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Getting info from Youtube?

by Kurt
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I have a quick question for you...is it possible to get the number of results returned from a search on Youtube without using their api?


For example, if you go to Youtube and do a search for dog training, you will see this number:
About 3,080,000 results


Is it possible to get this number or is Youtube doing something fancy to hide the number?


I don't think the programming language matters, as this is a theoretical question, but if it does, it would be a desktop app language, like C+.


Thanks, I really appreciate it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    It's not really clear what you're trying to do.

    What do you mean by "Is it possible to get this number or is Youtube doing something fancy to hide the number?"

    You're answering your own question here: "For example, if you go to Youtube and do a search for dog training, you will see this number: About 3,080,000 results"

    Of course, I know you mean you want to get the number programmatically, without using the API. But, to get the search results for dog training, first you have to type dog training in the search. Are you asking if it is possible to write a bot to automate this process for you?

    Or, do you mean getting the number for all the search results for all possible keyword combinations in the English language?

    Can you please explain what you need to do exactly, then I can give you a meaningful answer.
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