Youtube API search auto-complete

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I'm using Youtube API, I'd like to have a search auto-complete feature, just like on YouTube, when you type into the search input box, it gives you search suggestions. I've read the docs, but still missing, Is this possible using the API?

Emanuel · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-24T14:15:12.790

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Ok I found this URL:

http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?client=firefox&ds=yt&q=Query

It isn't part of Youtube API, but still works, returns a JSON response.

edited May 24 '16 at 14:15

answered Jul 02 '12 at 16:24

Emanuel

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That's pretty dang cool... how did you find it, by looking at the network requests for the youtube search? – Aditya M P Dec 06 '14 at 19:36
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we are not getting data in json , it is downoading in .txt file? – Faisal Ashraf Apr 21 '15 at 10:04
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how can we get suggest in json form , from this link .http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?client=youtube&ds=yt&q=tum+mile – Faisal Ashraf Apr 21 '15 at 10:05
This doesn't work with AJAX requests because the response lacks CORS headers :( – Vicky Chijwani May 10 '17 at 22:05
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It's "The Google Way" :D Sure they have some reasons for that hack https://codepen.io/vyachkonovalov/pen/XRYpgB?editors=0012 – crabvk May 15 '17 at 05:31

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '15 at 21:57

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For json just add "client" parameter:

http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?client=youtube&ds=yt&client=firefox&q=Query

answered Nov 24 '15 at 21:57

Ready Freddie

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This is exactly what is needed, made an example based on this http://codepen.io/OfficialAntarctica/pen/oxQQPB – Zed May 03 '16 at 09:32
is it possible to get data response direct in json?? its downloading .txt file – Vijaysinh Parmar Jun 05 '17 at 10:13

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 02 '20 at 20:20

Above all apis are old and give google search suggestion not youtube search suggestion

Use this:

https://clients1.google.com/complete/search?client=youtube&gs_ri=youtube&ds=yt&q=faded

Extract suggestions using following JS code:

//  data is response of above api
   const data = 'window.google.ac.h(["faded",[["faded",0,[433]],["faded alan walker lyrics",0,[433]],["faded remix",0,[433]],["faded 8d",0,[433]],["faded piano",0,[433]],["faded wheel free fire",0],["faded karaoke",0,[433]],["faded ringtone",0,[433]],["faded instrumental",0,[433]],["faded live",0,[433]],["faded piano tutorial",0,[433]],["faded whatsapp status",0,[433]],["faded dhol cover",0,[433]],["faded dance",0,[433]]],{"k":1,"q":"_sPyvXmmbfcsVtfP4sgjOdKQAvg"}])';

    const searchSuggestions = [];
    data.split('[').forEach((ele, index) => {
      if (!ele.split('"')[1] || index === 1) return;
        return searchSuggestions.push(ele.split('"')[1]);
    });
    console.log(searchSuggestions);

Can `localhost` uses this api? I'm having the `Origin https://localhost:8080 is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin.` error. — Marson Mao, Oct 27 '20 at 07:28

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 28 '17 at 09:29

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Check Out YouTube AutoComplete Keyword Scraper . Not really sure of the context the person asking the question wants YouTube auto complete solution for but I thought I would throw this out there.

answered Mar 28 '17 at 09:29

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 24 '21 at 11:51

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Also you can use JSON:

url: "https://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?client=youtube&ds=yt&q=" + i,
        dataType: "jsonp",

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answered Nov 24 '21 at 06:38

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 24 '22 at 13:28

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The official one:

https://suggestqueries-clients6.youtube.com/complete/search?client=youtube-reduced&hl=en&gs_ri=youtube-reduced&ds=yt&cp=3&gs_id=100&q=Nectar&xhr=t&xssi=t&gl=us

You can choose country too.

P.S. I searched for Nectar in country US

answered Mar 24 '22 at 13:28

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ahmed sobh · Answer 7 · 2023-08-25T04:06:30.937

After making the fetch request

const res = await fetch(
    `https://clients1.google.com/complete/search?client=youtube&gs_ri=youtube&ds=yt&q=${searchTerm}`,
  );
const str = await res.text();

// const str = window.google.ac.h(["faded",[["faded",0,[433]],["faded alan walker lyrics",0,[433]],["faded remix",0,[433]],["faded 8d",0,[433]],["faded piano",0,[433]],["faded wheel free fire",0],["faded karaoke",0,[433]],["faded ringtone",0,[433]],["faded instrumental",0,[433]],["faded live",0,[433]],["faded piano tutorial",0,[433]],["faded whatsapp status",0,[433]],["faded dhol cover",0,[433]],["faded dance",0,[433]]],{"k":1,"q":"_sPyvXmmbfcsVtfP4sgjOdKQAvg"}])'

You can parse the response directly by first cutting the unnecessary pieces

const arr = JSON.parse(str.substring(str.indexOf("["), str.indexOf("])") + 1));

Here is the shape of the result

let suggestionsTuple: [string, number, number[]][] = [];

All we need is to filter out the strings

if (Array.isArray(arr) && Array.isArray(arr.at(1))) {
    suggestionsTuple = arr.at(1);
}

const suggestions = suggestionsTuple.flatMap((suggestion) => suggestion).filter((suggestion) => typeof suggestion === "string"); // ["faded" ,"faded alan walker lyrics", ...]

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