Videos Search

Paid Videos Search proxy via x402 pay-per-use (HTTP 402).

Prerequisites: This skill requires x402-payment. Complete the setup steps before first use.

Security: Documentation only — no executable code or credentials. Wallet/keys stay on your machine; never stored here.

Service URLs

Endpoint (Agent Interface)

GET  /api/x402/videos-search
POST /api/x402/videos-search/post

Payment Flow (x402 Protocol)

1. First request -> 402 Payment Required with requirements JSON
2. Sign & retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE -> result JSON

With @springmint/x402-payment or x402-sdk-go, payment is automatic.

Quick Start (cURL)

Basic Search

curl -s "https://www.cpbox.io/api/x402/videos-search?q=python+tutorial" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

With Parameters

curl -s "https://www.cpbox.io/api/x402/videos-search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=machine learning explained" \
  --data-urlencode "country=US" \
  --data-urlencode "search_lang=en" \
  --data-urlencode "count=20" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=pm"

Using with x402-payment

npx @springmint/x402-payment \
  --url "https://www.cpbox.io/api/x402/videos-search?q=python+tutorial&count=20" \
  --method GET

Parameters

Freshness Values

Response Format

{
  "type": "videos",
  "query": {
    "original": "python tutorial",
    "spellcheck_off": false
  },
  "extra": {
    "might_be_offensive": false
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "video_result",
      "title": "Python Tutorial for Beginners",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw",
      "description": "Learn Python programming from scratch...",
      "age": "February 12, 2025",
      "page_age": "2025-02-12T00:00:00",
      "page_fetched": "2025-02-12T15:00:00Z",
      "thumbnail": {
        "src": "https://imgs.search.provider/...",
        "original": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rfscVS0vtbw/hqdefault.jpg"
      },
      "video": {
        "duration": "03:45:00",
        "views": 1523000,
        "creator": "freeCodeCamp",
        "publisher": "YouTube",
        "requires_subscription": false,
        "tags": ["python", "programming"],
        "author": {
          "name": "freeCodeCamp.org",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@freecodecamp"
        }
      },
      "meta_url": {
        "scheme": "https",
        "netloc": "youtube.com",
        "hostname": "www.youtube.com",
        "favicon": "https://imgs.search.provider/...",
        "path": "\u203a watch"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Search Operators

Use search operators to refine results:

• site:youtube.com - Limit to specific site
• "exact phrase" - Match exact phrase
• -exclude - Exclude term

Set operators=false to disable operator parsing.

Use Cases

• Video content research: Find tutorials, explainers, and reviews by topic. Use the video.duration, video.views, and video.creator metadata to filter and rank results programmatically. Prefer videos-search over web-search when you need a dedicated video index with richer metadata (duration, views, creator, tags) and up to 50 results per request.
• Fresh video monitoring: Use freshness=pd or freshness=pw to track newly published video content on trending topics or specific subjects.
• Platform-specific search: Use site:youtube.com or site:vimeo.com operators to target specific video platforms.
• Video metadata extraction: Get view counts, durations, creator info, and tags for analytics, content curation, or recommendation systems.

Notes

• Pagination: Use offset (0-9) with count for more results
• Max results: Up to 50 results per request