track what competitors are publishing:

# Search for competitor brand + topic
results = client.search("OpenAI GPT tutorial")
# Monitor ranking changes over time

3. Keyword research

Discover what topics are trending:

# Search broad topics to see what's popular
results = client.search("artificial intelligence 2025")
# Extract common keywords from top-ranking titles

4. Audience research

Understand what your target audience watches:

# Search in specific regions
results = client.search("coding tutorial", country="jp", lang="ja")
# Analyze regional content preferences

5. SEO analysis

Analyze how videos rank for specific keywords:

# Track ranking positions for target keywords
keywords = ["AI tutorial", "machine learning basics", "Python AI"]
for kw in keywords:
    results = client.search(kw)
    # Record top 10 videos and their channels

API endpoint reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
/youtube/search	GET	Search YouTube SERP

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
engine	string	Yes	Must be youtube
q	string	Yes	Search query
gl	string	No	Country code (for example us, jp, uk, cn)
hl	string	No	Interface language (for example en, ja, zh-CN)
sp	string	No	YouTube filter token for pagination or filters

Response format

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_id",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
    "request_time_taken": 1.23,
    "total_time_taken": 1.45
  },
  "search_results": [
    {
      "video_id": "abc123xyz",
      "title": "Complete AI Agents Tutorial 2025",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz",
      "channel_name": "AI Academy",
      "channel_link": "https://www.youtube.com/@aiacademy",
      "description": "Learn how to build AI agents from scratch...",
      "views": "125K views",
      "published_date": "2 weeks ago",
      "duration": "45:30",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123xyz/hqdefault.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

Country codes (gl)

Code	Country
us	United States
uk	United Kingdom
jp	Japan
cn	China
de	Germany
fr	France
kr	South Korea
in	India
br	Brazil
au	Australia

Language codes (hl)

Code	Language
en	English
ja	Japanese
zh-CN	Chinese (Simplified)
zh-TW	Chinese (Traditional)
ko	Korean
de	German
fr	French
es	Spanish
pt	Portuguese
ru	Russian

Pricing

API	Cost
YouTube search	~$0.002

Get started

1. Sign up at aisa.one
2. Get your API key
3. Add credits (pay-as-you-go)
4. Set the environment variable: export AISA_API_KEY="your-key"

Full API reference

See API Reference for complete endpoint documentation.