# Rumble Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/rumble/search)

> Searches Rumble videos by keyword. Returns matching videos and shorts with title, URL, thumbnail, channel, published date, view-count text + integer, plus a numeric cursor for the next page.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/rumble/search` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Search query. |
| `cursor` | no | Cursor from the previous response: the next page number (e.g. `2`). |
| `since` | no | Only rows published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Rows older than it are left off each page. This list is not in date order, so the walk does not stop at the date: keep following `next_cursor`, and each page costs what a page costs even when every row on it is filtered out. A row with no date is kept. `published_after`, `start_date`, `from_date`, `publish_time` (`yesterday`, `this-week`, `this-month`, `last-3-months`, `last-6-months`) and `max_age_days` are accepted and applied as `since`. |
| `until` | no | Only rows published on or before this date: YYYY-MM-DD (that whole UTC day is included) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Newer rows are left off each page and the walk does not stop, so older pages follow. A row with no date is kept. `published_before`, `end_date` and `to_date` are accepted and applied as `until`. |
| `max_pages` | no | 1 to 50 (default 1, or 50 when `max_items` or `max_credits` is sent). Walk up to this many pages in one call and return the rows from all of them. Each page walked is billed exactly as one call to this endpoint (a cached page is free) and counts against your rate limit; its charge and any refund are recorded under the page's own request id, listed in `data.walk.request_ids`. The walk stops early at the last page, or when the request's time budget runs low; `data.walk.stopped` says why (`end`, `max_pages`, `max_items`, `max_credits`, `time_budget`, `page_error`) and `pagination.next_cursor` continues from where it stopped. |
| `max_items` | no | 1 to 5000. Get more in one call: keep walking pages until the response holds at least this many rows, then stop with `data.walk.stopped: "max_items"`. The last page is returned whole (it was billed), so `data.items` can hold up to one page more than this, and `pagination.next_cursor` resumes right after it without skipping a row. Walks up to 50 pages unless `max_pages` says fewer; each page is billed as one call (a cached page is free). Add `max_credits` to cap the spend. A long walk can stop on the time budget first (`"time_budget"`): send the returned cursor with the same params to continue. |
| `max_credits` | no | 1 to 100000. The most this call may spend, across every page it walks. A page starts only while the credits already spent plus that page's price (or, when higher, the most any page of this walk has cost) still fit, so the call never goes past it; the walk then stops with `data.walk.stopped: "max_credits"` and the cursor to resume. Sent alone, it walks as far as the budget goes (up to 50 pages). A value below the price of one page is a free 400 whose `error.details.page_credits` names that price. Credits a row join (`include=`) adds are known only once a page has run, so page 1 is checked against its own price. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/rumble/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=funny cats" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search Rumble videos with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/rumble/search with the query parameter, for example query=funny cats. SocialCrawl returns matching videos and shorts with title, URL, thumbnail, channel, published date, and view count in one unified JSON response.

### What fields does the Rumble Search API return?

Each result includes the video title, URL, thumbnail, channel name, published date, and view count as both display text and a parsed integer, plus a numeric cursor for fetching the next page of results.

### How does pagination work on Rumble search?

Each response includes a numeric cursor, the next page number, like 2. Pass it back as the cursor parameter to fetch the following page. Loop until the cursor is exhausted to collect a full result set for a keyword.

### How much does the Rumble Search API cost?

Each request costs 1 credit on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required, enough to run 100 searches while you validate the response shape.

### Can I monitor a topic or narrative on Rumble?

Yes. Run the same keyword on a schedule and diff the results to catch new uploads, useful for media monitoring, brand tracking, and research on how topics spread across alternative video platforms alongside YouTube.

See the full Rumble API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/rumble

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

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