# Dailymotion API: Search videos > Searches Dailymotion videos by keywords, ordered by relevance, newest upload, or most views. Returns up to 100 public results. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dailymotion. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/dailymotion.com/search-videos - Method: `dailymotion.com/search_videos`, version 1 - Website: dailymotion.com - Returns: title, channel name, views, length, upload date, thumbnail, video link and id - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `sort` | string | no | | Order results by relevance, newest upload, or most views. One of "relevance", "most_recent", "most_viewed". Default "relevance". | | `query` | string | yes | `"champions league highlights"` | Words to search for, such as champions league highlights. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum number of videos to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "query": "champions league highlights" } ``` Its output: ```json { "videos": [ { "title": "Uefa champions league highlights", "views": 966, "length": "45:39", "video_id": "xy2yjh", "video_link": "https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy2yjh", "upload_date": "2013-03-09", "channel_name": "warrant", "length_seconds": 2739, "thumbnail_link": "https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/3QNrT1emshxms-BDX" }, { "title": "VIDEO | CAF Champions League Highlights:", "views": 11, "length": "8:06", "video_id": "x8tr0ms", "video_link": "https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8tr0ms", "upload_date": "2024-03-02", "channel_name": "beIN SPORTS USA", "length_seconds": 486, "thumbnail_link": "https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/VpvZq1gTe7wm2_TBx" }, { "title": "CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINALS HIGHLIGHTS", "views": 5, "length": "2:06", "video_id": "xpwchg", "video_link": "https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpwchg", "upload_date": "2012-04-04", "channel_name": "theinnocentdirector", "length_seconds": 126, "thumbnail_link": "https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/2by0q1g431RaPuBCG" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"dailymotion.com/search_videos","input":{"query":"champions league highlights"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find the 15 most viewed videos about home espresso machine reviews - I need the newest uploads of street food tours in Bangkok, around 30 results - Look up relevance-ranked clips of beginner guitar lessons, up to 50 - Show me the most watched documentaries on deep sea creatures on Dailymotion - Pull recent videos about electric bike repairs, sorted by newest upload, limit 10 ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "sort": { "enum": [ "relevance", "most_recent", "most_viewed" ], "type": "string", "default": "relevance", "examples": [ "most_recent" ], "description": "Order results by relevance, newest upload, or most views." }, "query": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "champions league highlights" ], "minLength": 1, "description": "Words to search for, such as champions league highlights." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "examples": [ 20 ], "description": "Maximum number of videos to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "videos" ], "properties": { "videos": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "channel_name", "views", "length", "upload_date", "thumbnail_link", "video_link", "video_id", "length_seconds" ], "properties": { "title": { "type": "string" }, "views": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "length": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "video_id": { "type": "string" }, "video_link": { "type": "string" }, "upload_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" }, "channel_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "length_seconds": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "thumbnail_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Daily Mail API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/dailymail.co.uk/search-news.md): Searches Daily Mail-published articles by keyword, newest first or by relevance, with optional publication dates and paging, and returns each article's headline, summary, time, authors and section. 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