--- title: "YouTube Organic API: Overview" url: "https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/overview/" date: "2026-06-06" --- # YouTube Organic API: Overview ![checked](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/wp-content/themes/dataforseo/assets/img/icons/checked-circle.svg) This API provides top search results from YouTube SERP YouTube Organic API provides search results from YouTube SERPs based on the [YouTube Organic](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post.md) search engine. The returned results are specific to the indicated keyword, [language](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages.md) and [location](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations.md) parameters. We emulate set location with the highest accuracy so that the results you receive will match the actual search results for the specified parameters at the time of task setting. You can always check the returned results accessing the `check_url` in the Incognito mode to make sure the received data is entirely relevant. Note that user preferences, search history, and other personalized search factors are ignored by our system and thus would not be reflected in the returned SERP results. You can indicate the following device types and OS that you would like to receive SERP results for when setting a task: - **Mobile**. Available OS types: iOS, Android - **Desktop**. Available OS types: Windows, macOS SERP API makes use of `rank_group` and `rank_absolute` parameters that show search engine result’s position among the group of elements or across all the elements in SERP respectively. Learn more about the difference between rank absolute and rank group [in our help article.](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/rank-absolute-vs-rank-group) ### Youtube Organic functions [Youtube Organic Advanced endpoint](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/live/advanced.md) provides data on the top 20 blocks of search engine results for the specified keyword, search engine, and location. ### Methods The cost of using YouTube Organic endpoints depends on the selected method and priority of task execution. Available methods and priorities are described below. DataForSEO has two main methods to deliver SERP results: Standard and Live. If your system requires delivering instant results, [the Live method](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/live/advanced.md) is the best solution for you. Unlike the Standard method, this method doesn’t require making separate [POST](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post.md) and [GET](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_get/advanced.md) requests to the corresponding endpoints. If you don’t need to receive data in real-time, you can use [the Standard method](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post.md) of data retrieval. This method requires making separate POST and GET requests, but it’s more affordable. Using this method, you can retrieve the results after our system collects them. Alternatively, you can specify `pingback_url` or `postback_url` when setting a task, and we will notify you on completion of tasks or send the results to you respectively. Note that if you use the `postback_url` field, the only function that will be applied for data retrieval is `advanced`. If you need to set several tasks, you can receive the list of `id` for all completed tasks using [‘Tasks Ready’ endpoint,](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/tasks_ready.md) and then collect the results of each separate task using [‘Task GET’ endpoint.](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_get/advanced.md) Learn more about task completion and obtaining a list of completed tasks in [this help center article.](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/completed-tasks) You can send up to 2000 POST and GET API calls per minute in total, with each POST call containing no more than 100 tasks. Contact us if you would like to raise the limit. ### Priorities and cost The Live method delivers results in real-time, and accordingly, the cost of requests made using this method will be the highest. The Standard method has two different priorities that stand for the relative speed of task execution and have different prices: 1\. Normal priority; 2\. High priority. **Note:** setting `block_depth` above the default value will increase the cost of the task. For example, if the default value is 20, you will be billed for every 20 results. So, if you specify `"block_depth": 30`, the price for the task will be multiplied by 2 and you will be billed as for 40 results. The cost can be calculated on the [Pricing](https://dataforseo.com/pricing/serp/youtube-serp-api "Pricing") page. To learn more about the cost of all SERP API methods, priorities, and additional parameters, please refer to [this help article](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/serp-api-cost-explained). You can test YouTube Organic API for free using DataForSEO [Sandbox.](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/sandbox.md) cURL php Node.js Python cSharp