curl --request POST \
--url https://api.octen.ai/video-search \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "text",
"data": "how to make sourdough bread at home"
}
],
"count": 5
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.octen.ai/video-search"
payload = {
"inputs": [
{
"type": "text",
"data": "how to make sourdough bread at home"
}
],
"count": 5
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
inputs: [{type: 'text', data: 'how to make sourdough bread at home'}],
count: 5
})
};
fetch('https://api.octen.ai/video-search', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.octen.ai/video-search",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'inputs' => [
[
'type' => 'text',
'data' => 'how to make sourdough bread at home'
]
],
'count' => 5
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.octen.ai/video-search"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.octen.ai/video-search")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.octen.ai/video-search")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"request_id": "20260627120000001ABCDE12345",
"data": {
"results": [
{
"title": "How to Make Sourdough Bread at Home (Beginner's Guide)",
"url": "https://videos.example.com/watch/sourdough-beginners-guide.mp4",
"source_page": "https://www.example.com/blog/sourdough-beginners-guide",
"description": "A step-by-step beginner tutorial covering starter feeding, autolyse, stretch-and-fold, shaping, and baking in a Dutch oven.",
"cover_url": "https://cdn.example.com/thumbs/sourdough-beginners-guide.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 842,
"authors": "The Home Baker",
"time_published": "2026-02-14T09:30:00Z",
"time_last_crawled": "2026-06-20T11:02:18Z"
},
{
"title": "Easy No-Knead Sourdough for Beginners",
"url": "https://videos.example.com/watch/no-knead-sourdough.mp4",
"source_page": "https://www.example.com/recipes/no-knead-sourdough",
"description": "Demonstrates a simplified no-knead method, from mixing a high-hydration dough to scoring and baking a crusty loaf in a home oven.",
"cover_url": "https://cdn.example.com/thumbs/no-knead-sourdough.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 615,
"authors": "Everyday Sourdough",
"time_published": "2026-01-28T17:45:00Z",
"time_last_crawled": "2026-06-19T22:14:55Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"usage": {
"num_search_queries": 1
},
"latency": 482
}
}{
"code": 400,
"msg": "Missing parameter inputs"
}{
"code": 401,
"msg": "Invalid API Key"
}{
"code": 403,
"msg": "Insufficient balance in account"
}{
"code": 429,
"msg": "Exceeding the rate limit"
}{
"code": 500,
"msg": "Internal error"
}Video Search
Searches the web for videos from a text query. Contact us to request beta access.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.octen.ai/video-search \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "text",
"data": "how to make sourdough bread at home"
}
],
"count": 5
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.octen.ai/video-search"
payload = {
"inputs": [
{
"type": "text",
"data": "how to make sourdough bread at home"
}
],
"count": 5
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
inputs: [{type: 'text', data: 'how to make sourdough bread at home'}],
count: 5
})
};
fetch('https://api.octen.ai/video-search', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.octen.ai/video-search",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'inputs' => [
[
'type' => 'text',
'data' => 'how to make sourdough bread at home'
]
],
'count' => 5
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.octen.ai/video-search"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.octen.ai/video-search")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.octen.ai/video-search")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"inputs\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"data\": \"how to make sourdough bread at home\"\n }\n ],\n \"count\": 5\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"request_id": "20260627120000001ABCDE12345",
"data": {
"results": [
{
"title": "How to Make Sourdough Bread at Home (Beginner's Guide)",
"url": "https://videos.example.com/watch/sourdough-beginners-guide.mp4",
"source_page": "https://www.example.com/blog/sourdough-beginners-guide",
"description": "A step-by-step beginner tutorial covering starter feeding, autolyse, stretch-and-fold, shaping, and baking in a Dutch oven.",
"cover_url": "https://cdn.example.com/thumbs/sourdough-beginners-guide.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 842,
"authors": "The Home Baker",
"time_published": "2026-02-14T09:30:00Z",
"time_last_crawled": "2026-06-20T11:02:18Z"
},
{
"title": "Easy No-Knead Sourdough for Beginners",
"url": "https://videos.example.com/watch/no-knead-sourdough.mp4",
"source_page": "https://www.example.com/recipes/no-knead-sourdough",
"description": "Demonstrates a simplified no-knead method, from mixing a high-hydration dough to scoring and baking a crusty loaf in a home oven.",
"cover_url": "https://cdn.example.com/thumbs/no-knead-sourdough.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 615,
"authors": "Everyday Sourdough",
"time_published": "2026-01-28T17:45:00Z",
"time_last_crawled": "2026-06-19T22:14:55Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"usage": {
"num_search_queries": 1
},
"latency": 482
}
}{
"code": 400,
"msg": "Missing parameter inputs"
}{
"code": 401,
"msg": "Invalid API Key"
}{
"code": 403,
"msg": "Insufficient balance in account"
}{
"code": 429,
"msg": "Exceeding the rate limit"
}{
"code": 500,
"msg": "Internal error"
}Authorizations
Bearer token used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the API key in the x-api-key header. Note: A payment method is required to use the API.
Body
Request body for the Video Search API.
Input array carrying a text query (at most 1).
1Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Number of results to return.
1 <= x <= 10Relative time window counting back from the current time, filtered by publish time. Mutually exclusive with start_time/end_time — if both are provided, start_time/end_time take precedence.
day, week, month, year, d, w, m, y Start time for filtering results by publish time. ISO 8601 format.
"2025-01-01T00:00:00+08:00"
End time for filtering results by publish time. ISO 8601 format.
"2025-01-01T00:00:00+08:00"
Controls filtering of explicit/adult content. off disables filtering; strict drops all adult content.
off, strict