Video Search API

API for searching video transcripts with fuzzy and phrase matching capabilities
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API for searching video transcripts with fuzzy and phrase matching capabilities

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Execute advanced full-text searches across a massive database of YouTube video transcripts. This endpoint supports both exact phrase matching and fuzzy search (error-tolerant), allowing you to find specific moments in videos based on what was spoken. It returns grouped results by video, including precise timestamps, relevance scores, and metadata filters like duration and category.



                                                                            
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/11839/video+search+api/22478/search
                                                                            
                                                                        

Search - Endpoint Features

Object Description
q [Required] The text you want to search in youtube videos
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        {"results":[{"id":"DqbJHt4XI5Q","videoId":"DqbJHt4XI5Q","title":"When Friendship Burns Brighter Than Fear - THE STAR Clip | Steven Yeun","channelName":"KinoCheck Family","publishDate":"2026-01-16T17:33:54.000Z","matchCount":6,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"When Friendship Burns Brighter Than Fear - THE STAR Clip | Steven Yeun\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":278,"formattedTime":"00:04:38","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"},{"time":282,"formattedTime":"00:04:42","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"},{"time":277,"formattedTime":"00:04:37","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"},{"time":281,"formattedTime":"00:04:41","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"},{"time":280,"formattedTime":"00:04:40","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"},{"time":279,"formattedTime":"00:04:39","transcript":"Sweet breeze.","context":"phrase"}]},{"id":"Y76SBWfU2Bw","videoId":"Y76SBWfU2Bw","title":"Noah Kahan - She Calls Me Back (Official Lyric Video)","channelName":"NoahKahanVEVO","publishDate":"2022-10-14T04:00:24.000Z","matchCount":1,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"Noah Kahan - She Calls Me Back (Official Lyric Video)\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":146,"formattedTime":"00:02:26","transcript":"How does your way to live this breeze?","context":"phrase"}]},{"id":"JkYEld4m1i4","videoId":"JkYEld4m1i4","title":"White Wolf: Ghost of Wakanda (2026) - First Look | Jason Momoa, Denzel Washington - Concept Trailer","channelName":"Ultimate Studios","publishDate":"2026-01-23T12:30:29.000Z","matchCount":1,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"White Wolf: Ghost of Wakanda (2026) - First Look | Jason Momoa, Denzel Washington - Concept Trailer\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":9.52,"formattedTime":"00:00:09","transcript":"Breeze and let the old world fall away.","context":"phrase"}]},{"id":"DxLTFJgPxig","videoId":"DxLTFJgPxig","title":"I'll Be Okay","channelName":"Highway to Knowhere - Topic","publishDate":"2026-01-27T10:13:50.000Z","matchCount":1,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"I'll Be Okay\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":169,"formattedTime":"00:02:49","transcript":"To carry the weight and breeze don't smile","context":"phrase"}]},{"id":"H0tsjCXJUko","videoId":"H0tsjCXJUko","title":"Faking My Death on the Unstable SMP","channelName":"Wemmbu","publishDate":"2025-10-25T14:49:38.000Z","matchCount":1,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"Faking My Death on the Unstable SMP\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":13.72,"formattedTime":"00:00:13","transcript":"Last time I was at spawn, escaping was a breeze.","context":"phrase"}]},{"id":"9InPlY-Zk4k","videoId":"9InPlY-Zk4k","title":"HARDY - Who Don't (Official Audio)","channelName":"HARDY","publishDate":"2025-09-26T04:00:10.000Z","matchCount":1,"aiSummary":"This video discusses \"HARDY - Who Don't (Official Audio)\" and mentions a term exactly \"breeze\".","timestamps":[{"time":77,"formattedTime":"00:01:17","transcript":"That could not give a shit about who don't keep us from green peas and the day breeze","context":"phrase"}]}],"totalMatches":6}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Search - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/11839/video+search+api/22478/search?q=breeze' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 


    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the Video Search API simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.
Headers
Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.

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Video Search API FAQs

The Search endpoint returns a collection of video transcripts, including grouped results by video. Each result contains metadata such as video ID, title, channel name, publish date, match count, and timestamps of relevant phrases.

Key fields in the response include `id`, `videoId`, `title`, `channelName`, `publishDate`, `matchCount`, `aiSummary`, and `timestamps`, which detail the exact moments in the video where matches occur.

The response data is organized as a JSON object containing a `results` array. Each entry in the array represents a video, with its associated metadata and timestamps for matched phrases.

The Search endpoint allows parameters such as search queries for exact phrases or fuzzy matches. Users can customize their requests by specifying keywords, phrases, or filters related to video categories and durations.

The Search endpoint provides information on video transcripts, including specific phrases spoken, timestamps of those phrases, and metadata like video titles, channels, and publication dates.

Data accuracy is maintained through continuous updates and quality checks on the video transcripts sourced from YouTube. This ensures that the transcripts reflect the spoken content accurately.

Typical use cases include content discovery, research, and analysis of video materials. Users can find specific moments in videos for educational purposes, content creation, or enhancing user engagement.

Users can utilize the returned data by leveraging timestamps to navigate directly to relevant video segments, using metadata for filtering or categorizing content, and analyzing match counts to gauge relevance.

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