Solution

AI Video Search Engine with Timestamped Results

Search across videos and jump to the exact second that answers your question. Get AI-generated answers with evidence. API and no-code dashboard available.

Highlights

  • Semantic search across YouTube and private uploads.
  • Jump to key moments buttons for instant navigation to the parts that matter.
  • AI-generated answers with timestamped evidence from video content.
  • LLM‑ready JSON outputs for RAG pipelines and analytics.
Jump to key moments

Results include buttons to navigate directly to the exact timestamp that answers your query.

AI-powered answers

Get a direct answer to your question synthesized from the most relevant video segments.

Analyze from results

Dive deeper into any search result with full AI analysis—summaries, entities, and Q&A.

What data is returned

The Search API returns rich, structured results with everything you need to build intelligent applications:

  • Video metadata (title, thumbnail, channel, duration, views, likes)
  • Relevance score (AI-computed 0-1 ranking)
  • Transcript summary (concise overview of content)
  • Timestamped moments (jump to exact seconds)
  • AI answer (direct response to your query)
  • Relevant text quotes from the transcript
  • Entities: people, places, and key subjects mentioned

API Endpoints

Two endpoints for different use cases:

/v1/search/video

Search across YouTube using AI-enhanced queries and intelligent ranking. Returns the most relevant videos with summaries, timestamps, and entities.

  • Enhanced search with prompt engineering for better results
  • Filter by year range, duration, and focus (relevance/popularity/brevity)
  • AI analysis of transcripts for intelligent ranking
View /search/video docs

/v1/search/file

Search your uploaded files using vector similarity with AI reranking. Perfect for building private video libraries.

  • Vector similarity search using OpenAI embeddings
  • AI reranking for improved relevance
  • Signed URLs for secure file access
View /search/file docs

Code examples

Search YouTube or your uploaded files. Get ranked results with relevance scores, timestamps, and AI-generated answers.

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Response example

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "React Authentication Best Practices 2024",
        "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123",
        "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123/hqdefault.jpg",
        "channel": "Web Dev Simplified",
        "duration": 1245,
        "views": 150000,
        "relevance_score": 0.94,
        "transcript_summary": "This video covers JWT, OAuth, session management...",
        "timestamp": 342,
        "relevant_text": "The key to secure authentication is...",
        "query_relevance": "Uses NextAuth.js for seamless auth integration...",
        "people": [{ "name": "Kyle", "context": "Host explaining concepts" }],
        "key_subjects": [
          { "name": "JWT tokens", "description": "Secure token-based auth" }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "query": "How to implement authentication in Next.js",
    "total_found": 12,
    "explanation": "Found 12 relevant videos about Next.js authentication..."
  }
}

No-Code Dashboard

Use the VidNavigator Studio to search videos without writing code:

1

YouTube Search

Search across YouTube at /studio/search. Get ranked results with jump-to-timestamp buttons.

Try YouTube Search
2

File Search

Search your uploaded files at /studio/files. Semantic search across your private video library.

Search Your Files
3

Analyze Results

Click any search result to run full AI analysis—summaries, entities, and Q&A.

YouTube

YouTube Channel Intelligence

Dashboard Feature

Go beyond single-video search. Scan an entire YouTube channel and search across all its videos at once. Find the most relevant moments from any creator's library, get AI-powered answers aggregated from multiple videos, and jump directly to key timestamps.

Scan entire channels

Add any YouTube channel and we'll index all its videos for instant search.

Cross-video search

Search across hundreds of videos at once. Get ranked results by relevance.

Aggregated answers

Ask a question and get an AI answer synthesized from multiple videos.

Jump to timestamps

Click any result to jump directly to the exact moment in the video.

How it works

  1. 1.Enter your question or search query.
  2. 2.AI enhances your query and searches video transcripts.
  3. 3.Results are ranked by relevance with jump-to-timestamp links.
  4. 4.Get an AI-generated answer synthesized from the best matches.
Feature/search/video/search/file
SourceYouTube videosYour uploaded files
Search methodAI-enhanced semantic searchVector similarity + AI reranking
ReturnsRanked videos with timestampsRanked files with signed URLs
Best forResearch, citations, discoveryPrivate libraries, meeting search

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