Dailymotion

Video search results and video details

Watch and share videos on Dailymotion.

Search videos

Search videos

Search Dailymotion videos by keywords, ordered by relevance, newest upload, or most views. Returns up to 100 public results; Dailymotion may match videos loosely to search words.

Your information

Query

Words to search for, such as champions league highlights.

More options

SortOptional

Order results by relevance, newest upload, or most views. For example, “Most recent”.

Max ResultsOptional

Maximum number of videos to return, for example 20.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Videos

About the Dailymotion tool

Dailymotion's Search videos method finds public videos using required keywords, with optional sorting by relevance, newest upload, or most views.

Results include video titles, views, lengths, upload dates, channel names, identifiers, links, and thumbnails.

Built from dailymotion.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Search videos

1 credit

Search Dailymotion videos by keywords, ordered by relevance, newest upload, or most views. Returns up to 100 public results; Dailymotion may match videos loosely to search words.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Sort`sort`	Text	Optional	Order results by relevance, newest upload, or most views. For example, most_recent.Example: Most recent
Query`query`	Text	Required	Words to search for, such as champions league highlights.Example: champions league highlights
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of videos to return, for example 20.Example: 20

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Videos`videos`	List
Title`videos[].title`	Text	Example: Uefa champions league highlights
Views`videos[].views`	Number	Example: 965
Length`videos[].length`	Text	Example: 45:39
Video ID`videos[].video_id`	Text	Example: xy2yjh
Video Link`videos[].video_link`	Text	Example: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy2yjh
Upload Date`videos[].upload_date`	Date	Example: 2013-03-09
Channel Name`videos[].channel_name`	Text	Example: Warrant
Length (seconds)`videos[].length_seconds`	Number	Example: 2739
Thumbnail Link`videos[].thumbnail_link`	Text	Example: https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/3QNrT1emshxms-BDX

Example result

For Query: champions league highlights

JSON

{
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Uefa champions league highlights",
      "views": 965,
      "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://s1.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": "watch The UEFA Champions League Uefa Champions League Highlights online",
      "views": 39,
      "length": "0:29",
      "video_id": "x1cmscf",
      "video_link": "https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cmscf",
      "upload_date": "2014-02-18",
      "channel_name": "Rath Julie",
      "length_seconds": 29,
      "thumbnail_link": "https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/4tcZ_1g4RXlCdN2y2"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@dailymotion",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_videos",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "query": "champions league highlights"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Find videos about a topic
Compare video view counts
Review recent uploads for a search
Compare video lengths and channels
Collect video links and thumbnails

Questions about Dailymotion

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Dailymotion tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Dailymotion account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from dailymotion.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.