# DuckDuckGo Videos API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/duckduckgo/videos)

> Returns DuckDuckGo Videos results with description, duration, publisher, uploader, publication time, view count and thumbnail.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/duckduckgo/videos` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | The search, for example nike ad. |
| `region` | no | Region code such as us-en, uk-en or de-de (64 codes), or wt-wt for no region. Default us-en. |
| `safe_search` | no | strict, moderate or off. (strict \| moderate \| off) |
| `time_range` | no | any, day, week, month or year. (any \| day \| week \| month \| year) |
| `limit` | no | Videos to return, 1 to 30. Default 30. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/duckduckgo/videos" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nike ad" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search DuckDuckGo Videos with an API?

Call GET /v1/duckduckgo/videos with query set to the search, for example nike ad. limit sets how many videos come back.

### What does each video result include?

Each video has its description, duration, publisher, uploader, publication time, view count and thumbnail.

### Does DuckDuckGo Videos have more pages?

No. One results page comes back per call and there is no next page.

### What do region, safe_search and time_range do?

region takes a code such as us-en, uk-en or de-de (64 codes), or wt-wt for no region, and defaults to us-en. safe_search takes strict, moderate or off, and time_range takes any, day, week, month or year.

### How much does this DuckDuckGo endpoint cost?

Each call costs 1 credit on the standard tier. There is no subscription, and 100 free credits cover 100 calls.

See the full DuckDuckGo API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/duckduckgo

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I search videos on DuckDuckGo with an API?
- Does the DuckDuckGo videos API return view counts?