YouTube in Philippines
YouTube has near-universal reach in the Philippines with very high watch time. Bilingual Tagalog-English content, music videos, and family vlogs are especially popular on mobile.
Popular Creator Archetypes
- Filipino vlog channels
- OPM music creators
- mobile gaming streamers
- comedy sketch creators
Search YouTube Philippines
Pass platform: "youtube" and country_code: "ph" to search videos localized to Philippines audiences.
Python
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
headers={
"x-api-key": "your_scavio_api_key",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={
"platform": "youtube",
"query": "Filipino vlog channels",
"country_code": "ph",
},
)
data = response.json()
for video in data.get("videos", [])[:5]:
print(f"{video['title']}")
print(f" {video.get('channel', 'N/A')} | {video.get('views', 'N/A')} views")
print(f" https://youtube.com/watch?v={video['video_id']}\n")Get Transcripts in Filipino, English
The transcript endpoint returns timestamped text for any public video. Pass the ISO language code to prefer the Filipino, English track where available.
Python
import requests
# Get a full video transcript
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
headers={"x-api-key": "your_scavio_api_key"},
json={
"platform": "youtube",
"action": "transcript",
"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"language": "filipino",
},
)
print(response.json()["transcript"])Common Use Cases in Philippines
- Trend detection — monitor emerging topics and viral content in the Philippines market.
- Creator research — analyze channels, views, and engagement at scale.
- Content summarization — feed transcripts to LLMs for summaries, key quotes, or clips.
- Brand monitoring — track mentions of your brand in Philippines YouTube videos.
- Competitive intelligence — see what competitors rank for in Philippines YouTube search.
Why Use Scavio for YouTube Philippines
- No YouTube Data API quota limits. Scavio handles rate limiting for you.
- Transcripts included. Full transcript API that works on both auto-generated and uploader-provided captions.
- Multi-language support. Return transcripts in Filipino, English or any available language.
- Structured JSON. Video ID, channel, views, likes, duration, tags, all in a flat schema.
- Free tier. 500 credits per month. No card required.