ScrapeAPI - Google and YouTube Results Scraper API

ScrapeAPI is a powerful and easy-to-use API for scraping Google search results of a pdf link based on the user given book name and YouTube search results based on a user-defined query.

SerpAPI and a node package youtubei is used for web scraping. SerpAPI is used for google scraping and youtubei is used for YouTube scraping.

Making a Request

All API requests are made via HTTP GET. The base URL for all requests is https://scrapeapi.vercel.app.

Endpoints

Google Search Results

Retrieve Google search results for a given textbook name.

Endpoint:

GET /google/search?q=YOUR_TEXTBOOK 

Query Parameters:

• q (string, required): The textbook you want to search on Google.

Example Request:

GET /google?q=Samanta D., Classic Data Structures, Prentice Hall India, 2/e, 2009.

YouTube Search Results

Retrieve YouTube search results for a given query.

Endpoint:

GET /youtube?q=YOUR_QUERY

Query Parameters:

• q (string, required): The query you want to search on YouTube.

Example Request:

GET /youtube?q=Applications of linked list

Response Format

The response for Google search results will be in JSON format. Here is an example response:

{
  "link": "Textbook pdf link"
}

The response for YouTube search results will be in JSON format. Here is an example response:

{
  [
    {
      "id": "Result video link",
      "title": "Result video title",
      "thumbnails": {
        "url": "Result video thumbnail",
	"width": "Result video thumbnail width",
	"height": "Result video thumbnail height"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "Result video link",
      "title": "Result video title",
      "thumbnails": {
        "url": "Result video thumbnail",
        "width": "Result video thumbnail width",
        "height": "Result video thumbnail height"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Errors

If there are any errors with your request, you will receive a JSON response with an error message and status code. Please refer online for a list of possible error codes and their meanings.

Sample Code

import axios from "axios";
# Example request to scrape Google search results
query = "Textbook name"
url = "https://scrapeapi.vercel.app/google"

#Example request to scrape YouTube search results
query = "Topic name"
url = "https://scrapeapi.vercel.app/youtube"

const response = await axios.get(url, {
    params: {
      q: query
    },
});

if response.status == 200:
    data = response.json()
    # Process the data as needed
else:
    print("Request failed with status code:", response.status)

Support and Contact

If you have any questions, encounter issues, or need assistance, please raise an issue at https://github.com/nuzaim/searchserver/issues

Happy scraping with ScrapeAPI!