# Rumble Search API

Rumble

Beta

Searches Rumble's public videos and live streams, or its shorts, by keyword and returns them a page at a time: each video's link, title, thumbnail, exact upload time, real length, views, likes, dislikes and comments, its channel with the verification badge, and whether a stream is on air with its viewer count. Shorts also carry exact counts, the channel's follower count and the video file. Sort by relevance, newest or most viewed, and filter by upload date and length with Rumble's own filters.

GET `/v1/rumble/search_posts`

## Example

cURL:

```shell
curl -G 'https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=cats' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
```

Node.js:

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "cats",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
```

Python:

```python
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts",
    params={"query": "cats"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
```

Go:

```go
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "cats")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}
```

200 OK:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "ViralHog",
        "id": "_u7bbl",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://rumble.com/user/ViralHog",
        "username": "user/ViralHog"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 28000,
      "hashtags": [],
      "id": "v7hfhey",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": null,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 28000,
          "expires_at": null,
          "height": null,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fww1/39/s8/6/Q/l/t/-/Qlt-A.oq1b.jpg",
          "type": "video",
          "url": null,
          "width": null
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": null,
        "like_count": 3,
        "quote_count": null,
        "repost_count": null,
        "save_count": null,
        "share_count": null,
        "view_count": 254
      },
      "platform": "rumble",
      "platform_specific": {
        "rumble": {
          "author_follower_count": null,
          "caption_tracks": [],
          "category": null,
          "concurrent_viewer_count": null,
          "dislike_count": 0,
          "embed_id": null,
          "embed_url": null,
          "files": [],
          "is_age_restricted": null,
          "is_live_now": false,
          "keywords": [],
          "live_started_at": null,
          "numeric_id": null,
          "scheduled_start_at": null,
          "secondary_category": null
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "video",
      "published_at": "2026-10-26T19:34:46Z",
      "text": null,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fww1/39/s8/6/Q/l/t/-/Qlt-A.oq1b.jpg",
      "title": "Orange Cat Sits Like Human On Fuzzy Couch",
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "hashtags",
        "mentions",
        "platform_specific.rumble.keywords"
      ],
      "url": "https://rumble.com/v7hfhey-orange-cat-sits-like-human-on-fuzzy-couch.html"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "SereneChristine",
        "id": "_urv80h",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://rumble.com/user/SereneChristine",
        "username": "user/SereneChristine"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 932000,
      "hashtags": [],
      "id": "v7hdue2",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": null,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 932000,
          "expires_at": null,
          "height": null,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fwe2/1e/s8/1/A/G/a/-/AGa-A.oq1b-small-The-Book-of-Enoch-Reveals-W..jpg",
          "type": "video",
          "url": null,
          "width": null
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": null,
        "like_count": 4,
        "quote_count": null,
        "repost_count": null,
        "save_count": null,
        "share_count": null,
        "view_count": 400
      },
      "platform": "rumble",
      "platform_specific": {
        "rumble": {
          "author_follower_count": null,
          "caption_tracks": [],
          "category": null,
          "concurrent_viewer_count": null,
          "dislike_count": 1,
          "embed_id": null,
          "embed_url": null,
          "files": [],
          "is_age_restricted": null,
          "is_live_now": false,
          "keywords": [],
          "live_started_at": null,
          "numeric_id": null,
          "scheduled_start_at": null,
          "secondary_category": null
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "video",
      "published_at": "2026-10-25T20:04:50Z",
      "text": null,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fwe2/1e/s8/1/A/G/a/-/AGa-A.oq1b-small-The-Book-of-Enoch-Reveals-W..jpg",
      "title": "The Book of Enoch Reveals Why Cats Were Sent to Earth — And Why the Church Removed That Chapter",
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "hashtags",
        "mentions",
        "platform_specific.rumble.keywords"
      ],
      "url": "https://rumble.com/v7hdue2-the-book-of-enoch-reveals-why-cats-were-sent-to-earth-and-why-the-church-re.html"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "tubewatch1",
        "id": "_utpvcv",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://rumble.com/user/tubewatch1",
        "username": "user/tubewatch1"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 100000,
      "hashtags": [],
      "id": "v7hhiau",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": null,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 100000,
          "expires_at": null,
          "height": null,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fww1/03/s8/6/M/p/Q/-/MpQ-A.oq1b.jpg",
          "type": "video",
          "url": null,
          "width": null
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": 1,
        "like_count": null,
        "quote_count": null,
        "repost_count": null,
        "save_count": null,
        "share_count": null,
        "view_count": 211
      },
      "platform": "rumble",
      "platform_specific": {
        "rumble": {
          "author_follower_count": null,
          "caption_tracks": [],
          "category": null,
          "concurrent_viewer_count": null,
          "dislike_count": null,
          "embed_id": null,
          "embed_url": null,
          "files": [],
          "is_age_restricted": null,
          "is_live_now": false,
          "keywords": [],
          "live_started_at": null,
          "numeric_id": null,
          "scheduled_start_at": null,
          "secondary_category": null
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "video",
      "published_at": "2026-10-27T22:19:31Z",
      "text": null,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://hugh.cdn.rumble.cloud/video/fww1/03/s8/6/M/p/Q/-/MpQ-A.oq1b.jpg",
      "title": "Pretty Peaceful Precious Piper - My Adopted Shelter Cat Vlog",
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "hashtags",
        "mentions",
        "platform_specific.rumble.keywords"
      ],
      "url": "https://rumble.com/v7hhiau-pretty-peaceful-precious-piper-my-adopted-shelter-cat-vlog.html"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "rumble",
    "source": "page",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": [],
    "mode": "live"
  }
}
```

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Good to know**
>
> - Video results show Rumble's abbreviated counts (2.42K: cut, not rounded, to three significant digits, so a slight undercount): those values are in approximate_fields. A count a result does not show (no votes, no comments yet) is null. Shorts carry exact counts.
> - Rumble serves a limited number of result pages per search; a walk that reaches it ends with end_reason platform_limit.
> - Search results carry no description: text is null and hashtags and mentions are listed in unknown_fields. Fetch the video for those.
> - Rumble's search matches Latin-script keywords: a query in Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew or CJK script finds nothing. Queries its firewall reads as SQL or script injection are refused with invalid_input.

## Authorizations

`x-api-key`stringheaderrequired

Your API key. Keys starting with `st_test_` are [test keys](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/test-mode/index.md): recorded responses, free. [Authentication](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/authentication/index.md)

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` required | `string`<br>max 512 chars | Keywords, matched by Rumble's search against titles and channels. | `cats` |
| `tab` optional | `string` | The search tab to list: videos (default; videos and live streams) or shorts.<br>One of `videos`, `shorts` | `shorts` |
| `sort` optional | `string` | Order of the results. relevance (default): Rumble's best match. newest: newest uploads first. popular: Rumble's View count order (most viewed first).<br>One of `relevance`, `newest`, `popular` | — |
| `since` optional | `string`<br>date-time | Only items at or after this time: RFC 3339 (2026-10-01T12:00:00Z) or a date (2026-10-01, midnight UTC). On newest-first lists, paging stops when it is reached, so later pages are not fetched or charged. Rumble's upload-date filter is applied when it covers since (the last day, week, month or year), so fewer pages are fetched. | `2026-10-01` |
| `until` optional | `string`<br>date-time | Only items before this time (exclusive): RFC 3339 or a date (midnight UTC). | `2026-10-08` |
| `duration` optional | `string` | Only short videos (Rumble's Under 4 minutes) or long ones (Over 20 minutes). Any length when omitted.<br>One of `short`, `long` | `long` |
| `limit` optional | `integer`<br>min 1<br>max 36 | Items per page, 1 to the endpoint's page size (its default and maximum; larger values are reduced to it). Omit it: every page costs the same, so a smaller limit means more pages to pay for. | `36` |
| `cursor` optional | `string` | page.next_cursor from the previous response. Send the same other parameters; omit to start from the first page. | — |

Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored ([Requests](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/requests/index.md)). `limit` and `cursor` page through the list: see Pagination.

**Parameters every endpoint accepts**

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `max_age` optional | `integer`<br>min 0 | Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent. | — |
| `fields` optional | `string` | Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments\[\].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole. | — |

## Response

### 200

`{data, page, meta}`. `data` is an array of up to 36 [post](https://staging.socialtap.dev/resources/post/index.md) objects, Rumble's relevance order; `page` says how to get the next page; `meta` describes the request ([meta](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/index.md#meta)). Fields only Rumble has are under `platform_specific.rumble`.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data[].platform` | `string` | Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …). |
| `data[].id` | `string` | Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit without t3_). |
| `data[].url` | `string` (uri) | Canonical post URL. |
| `data[].type` | `string` | Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `video`, `image`, `carousel`, `text`, `link`, `audio` |
| `data[].platform_type` | `string` or `null` | The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …). |
| `data[].title` | `string` or `null` | Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms. |
| `data[].text` | `string` or `null` | Caption, description or body as plain text. |
| `data[].language` | `string` or `null` | BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it. |
| `data[].published_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When the post went public, RFC 3339 UTC. |
| `data[].author` | `object` | The posting account. |
| `data[].author.id` | `string` or `null` | Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known. |
| `data[].author.username` | `string` or `null` | Handle without the @; null when the account has none. |
| `data[].author.display_name` | `string` or `null` | Display name shown on the profile. |
| `data[].author.url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Canonical profile URL. |
| `data[].author.avatar_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. |
| `data[].author.is_verified` | `boolean` or `null` | Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge. |
| `data[].coauthors` | `object[]` | Other accounts credited as co-authors of the post (Instagram and Facebook collabs, YouTube collaborations), in the platform's order, author excluded; \[\] if none. |
| `data[].coauthors[].id` | `string` or `null` | Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known. |
| `data[].coauthors[].username` | `string` or `null` | Handle without the @; null when the account has none. |
| `data[].coauthors[].display_name` | `string` or `null` | Display name shown on the profile. |
| `data[].coauthors[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Canonical profile URL. |
| `data[].coauthors[].avatar_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. |
| `data[].coauthors[].is_verified` | `boolean` or `null` | Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge. |
| `data[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | Length of the primary video or audio in milliseconds; null for other posts. |
| `data[].thumbnail_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Cover or poster image URL. |
| `data[].media` | `object[]` | Attachments in display order (carousel items); \[\] for text posts. |
| `data[].media[].type` | `string` | Kind of file. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `image`, `video`, `audio`, `gif` |
| `data[].media[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Direct file URL; null when the platform withholds it, or when the link would only work from SocialTap's network or with a login. Often signed and expiring: see expires_at. |
| `data[].media[].expires_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from the platform's signed URL; null when unknown or when it does not expire. |
| `data[].media[].thumbnail_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Poster or preview image URL. |
| `data[].media[].width` | `integer` or `null` | Width in pixels. |
| `data[].media[].height` | `integer` or `null` | Height in pixels. |
| `data[].media[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | Duration in milliseconds (video and audio only). |
| `data[].media[].alt_text` | `string` or `null` | Accessibility text provided by the author or platform. |
| `data[].hashtags` | `string[]` | Hashtags without #, case kept; \[\] if none. |
| `data[].mentions` | `string[]` | Mentioned or tagged usernames without @; \[\] if none. |
| `data[].is_pinned` | `boolean` or `null` | Pinned to the author's profile. |
| `data[].is_sponsored` | `boolean` or `null` | Labeled as a paid partnership or branded content. |
| `data[].is_nsfw` | `boolean` or `null` | Marked adult or sensitive by the platform. |
| `data[].metrics` | `object` | Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero. |
| `data[].metrics.view_count` | `integer` or `null` | Views or plays. |
| `data[].metrics.like_count` | `integer` or `null` | Likes, hearts, total reactions or upvotes; never negative. Null when hidden by the owner. |
| `data[].metrics.comment_count` | `integer` or `null` | Comments and replies. |
| `data[].metrics.share_count` | `integer` or `null` | Shares or sends (not reposts). |
| `data[].metrics.repost_count` | `integer` or `null` | Reposts, retweets or reshares. |
| `data[].metrics.quote_count` | `integer` or `null` | Quote posts. |
| `data[].metrics.save_count` | `integer` or `null` | Saves, bookmarks or favorites. |
| `data[].platform_specific` | `object` | Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.\<platform>); each null when unknown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble` | `object` or `null` | A Rumble video's own fields. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.embed_id` | `string` or `null` | The video's embed player ID (rumble.com/embed/\<embed_id>/): its own namespace, not id. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.embed_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | The embeddable player URL. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.numeric_id` | `string` or `null` | Rumble's numeric video ID, which its own services use. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.dislike_count` | `integer` or `null` | Thumbs-down votes. Exact in Rumble's JSON (shorts, grid lists); a video's page and the older HTML cards cut it to three significant digits from 1,000 (in approximate_fields). |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.category` | `string` or `null` | Rumble's primary category (News, Podcasts, …). |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.secondary_category` | `string` or `null` | Rumble's secondary category; null when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.keywords` | `string[]` | The uploader's tags; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.caption_tracks` | `object[]` | Caption tracks (WebVTT); \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.caption_tracks[].language` | `string` or `null` | Language code (en, es, …). |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.caption_tracks[].label` | `string` or `null` | Rumble's label ("English (auto)"). |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.caption_tracks[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | WebVTT file URL. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.caption_tracks[].is_auto_generated` | `boolean` or `null` | Generated by Rumble's speech recognition. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files` | `object[]` | Every file and stream Rumble's player offers, largest video first; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].kind` | `string` or `null` | video (picture and sound), audio (sound only) or preview (the seek bar's low-resolution video, no sound). New values may be added.<br>One of `video`, `audio`, `preview` |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].format` | `string` or `null` | mp4 or webm file, hls playlist (all qualities), tar (one HLS quality packed in one file; url is its playlist) or aac audio. New values may be added.<br>One of `mp4`, `webm`, `hls`, `tar`, `aac` |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | File or playlist URL. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].width` | `integer` or `null` | Width in pixels; null for audio and playlists. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].height` | `integer` or `null` | Height in pixels; null for audio and playlists. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].bitrate_kbps` | `integer` or `null` | Bitrate in kbit/s. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.files[].size_bytes` | `integer` or `null` | File size in bytes; null when Rumble does not state it. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.is_live_now` | `boolean` or `null` | A live stream on air now. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.live_started_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When a live stream went on air; null if never live. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.scheduled_start_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When a scheduled live stream is due to start; null otherwise. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.concurrent_viewer_count` | `integer` or `null` | Viewers watching a live stream now; null when not live. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.is_age_restricted` | `boolean` or `null` | Viewers must confirm their age to watch; null when the source does not show it. |
| `data[].platform_specific.rumble.author_follower_count` | `integer` or `null` | The channel's or user's follower count. Exact in Rumble's JSON (shorts, lists); a video's page cuts it to three significant digits (in approximate_fields). |
| `data[].approximate_fields` | `string[]` | JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text. A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. \[\] when all exact. |
| `data[].unknown_fields` | `string[]` | JSON paths of lists whose \[\] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. \[\] when every list is known. |

not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

### 400

400 Bad Request: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `invalid_input` | 400 | No | The request parameters are missing or malformed, or the URL is not a supported link for this endpoint. | Fix the parameter named in param (the message says how); for a link of the wrong kind, call the endpoint the message names. |
| `invalid_cursor` | 400 | No | The cursor is malformed, expired, belongs to another endpoint, or the other parameters differ from the request that issued it. | Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again. |

### 401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `unauthorized` | 401 | No | The x-api-key header is missing, unknown or revoked (or, on the dashboard's routes, the session cookie is missing or expired). | Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header; without one, get a key at details.signup_url (AI agents: POST details.agent_signup_url). |

### 402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `insufficient_credits` | 402 | No | The account does not have enough credits for this request. | Buy credits (a human pays: details.purchase_url, or details.checkout makes a checkout link), then repeat the request; do not retry automatically. |
| `spend_limit_reached` | 402 | No | The API key reached its spend limit for the current period; the account may still have credits. | Wait until details.resets_at or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}); do not retry automatically. |

### 403

403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `forbidden` | 403 | No | The API key is valid but may not make this request: its account is suspended, its scopes do not include the route, it is waiting for its owner's email confirmation, it is past its expiry, or the request came from an IP its allowlist does not include. A running job stops the same way when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item (a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403): branch on the code. | Do what details.reason says: if suspended, contact [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md); otherwise use a key whose scopes cover the route (details.required_scope), have the owner confirm the emailed link, create a new key, or call from an allowed IP. |
| `private_or_unavailable` | 403 | No | The item exists but is private, age- or region-gated, or requires a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key): branch on the code. | Only public items can be fetched; do not retry. |

### 404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `not_found` | 404 | No | The item does not exist or was deleted. | Check the URL or ID; do not retry. |

### 429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rate_limited` | 429 | Yes, later | The account exceeded its runaway-protection ceiling: plans do not limit request rate, but a high per-account safety ceiling stops broken client loops. Support raises it on request. Without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint), requests are limited per IP address instead. | Wait for the number of seconds in the retry-after header, then retry; ask [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) to raise the ceiling if your sustained traffic needs more (calls without an API key: use one). |

### 500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `internal` | 500 | Yes, later | Unexpected SocialTap error. | Retry with backoff; contact [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) with the request_id if it persists. |

### 502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_error` | 502 | Yes, later | The platform failed or returned something unexpected. | Retry with backoff; failed requests are free. |

### 503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_blocked` | 503 | Yes, later | The platform refused every attempt. | Retry later with backoff; failed requests are free. |
| `overloaded` | 503 | Yes, later | SocialTap was momentarily at capacity and did not start the request: nothing was fetched or charged. | Retry after the number of seconds in the retry-after header; failed requests are free. |

## Pagination

Items come in pages, **Rumble's relevance order**. To get the next page, send **the same request plus `cursor`** set to `page.next_cursor` from the previous response. Keep every other parameter the same (limit, max_age and fields may change); anything else that differs is rejected. When `page.has_more` is `false` the walk is over, and `page.end_reason` says why: only `end` means you have every item (the others say the platform or a page cap stopped the walk early).

- **Order**: `sort=relevance` (the default): Rumble's relevance order; `sort=newest`: newest first; `sort=popular`: Rumble's View count order (most viewed first)
- **Page size**: Up to 36 posts (the default; `limit` lowers it)
- **Cursor lifetime**: 1 hour; don't store cursors
- **Price**: Per page, 1 credit

### The `page` object

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `page.has_more` | `boolean` | True when another page exists; then next_cursor is set. An empty page with has_more true is not the end. |
| `page.next_cursor` | `string` or `null` | Pass as cursor, with the same other parameters, to get the next page; null at the end. |
| `page.next_cursor_expires_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When next_cursor stops working, RFC 3339 UTC; null at the end. Don't store cursors. |
| `page.end_reason` | `string` or `null` | Why there are no more pages; null while has_more is true. end: the list ended, or reached since/until. platform_limit: the platform stops serving further pages although the list goes on. max_pages: SocialTap's cap on pages in one walk. New values may be added. A short or empty page is not the end: only has_more false is.<br>One of `end`, `platform_limit`, `max_pages` |

### Next page

cURL: next page:

```shell
curl -G 'https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=cats' \
  --data-urlencode 'cursor=c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
```

- The price is per page: each successful page costs the same, whatever `limit` is and however many items it has. Empty pages are charged too (an empty page with `has_more: true` is not the end).
- A `limit` below 36 doesn't save credits: the next request serves the rest of the same platform page, which is fetched again and charged as a page each time, and items can shift between those requests if the platform changes the list. Omitting `limit` is the cheapest way to walk the list.
- Errors are free, including a rejected cursor.
- Pages served from the cache are free.
- An expired or altered cursor, or one sent with different parameters, fails with [`invalid_cursor`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_cursor) (HTTP 400): Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

[Pagination guide](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/pagination/index.md)

## Pricing

From **1 credit** per page. Charged per successful page, whatever its number of items. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as `meta.source`.

| Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Public page `page` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.45 |

**Balance, sources and what you were charged**

Your balance must be at least **1 credit** to start a request; with less, it is refused with [`insufficient_credits`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

| meta.source | Source | What it means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `page` | Public page | Data embedded in the platform's public web page. |

`meta.credits_charged` and the `x-credits-charged` header show what you paid. [How credits work](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) · [Packs](https://staging.socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md)

## Test mode

A key starting with `st_test_` gets recorded responses, free and the same every time ([test mode](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/test-mode/index.md)). The recorded inputs return their recording; any other input returns the example above.

**12 recorded inputs and magic inputs**

| Input | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| `bongino`<br>with sort=popular tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `cats`<br>with sort=relevance tab=videos Default | 200 OK |
| `cats`<br>with sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `cats`<br>with sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `cats`<br>with sort=relevance tab=shorts | 200 OK |
| `cats`<br>with sort=relevance tab=shorts | 200 OK |
| `election`<br>with sort=newest tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `news`<br>with since=2026-10-25T00:00:00Z sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `zqxjvkwplmrtq9183`<br>with sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `zqxjvkwplmrtq9183`<br>with sort=relevance tab=shorts | 200 OK |
| `podcast`<br>with duration=long sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |
| `gatos graciosos`<br>with sort=relevance tab=videos | 200 OK |

Magic inputs: send one of these as `query` to get that error.

| Error | Value |
| --- | --- |
| [`invalid_input`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_input) | `socialtap_test_invalid_input` |
| [`invalid_cursor`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_cursor) | `socialtap_test_invalid_cursor` |
| [`insufficient_credits`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) | `socialtap_test_insufficient_credits` |
| [`spend_limit_reached`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#spend_limit_reached) | `socialtap_test_spend_limit_reached` |
| [`rate_limited`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#rate_limited) | `socialtap_test_rate_limited` |
| [`not_found`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#not_found) | `socialtap_test_not_found` |
| [`private_or_unavailable`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#private_or_unavailable) | `socialtap_test_private_or_unavailable` |
| [`upstream_blocked`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#upstream_blocked) | `socialtap_test_upstream_blocked` |
| [`upstream_error`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#upstream_error) | `socialtap_test_upstream_error` |
| [`overloaded`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#overloaded) | `socialtap_test_overloaded` |
| [`internal`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#internal) | `socialtap_test_internal` |

Endpoint ID `rumble.search_posts` · operationId `rumble.search_posts.list` · [Product overview](https://staging.socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/search_posts/index.md)

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