Videos

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Google Video Results

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SerpWow parses the Google video search results the video_results array in the JSON output when the search_type=videos search parameter is set.

Google Video Results

Below is an example of how Google Video results are represented in the SerpWow result JSON:

{
  "request_info": {
    "success": true,
    "credits_used": 1,
    "credits_used_this_request": 1,
    "credits_remaining": 19999,
    "credits_reset_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "processed_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "total_time_taken": 1.5,
    "engine_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza&uule=w+CAIQICINVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid",
    "html_url": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_type=videos&location=United+States&q=pizza&engine=google&output=html",
    "json_url": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_type=videos&location=United+States&q=pizza&engine=google&output=json",
    "location_auto_message": "We have automatically set the 'google_domain', 'gl' and 'hl' parameters to match the supplied location of 'United States'. You can stop this behaviour by setting the 'location_auto' parameter to 'false'."
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "search_type": "videos",
    "location": "United States",
    "q": "pizza",
    "engine": "google"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "original_query_yields_zero_results": false,
    "total_results": 445000000,
    "time_taken_displayed": 0.42,
    "query_displayed": "pizza"
  },
  "video_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "title": "31 Pizza Recipes to Master - Food & Wine Magazine",
      "link": "https://www.foodandwine.com/comfort-food/pizza-calzones/pizza",
      "domain": "www.foodandwine.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.foodandwine.com › ... › Pizza & Calzones",
      "date": "Jan 13, 2020",
      "date_utc": "2020-01-13T12:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Homemade pizza recipes, from classic pizza Margherita to a cacio e pepe pizza. Get these and more great ...",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "title": "Perfect Pizza at Home - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCAwJs51D0k&vl=en",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Jan 23, 2021",
      "date_utc": "2021-01-23T12:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "How To Make Pizza & Tomato Sauce for Spaghetti Pizza Recipe [ASMR ...",
      "length": "8:05",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 3,
      "title": "Homemade Pizza & Pizza Dough - Simply Recipes",
      "link": "https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/homemade_pizza/",
      "domain": "www.simplyrecipes.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.simplyrecipes.com › Dinners › Family Dinners",
      "date": "Apr 24, 2021",
      "date_utc": "2021-04-24T11:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "This is a classic homemade pizza recipe, including a pizza dough recipe, topping suggestions, and step-by ...",
      "length": "2:04",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 4,
      "title": "The Best Homemade Pizza You'll Ever Eat - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3TXMSv6Lw",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Jul 15, 2018",
      "date_utc": "2018-07-15T11:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Get the recipe for the best homemade pizza: https://www.buzzfeed.com/marietelling/pizza-dough-recipe ...",
      "length": "9:39",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 5,
      "title": "Making Authentic Pizza At Home (2 Ways) - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jOMIdietUQ",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Sep 1, 2021",
      "date_utc": "2021-09-01T11:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Thank you to Ooni Pizza Ovens for sponsoring this episode. The world's no. 1 pizza oven company, known ...",
      "length": "15:46",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 6,
      "title": "LICORICE PIZZA | Official Trailer | MGM Studios - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofnXPwUPENo",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Sep 27, 2021",
      "date_utc": "2021-09-27T11:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Watch the official trailer for #LicoricePizza now. Coming soon ...",
      "length": "2:27",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,<Base64 image data>"
    },
    {
      "position": 7,
      "title": "How to Make Perfect Pizza | Gennaro Contaldo - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-SJGQ2HLp8",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Feb 20, 2014",
      "date_utc": "2014-02-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "You guys asked for an easy pizza recipe and here it is! Who better to show you how to make pizza than ...",
      "length": "6:36",
      "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1-SJGQ2HLp8/default.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEECHQQQQ&rs=AMzJL3nlvjURum8BY3hNTi5ER3TQtH9_ug"
    },
    {
      "position": 8,
      "title": "The Best Pizza In Every State | 50 State Favorites - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGHZxV1UDEE",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Feb 26, 2021",
      "date_utc": "2021-02-26T12:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "We dug through online listicles and Yelp reviews and asked locals for their opinion on the best pizza place in ...",
      "length": "10:00",
      "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tGHZxV1UDEE/default.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEECHQQQQ&rs=AMzJL3mVR3vAJVjKgfjmdYKNrYc4Gn_cOg"
    },
    {
      "position": 9,
      "title": "The Tastiest Pizza I've Ever Eaten - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUQr8lG45AU",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Dec 16, 2017",
      "date_utc": "2017-12-16T12:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Buy the Tasty Cookbook Today: http://bit.ly/2zVLRyd Check us out on Facebook! - facebook.com ...",
      "length": "9:39",
      "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OUQr8lG45AU/default.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEECHQQQQ&rs=AMzJL3kRdfrWkF4rGxNYiUZI3DV4cgl1ew"
    },
    {
      "position": 10,
      "title": "Giant Homemade Pizza For 6 Dollars | But Cheaper - YouTube",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXPTZ37KVHw",
      "domain": "www.youtube.com",
      "displayed_link": "www.youtube.com › watch",
      "date": "Sep 13, 2020",
      "date_utc": "2020-09-13T11:00:00.000Z",
      "snippet": "Why is delivery pizza so expensive? Sure homemade pizza will always be cheaper, but we really went ...",
      "length": "7:43",
      "image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KXPTZ37KVHw/default.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEECHQQQQ&rs=AMzJL3lBldBzimJ7dHY1QKi18qYvjN07DA"
    }
  ],
  "related_searches": [
    {
      "query": "pizza recipe",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=pizza+recipe&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoAHoECAEQAQ",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "easy pizza recipes",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=easy+pizza+recipes&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoAXoECAEQAg",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "pizza dough recipe",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=pizza+dough+recipe&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoAnoECAEQAw",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "best pizza recipes",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=best+pizza+recipes&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoA3oECAEQBA",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "homemade pizza recipe",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=homemade+pizza+recipe&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoBHoECAEQBQ",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "how to make pizza at home in oven",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=how+to+make+pizza+at+home+in+oven&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoBXoECAEQBg",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "pizza sauce",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=pizza+sauce&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoBnoECAEQBw",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "query": "pizza sauce recipe",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&q=pizza+sauce+recipe&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ1QIoB3oECAEQCA",
      "type": "standard"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current": 1,
    "next": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&ei=_sZeYZiMG8eFwbkP5Zu3sAg&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ8NMDegQIAhBh",
    "other_pages": [
      {
        "page": 2,
        "link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&ei=_sZeYZiMG8eFwbkP5Zu3sAg&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ8tMDegQIAhBP"
      },
      {
        "page": 3,
        "link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&ei=_sZeYZiMG8eFwbkP5Zu3sAg&start=20&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiYg6D_hrjzAhXHQjABHeXNDYYQ8tMDegQIAhBR"
      }
    ],
    "api_pagination": {
      "next": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_type=videos&location=United%20States&q=pizza&engine=google&page=2",
      "other_pages": [
        {
          "page": 2,
          "link": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_type=videos&location=United%20States&q=pizza&engine=google&page=2"
        },
        {
          "page": 3,
          "link": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&search_type=videos&location=United%20States&q=pizza&engine=google&page=3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

SerpWow returns the following properties for search_type=videos requests:

Property	Type	Description
video_results	array	An array of Video Result objects, containing each of the video results returned. The Video Result object has the following properties: position number The position of the video result on the current page. title string The title of the video result. link string A link to the video result. domain string The domain of the link to the video result. displayed_link string The displayed (visual) link shown next to the video result. date string The raw date, if shown, of the video result. date_utc string The parsed date, in ISO 8601 format, of the video result. Note that date parsing relies on the API being able to successfully parse the date and isn't guaranteed in all locales. snippet string The snippet text of the video result. image string The thumbnail image of the video result, either returned as a URL to the image, or as a Base64-encoded image string. length string The runtime of the video, expressed in the form minutes:seconds .
related_searches	array	An array of Related Search objects, containing each of the related video searches shown at the bottom of the video results page. The Related Search object has the following properties: query string The keywords / search term of the related search. link string A link to the Google search URL for the related search.
pagination	object	An object containing details of the pagination section of the page. Details are provided as Google links and API links (to make sending paginated requests easier): current number The current page number, if shown. next string The Google URL of the next page of results. other_pages object An object containing details of the other pages shown on the results page. The object is keyed by the other page number, with the value being the Google URL to the page. api_pagination object An object containing API links to request the next pages of results. Provided as a convenience to allow you to run subsequent requests for additional pages. Contains a next and other_pages property.

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