YouTube shorts search
Returns YouTube Shorts matching a keyword, one page per call. Useful for tracking short-form trends and finding creators active in Shorts on a topic.
What you get
- Short title and video ID
- Channel name and ID
- View count
- Publish time
- Thumbnail image
- Short link
- Paging value for the next page
What it can do
- Search Shorts by keyword
- Filter by upload time and choose the sort order
- Exclude long-form videos from the results (on by default)
- Localise results by language, country and time zone
Limits
- Each call returns one page; to get the next page, pass the continuation_token from the previous result
- Results follow YouTube's own ranking and may differ by region and language
- Only publicly visible data is returned
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| search_query | Keyword to search for. |
| upload_time | Only return Shorts uploaded within a time range. |
| sort_by | Order of the results. |
| filter_mixed_content | Remove long-form videos so only Shorts are returned (on by default). |
| language_code | Language for the returned text, e.g. en-US. |
| country_code | Country or region the results are localised to, e.g. US. |
| time_zone | Time zone used for the search, e.g. America/Los_Angeles. |
| continuation_token | Paging value from the previous result, to fetch the next page. |
Example
Ask your AI for the data in plain words and it picks this source. Developers can also call source procli_youtube_u directly through the REST API or MCP with an input like this:
{
"country_code": "US",
"filter_mixed_content": true,
"language_code": "en-US",
"search_query": "<search_query>",
"time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}How to use it
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. In the Dashboard, open Get started → Coding tools and API → Generate setup instructions and paste the instructions into your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). You can also add the MCP server
https://prolevelmax.com/mcpor call the REST API. - Request data. Your AI selects a source, quotes the price and runs it only after you confirm. Results are returned as structured JSON that the AI can format as a table or report.
FAQ
How is this source billed?
Per call: $0.003/call. Each call returns one page of results. Your AI quotes the price first, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Do I need a YouTube account or API key?
No. You only need a ProLevelMax account. One balance and one connection cover all 157 platforms.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call fetches public YouTube data at the time of the request. Only publicly visible content is collected.
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New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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