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Google Videos (via Apify)

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Google video results for AI agents: YouTube, TikTok and more, with channel and duration.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http google-videos-via-apify 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-videos-scraper' --header 'Authorization: <Your Apify API token, sent as '\''Bearer <token>'\''. Get it at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations (free account).>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "google-videos-via-apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-videos-scraper",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Your Apify API token, sent as 'Bearer <token>'. Get it at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations (free account).>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Google Videos Scraper & API: YouTube and video results
  2. Quick facts
  3. Example input
  4. Run it from code
  5. Use it with AI agents (MCP)
  6. FAQ
  7. More from AutomationNation

Google Videos Scraper & API: YouTube and video results

Google Videos Scraper is an Apify Actor that returns Google's video results for any search, across YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, Facebook and news sites: title, URL, platform, channel, duration, publish date, snippet and thumbnail, with duration and time filters, at $1 per 1,000 videos.

Price: $1 per 1,000 videos ($0.80 on Gold and above) · Run it: https://apify.com/automationnation/google-videos-scraper · Guide: https://retracn.github.io/automationnation-actors/google-videos-scraper/

Quick facts

  • One row per video: title, URL, platform, channel, duration (and seconds), upload date, snippet, YouTube ID and thumbnail.
  • Filters: duration (under 4 minutes, 4–20 minutes, over 20) and time.
  • Any country and language, up to 300 videos per search.
  • Monitoring: with Only new results on, a scheduled run returns only videos earlier runs didn't, for new-video alerts on any topic or brand.
  • Price: $1 per 1,000 videos.

Example input

{
  "queries": [
    "how to make sourdough bread"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30
}

Run it from code

REST API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automationnation~google-videos-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries": ["how to make sourdough bread"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 30}'

Python — see examples/python_example.py

# pip install apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("automationnation/google-videos-scraper").call(run_input={
  "queries": [
    "how to make sourdough bread"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("channel"), item.get("duration"), item.get("url"))

JavaScript — see examples/node_example.mjs

// npm install apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('automationnation/google-videos-scraper').call({
  "queries": [
    "how to make sourdough bread"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
for (const item of items) console.log(item.title, item.channel, item.duration, item.url);

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Hosted MCP server URL (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients with remote MCP support):

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automationnation/google-videos-scraper

Local config for Claude Desktop / Cursor — mcp/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-videos-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--tools",
        "automationnation/google-videos-scraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is it only YouTube? No. Google's Videos tab covers YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Vimeo, news sites and more.

Can I get transcripts? Yes, send the YouTube URLs to YouTube Transcript Scraper.

More from AutomationNation

This repository holds usage examples. The scraper itself runs on the Apify platform; you need a free Apify account and API token. Examples are MIT licensed.

Frequently asked questions

What is Google Videos (via Apify)?

Google video results for AI agents: YouTube, TikTok and more, with channel and duration.

How do I install Google Videos (via Apify)?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http google-videos-via-apify 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-videos-scraper' --header 'Authorization: <Your Apify API token, sent as '\''Bearer <token>'\''. Get it at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations (free account).>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Google Videos (via Apify) need an API key?

Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Is Google Videos (via Apify) open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Google Videos (via Apify)?

It is published by retracn. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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