YouTube Search API

A simple go api server to search videos/songs on YouTube & YouTube Music.

Features

• Search YouTube videos and YouTube Music tracks
• SQLite caching to reduce rate limits
• Youtube visitor data randomization
• Configurable request timeouts
• Optional IPv6 rotation support (subnet should be multiple of 16)

Installation

go build -o youtube-searchapi .

Docker

docker compose up -d

Configuration

Create a config.yaml file:

server_addr: ":8080"
max_visitor_count: 2
request_timeout: 10

logging:
  level: "info"
  format: text
  no_color: false
  add_source: false

caching:
  enabled: true
  cache_dir: cache.db
  cache_max_limit: -1  # -1 for unlimited

Usage

./youtube-searchapi -config config.yaml

API Endpoints

Search YouTube Videos

GET /api/youtube/search?query=<search_term>

Search YouTube Music

GET /api/youtubemusic/search?query=<search_term>

Example

curl "http://localhost:8080/api/youtube/search?query=lofi+beats"