# YouTube Hashtag Videos API — fetcher.sh

> YouTube Hashtag Videos API — fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from youtube.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Fetches videos associated with a specific YouTube hashtag, returning video listings tagged under that hashtag.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/%7Btag%7D?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/youtube-hashtag-videos-api-fetcher-sh-87d90736
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_F1Nxq3hhmwHJBefpjJ-hf

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability youtube-hashtag-videos-api-fetcher-sh-87d90736
```

Example prompt: Pull all the YouTube videos tagged with #TravelVlog so I can see what content is out there for that hashtag.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to discover or monitor YouTube videos grouped under a specific hashtag without requiring a YouTube API key, OAuth credentials, or a subscription. It is ideal for content research, influencer discovery, campaign audits, or competitive monitoring workflows where pay-per-call pricing (USDC via x402) is preferred over fixed API plans.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent hashtag returns empty results or 404
- Hashtag with no associated videos returns an empty list
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 Payment Required
- Malformed tag parameter (e.g. including # symbol when not expected) may return no results
- YouTube-side blocking or scraping restrictions may cause intermittent failures

## How this service works

YouTube (yt) data and scraping API: Search videos, channels, and playlists; fetch video details, comments, shorts, live streams, and trending. 15 REST endpoints from $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns a list of YouTube videos associated with the given hashtag, including video titles, video IDs, channel names, thumbnails, view counts, and other video metadata available from the YouTube hashtag page.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/youtube-hashtag-videos-api-fetcher-sh-87d90736/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from youtube.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/youtube.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)