YouTube video search
youtube-searchSearch YouTube by keyword and get 10 videos with title, channel, views, likes, publish date, length and link as JSON. Find the best video on any topic. Use it when: You need to find relevant or popular videos on a topic. Not for: What is said inside a video (use YouTube transcript). Returns: 10 videos: title, URL, channel and subscriber count, views, likes, comment count, publish date, duration, description and thumbnail. Typical time: about 30 s. Price: $0.042 per search (up to 10 videos), charged only on success. One call = up to 10 videos.
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"query": "<query>"
},
"name": "youtube-search"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | What to search for, e.g. home espresso machine review | |
| sortBy | No | Optional, default relevance |