---
title: "Setting YouTube Organic Tasks"
url: "https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post/"
date: "2026-06-06"
---

## Setting YouTube Organic Tasks

  
YouTube Organic API provides the top 20 blocks of search engine results. These results are specific to the selected location (see [the List of Locations](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations.md)) and language (see [the List of Languages](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages.md)) settings.

There are two different priorities that stand for the relative speed of task execution: normal and high.

 

 

 ![checked](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/wp-content/themes/dataforseo/assets/img/icons/checked-circle.svg) POST  https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task\_post     

      

Pricing

  Your account will be charged only for setting a task.  
The cost can be calculated on the [Pricing](https://dataforseo.com/pricing/serp/youtube-serp-api) page.

 

 All POST data should be sent in the [JSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON) format (UTF-8 encoding). The task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, with each POST call containing no more than 100 tasks. If your POST call contains over 100 tasks, the tasks over this limit will return the `40006` error. Visit [DataForSEO Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/best-practices-low-volume-serp-api-payload) to get practical tips for request handling depending on your SERP API payload volume.

You can retrieve the results of completed tasks using the unique task identifier `id`. Alternatively, we can send them to you as soon as they are ready if you specify the `postback_url` or `pingback_url` when setting a task. Note that if your server doesn’t respond within 10 seconds, the connection will be aborted by timeout, and the task will be transferred to the [‘Tasks Ready’](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/tasks_ready.md) list. The error code and message depend on your server’s configuration. See [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) to learn more about using pingbacks and postbacks with DataForSEO APIs.

Below you will find a detailed description of the parameters that are required or recommended for setting a task.

### Main Parameters

 | Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | *keyword*   **required field**   you can specify **up to 700 characters** in the `keyword` field   all %## will be decoded (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)   if you need to use the “%” character for your `keyword`, please specify it as “%25”;   if you need to use the “+” character for your `keyword`, please specify it as “%2B”;  learn more about rules and limitations of `keyword` and `keywords` fields in DataForSEO APIs in this [Help Center article](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/rules-and-limitations-of-keyword-and-keywords-fields-in-dataforseo-apis) |
| `location_code` | integer | *search engine location code*   **required field if you don't specify** `location_name`   **if you use this field, you don't need to specify `location_name`**   you can receive the list of available locations of the search engines with their `location_code` by making a separate request to the `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations`   example:   `2840` |
| `language_code` | string | *search engine language code*   **required field if you don't specify** `language_name`   **if you use this field, you don't need to specify `language_name`**   you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their `language_code` by making a separate request to the `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages`   example:   `en` |
| `device` | string | *device type*   optional field   return results for a specific device type   available values: `desktop`, `mobile` |
| `priority` | integer | *task priority*   optional field   can take the following values:   1 – normal execution priority (set by default)   2 – high execution priority    You will be additionally charged for the tasks with high execution priority.   The cost can be calculated on the [Pricing](https://dataforseo.com/pricing/serp/youtube-serp-api) page. |
| `pingback_url` | string | *notification URL of a completed task*   optional field   when a task is completed we will notify you by GET request sent to the URL you have specified   you can use the ‘$id’ string as a `$id` variable and ‘$tag’ as urlencoded `$tag` variable. We will set the necessary values before sending the request.   example:   `http://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id`   `http://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag`   **Note:** special characters in `pingback_url` will be urlencoded;   i.a., the `#` character will be encoded into `%23`  learn more on our [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) |
| `postback_url` | string | *return URL for sending task results*   optional field   once the task is completed, we will send a POST request with its results compressed in the `gzip` format to the `postback_url` you specified   you can use the ‘$id’ string as a `$id` variable and ‘$tag’ as urlencoded `$tag` variable. We will set the necessary values before sending the request.   example:   `http://your-server.com/postbackscript?id=$id`   `http://your-server.com/postbackscript?id=$id&tag=$tag`   **Note:** special characters in `postback_url` will be urlencoded;   i.a., the `#` character will be encoded into `%23`  learn more on our [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) |
| `postback_data` | string | *postback\_url datatype*   **required field if you specify `postback_url`**   corresponds to the datatype that will be sent to your server   possible value:   `advanced` |

   
Below you will find a drop-down list with the additional parameters you can use for setting a task.  
  ### Additional Parameters

 | Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `location_name` | string | *full name of search engine location*   **required field if you don't specify** `location_code`   **if you use this field, you don't need to specify `location_code`**   you can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their `location_name` by making a separate request to the `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations`   example:   `United States` |
| `language_name` | string | *full name of search engine language*   **required field if you don't specify** `language_code`   **if you use this field, you don't need to specify `language_code`**   you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their `language_name` by making a separate request to the `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages`   example:   `English` |
| `os` | string | *device operating system*   optional field   if you specify `desktop` in the `device` field, choose from the following values: `windows`, `macos`   default value: `windows`   if you specify `mobile` in the `device` field, choose from the following values: `android`, `ios`   default value: `android` |
| `tag` | string | *user-defined task identifier*   optional field   *the character limit is 255*   you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result   you will find the specified `tag` value in the `data` object of the response |
| `search_param` | string | *additional parameters of the search query*   optional field   example:   `sp=EgIQAg%253D%253D` |
| `block_depth` | integer | *parsing depth*   optional field   number of blocks of results in SERP   default value: `20`   max value: `700`   **Note:** your account will be billed per each SERP containing up to 20 blocks of results;   thus, setting a block depth above `20` may result in additional charges if the search engine returns more than 20 results;   if the specified block depth is higher than the number of results in the response, the difference will be refunded automatically to your account balance |

    
  
As a response of the API server, you will receive [JSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON)-encoded data containing a `tasks` array with the information specific to the set tasks. **Description of the fields in the results array:**

| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `version` | string | *the current version of the API* |
| `status_code` | integer | *general status code*   you can find the full list of the response codes [here](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors.md)   **Note:** we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions |
| `status_message` | string | *general informational message*   you can find the full list of general informational messages [here](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors.md) |
| `time` | string | *execution time, seconds* |
| `cost` | float | *total tasks cost, USD* |
| `tasks_count` | integer | *the number of tasks in the **`tasks`**array* |
| `tasks_error` | integer | *the number of tasks in the **`tasks`** array returned with an error* |
| **`tasks`** | array | *array of tasks* |
| `id` | string | *unique task identifier in our system*   in the [Universally unique identifier (UUID)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier) format |
| `status_code` | integer | *status code of the task*   generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000 |
| `status_message` | string | *informational message of the task* |
| `time` | string | *execution time, seconds* |
| `cost` | float | *cost of the task, USD* |
| `result_count` | integer | *number of elements in the `result` array* |
| `path` | array | *URL path* |
| `data` | object | *contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request* |
| **`result`** | array | *array of results*   in this case, the value will be `null` |



 

 









> Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access

```
# Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access 
login="login" 
password="password" 
cred="$(printf ${login}:${password} | base64)" 
curl --location --request POST "https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post" 
--header "Authorization: Basic ${cred}"  
--header "Content-Type: application/json" 
--data-raw '[
    {
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_code": 2840,
        "keyword": "audi"
    }
]'
```





```php
<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
   // Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
   $client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
   echo "n";
   print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
   print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
   print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
   print  $e->getTraceAsString();
   echo "n";
   exit();
}
$post_array = array();
// example #1 - a simple way to set a task
// this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
$post_array[] = array(
   "language_code" => "en",
   "location_code" => 2840,
   "keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("audi", "UTF-8")
);
// example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
// high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more credits.
// after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
$post_array[] = array(
   "language_name" => "English",
   "location_name" => "United States",
   "keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("audi", "UTF-8"),
   "priority" => 2,
   "tag" => "some_string_123",
   "pingback_url" => 'https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag'
);
// this example has a 3 elements, but in the case of large number of tasks - send up to 100 elements per POST request
if (count($post_array) > 0) {
   try {
      // POST /v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post
      // in addition to 'youtube' and 'organic' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
      // the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
      $result = $client->post('/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post', $post_array);
      print_r($result);
      // do something with post result
   } catch (RestClientException $e) {
      echo "n";
      print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
      print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
      print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
      print  $e->getTraceAsString();
      echo "n";
   }
}
$client = null;
?>
```





```js
const post_array = [];

post_array.push({
    "language_name": "English",
    "location_code": 2840,
    "location_name": "United States",
    "keyword": encodeURI("audi"),
    "priority": 2
});

const axios = require('axios');

axios({
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post',
    auth: {
        username: 'login',
        password: 'password'
    },
    data: post_array,
    headers: {
        'content-type': 'application/json'
    }
}).then(function (response) {
    var result = response['data']['tasks'];
    // Result data
    console.log(result);
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});
```





```python
from random import Random
from client import RestClient
# You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/python/python_Client.zip

client = RestClient("login", "password")

post_data = dict()
# example #1 - a simple way to set a task
# this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
post_data[len(post_data)] = dict(
    language_code="en",
    location_code=2840,
    keyword="audi"
)
# example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
# high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more.
# after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
post_data[len(post_data)] = dict(
    language_name="English",
    location_name="United States",
    keyword="audi",
    priority=2,
    pingback_url="https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag"
)
# POST /v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post
# in addition to 'youtube' and 'organic' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
# the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
response = client.post("/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post", post_data)
# you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if response["status_code"] == 20000:
    print(response)
    # do something with result
else:
    print("error. Code: %d Message: %s" % (response["status_code"], response["status_message"]))
```





```csharp
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DataForSeoDemos
{
    public static partial class Demos
    {
        public static async Task serp_task_post()
        {
            var httpClient = new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.dataforseo.com/"),
                // Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
                DefaultRequestHeaders = { Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("login:password"))) }
            };
            var postData = new List<object>();
            // example #1 - a simple way to set a task
            // this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
            postData.Add(new
            {
                language_code = "en",
                location_code = 2840,
                keyword = "audi"
            });
            // example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
            // high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more credits.
            // after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
            postData.Add(new
            {
                language_name = "English",
                location_name = "United States",
                keyword = "audi",
                priority = 2,
                tag = "some_string_123",
                pingback_url = "https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag"
            });
            // POST /v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post
            // in addition to 'youtube' and 'organic' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
            // the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
            var taskPostResponse = await httpClient.PostAsync("/v3/serp/youtube/organic/task_post", new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(postData)));
            var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(await taskPostResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
            // you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
            if (result.status_code == 20000)
            {
                // do something with result
                Console.WriteLine(result);
            }
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"error. Code: {result.status_code} Message: {result.status_message}");
        }
    }
}
```





> The above command returns JSON structured like this:

```
{
  "version": "0.1.20220819",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "0.0711 sec.",
  "cost": 0.0012,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "11221257-4426-0066-0000-adb620002a91",
      "status_code": 20100,
      "status_message": "Task Created.",
      "time": "0.0054 sec.",
      "cost": 0.0012,
      "result_count": 0,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "serp",
        "youtube",
        "organic",
        "task_post"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "serp",
        "function": "task_post",
        "se": "youtube",
        "se_type": "organic",
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_code": 2840,
        "keyword": "audi",
        "priority": 2,
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": null
    }
  ]
}
```









 

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