# Rumble Search API

Rumble

Searches Rumble's public videos and live streams, or its shorts, by keyword, ranked by relevance, newest or most viewed, a page at a time. Each result has its link, title, thumbnail, upload time, length, views, likes, dislikes and comments, its channel with the verified badge, and whether a stream is on air with its viewer count. Shorts also have exact counts, the channel's follower count and the video file. Filter by upload date and length with Rumble's own filters.

GET `/v1/rumble/search_posts`

## Example

cURL:

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

TypeScript SDK:

```typescript
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.rumble.searchPosts.list({ query: "cats" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
```

Node.js (fetch):

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "cats",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://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 (requests):

```python
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://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 (net/http):

```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://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": 4348,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}
```

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 rather than rounded to three significant digits, so slightly under the real count: those values are listed in approximate_fields. A count a result doesn't show (no votes or comments yet) is null. Shorts have exact counts.
> - Rumble serves a limited number of result pages per search, and a walk that reaches it ends with page.end_reason platform_limit.
> - Search results carry no description: text is null and hashtags and mentions are listed in unknown_fields. The Rumble Video API on the video's link has them.
> - Rumble's search matches Latin-script keywords, so a query in Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew or CJK script finds nothing. Queries Rumble's firewall reads as SQL or script injection are refused with invalid_input.

## Authorizations

`x-api-key`stringheaderrequired

Your API key. [Authentication](https://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://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://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://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 with its t3_ prefix). |
| `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. An account the platform no longer names (a deleted account) has a null id and username and the platform's label as display_name (Reddit: \[deleted\]). A post credited to what is no account of the platform's (an Apple Music radio episode's show) has a null id and username, and every other field null too when the platform doesn't name it. |
| `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 | A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes. | Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one. |
| `invalid_cursor` | 400 | No | The cursor is malformed or expired, belongs to another endpoint, or came with other parameters than the request that returned 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, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired. | Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_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. | Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically. |
| `spend_limit_reached` | 402 | No | The API key reached its spend limit for this 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, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too 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, so branch on the code. | Act on details.reason. suspended: contact [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev). scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP. |
| `private_or_unavailable` | 403 | No | The item exists but is not public: it is private, age- or region-restricted, or needs a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key), so 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. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why). | Check the link 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 passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it. | Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one. |

### 500

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

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `internal` | 500 | Yes, later | An unexpected error on SocialTap's side. | Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) with the request_id. |

### 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 answered with something we could not read. | 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, our own retries included. | Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free. |
| `overloaded` | 503 | Yes, later | SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged. | Retry after the 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 videos, shorts and live streams (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 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/rumble/search_posts?query=cats&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://socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_cursor) (HTTP 400): Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

[Pagination guide](https://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–$1.97 |

**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://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://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) · [Packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md)

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

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