Rumble API
The TrueScrape Rumble API exposes 5 public endpoints covering Channel videos, Search videos, Video details, Video comments and Video transcript. Every call is a GET against public, logged-out pages and returns the same unified schema as every other platform here. Calls cost 1 credit each. A cache hit is free, and a failed or empty response is never charged.
Endpoints
| Endpoint | Returns | Credits | Cacheable | Batchable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /v1/rumble/channel/videos | Channel videos | 1 | yes | yes |
| /v1/rumble/search | Search videos | 1 | yes | yes |
| /v1/rumble/video | Video details | 1 | yes | yes |
| /v1/rumble/video/comments | Video comments | 1 | yes | yes |
| /v1/rumble/video/transcript | Video transcript | 1 | yes | yes |
Reference
GET
/v1/rumble/channel/videos1 creditcacheablebatchableChannel videos
A Rumble channel's public uploads, newest first, 25 per page. Pass the cursor from the previous response to page.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| handle | string | yes | Channel handle (Asmongold), c/Handle, user/Handle, or a full rumble.com URL |
| cursor | string | no | pagination.cursor from the previous response |
| url | string | no | Channel handle (Asmongold), c/Handle, user/Handle, or a full rumble.com URL |
Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).
Returns a list of Post in data.items.
Fields
| Field | Type | Present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | one of 32 strings | always | |
| id | string | always | |
| type | video | short | image | carousel | text | live | story | reel | audio | album | episode | unknown | always | What kind of post this is. `short` and `reel` are short-form video formats, `live` is a live stream or a recording of one, `carousel` holds several images or videos, `audio` is a music track, `album` is an album, `episode` is a podcast episode, and `unknown` covers anything else. |
| url | string | null | always | |
| title | string | null | always | |
| text | string | null | always | The post's text: a caption, a description or the message body. |
| authorId | string | null | always | |
| authorHandle | string | null | always | |
| authorName | string | null | always | |
| thumbnailUrl | string | null | always | |
| mediaUrls | string[] | always | |
| durationSeconds | number | null | always | |
| viewCount | number | null | always | Views. Null means the platform did not expose a count, which is not the same as zero. |
| likeCount | number | null | always | Likes, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| commentCount | number | null | always | Comments. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| shareCount | number | null | always | Shares, reposts, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| hashtags | string[] | always | Hashtags or the platform's own topic tags, without the leading #. |
| mentions | string[] | always | Handles mentioned in the post text, without the leading @. |
| taggedUsers | string[] | may be absent | Usernames tagged in the media itself, as distinct from `mentions`, which come from the caption text. Absent when the platform does not report tags; an empty array means it reports none. |
| isSponsored | boolean | null | always | Whether the platform labels the post as an ad, promoted content or a paid partnership. |
| publishedAt | string | null | always | When the post was published. Usually an ISO 8601 timestamp; some platforms expose only a date or relative text such as "3 days ago". |
| fetchedAt | string | always | When this record was fetched from the platform, as an ISO 8601 timestamp. A cached response keeps the time of the original fetch. |
curl
curl "$API/v1/rumble/channel/videos?handle=%40mkbhd&cache_max_age=7d" \
-H "x-api-key: $KEY"TypeScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
handle: '@mkbhd',
cache_max_age: '7d',
});
const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/rumble/channel/videos?${query}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});
const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);
// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);Python
Python
import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/rumble/channel/videos",
params={
"handle": "@mkbhd",
"cache_max_age": "7d",
},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
timeout=30,
)
body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])
print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])Response codes
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | invalid_request. Not charged |
| 401 | missing_api_key / invalid_api_key / revoked_api_key. Never a billing error |
| 402 | insufficient_credits. The key is valid, the balance is not |
| 429 | daily_cap_exceeded or upstream_rate_limited. Not charged |
| 501 | not_configured. This deployment is not set up to serve this endpoint. Not charged. |
| 502 | upstream_blocked / upstream_schema_drift. Not charged |
| 504 | upstream_timeout. Not charged |
GET
/v1/rumble/search1 creditcacheablebatchableSearch videos
Public Rumble video search results, 25 per page.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Search terms |
| sort | relevance | views | date | no | defaults to relevance |
| cursor | string | no | pagination.cursor from the previous response |
Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).
Returns a list of Post in data.items.
Fields
| Field | Type | Present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | one of 32 strings | always | |
| id | string | always | |
| type | video | short | image | carousel | text | live | story | reel | audio | album | episode | unknown | always | What kind of post this is. `short` and `reel` are short-form video formats, `live` is a live stream or a recording of one, `carousel` holds several images or videos, `audio` is a music track, `album` is an album, `episode` is a podcast episode, and `unknown` covers anything else. |
| url | string | null | always | |
| title | string | null | always | |
| text | string | null | always | The post's text: a caption, a description or the message body. |
| authorId | string | null | always | |
| authorHandle | string | null | always | |
| authorName | string | null | always | |
| thumbnailUrl | string | null | always | |
| mediaUrls | string[] | always | |
| durationSeconds | number | null | always | |
| viewCount | number | null | always | Views. Null means the platform did not expose a count, which is not the same as zero. |
| likeCount | number | null | always | Likes, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| commentCount | number | null | always | Comments. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| shareCount | number | null | always | Shares, reposts, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| hashtags | string[] | always | Hashtags or the platform's own topic tags, without the leading #. |
| mentions | string[] | always | Handles mentioned in the post text, without the leading @. |
| taggedUsers | string[] | may be absent | Usernames tagged in the media itself, as distinct from `mentions`, which come from the caption text. Absent when the platform does not report tags; an empty array means it reports none. |
| isSponsored | boolean | null | always | Whether the platform labels the post as an ad, promoted content or a paid partnership. |
| publishedAt | string | null | always | When the post was published. Usually an ISO 8601 timestamp; some platforms expose only a date or relative text such as "3 days ago". |
| fetchedAt | string | always | When this record was fetched from the platform, as an ISO 8601 timestamp. A cached response keeps the time of the original fetch. |
curl
curl "$API/v1/rumble/search?query=ai%20agents&cache_max_age=7d" \
-H "x-api-key: $KEY"TypeScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
query: 'ai agents',
cache_max_age: '7d',
});
const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/rumble/search?${query}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});
const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);
// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);Python
Python
import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/rumble/search",
params={
"query": "ai agents",
"cache_max_age": "7d",
},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
timeout=30,
)
body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])
print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])Response codes
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | invalid_request. Not charged |
| 401 | missing_api_key / invalid_api_key / revoked_api_key. Never a billing error |
| 402 | insufficient_credits. The key is valid, the balance is not |
| 429 | daily_cap_exceeded or upstream_rate_limited. Not charged |
| 501 | not_configured. This deployment is not set up to serve this endpoint. Not charged. |
| 502 | upstream_blocked / upstream_schema_drift. Not charged |
| 504 | upstream_timeout. Not charged |
GET
/v1/rumble/video1 creditcacheablebatchableVideo details
Public metadata for a Rumble video: exact view count, likes and dislikes, comment count, duration, upload date, channel and follower count.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Rumble watch URL (rumble.com/v7e9i52-slug.html) or a bare permalink id |
Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).
Returns one Post.
Fields
| Field | Type | Present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | one of 32 strings | always | |
| id | string | always | |
| type | video | short | image | carousel | text | live | story | reel | audio | album | episode | unknown | always | What kind of post this is. `short` and `reel` are short-form video formats, `live` is a live stream or a recording of one, `carousel` holds several images or videos, `audio` is a music track, `album` is an album, `episode` is a podcast episode, and `unknown` covers anything else. |
| url | string | null | always | |
| title | string | null | always | |
| text | string | null | always | The post's text: a caption, a description or the message body. |
| authorId | string | null | always | |
| authorHandle | string | null | always | |
| authorName | string | null | always | |
| thumbnailUrl | string | null | always | |
| mediaUrls | string[] | always | |
| durationSeconds | number | null | always | |
| viewCount | number | null | always | Views. Null means the platform did not expose a count, which is not the same as zero. |
| likeCount | number | null | always | Likes, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| commentCount | number | null | always | Comments. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| shareCount | number | null | always | Shares, reposts, or the platform's nearest equivalent. Null means not exposed, not zero. |
| hashtags | string[] | always | Hashtags or the platform's own topic tags, without the leading #. |
| mentions | string[] | always | Handles mentioned in the post text, without the leading @. |
| taggedUsers | string[] | may be absent | Usernames tagged in the media itself, as distinct from `mentions`, which come from the caption text. Absent when the platform does not report tags; an empty array means it reports none. |
| isSponsored | boolean | null | always | Whether the platform labels the post as an ad, promoted content or a paid partnership. |
| publishedAt | string | null | always | When the post was published. Usually an ISO 8601 timestamp; some platforms expose only a date or relative text such as "3 days ago". |
| fetchedAt | string | always | When this record was fetched from the platform, as an ISO 8601 timestamp. A cached response keeps the time of the original fetch. |
curl
curl "$API/v1/rumble/video?url=8XkPqR2nLvE&cache_max_age=7d" \
-H "x-api-key: $KEY"TypeScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
url: '8XkPqR2nLvE',
cache_max_age: '7d',
});
const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/rumble/video?${query}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});
const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);
// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);Python
Python
import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/rumble/video",
params={
"url": "8XkPqR2nLvE",
"cache_max_age": "7d",
},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
timeout=30,
)
body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])
print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])Response codes
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | invalid_request. Not charged |
| 401 | missing_api_key / invalid_api_key / revoked_api_key. Never a billing error |
| 402 | insufficient_credits. The key is valid, the balance is not |
| 429 | daily_cap_exceeded or upstream_rate_limited. Not charged |
| 501 | not_configured. This deployment is not set up to serve this endpoint. Not charged. |
| 502 | upstream_blocked / upstream_schema_drift. Not charged |
| 504 | upstream_timeout. Not charged |
GET
/v1/rumble/video/comments1 creditcacheablebatchableVideo comments
Public comments on a Rumble video, including replies. Rumble hides comments behind a login on some videos; when it does, this returns an unbilled empty result rather than logging in.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Rumble watch URL (rumble.com/v7e9i52-slug.html) or a bare permalink id |
Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).
Returns a list of Comment in data.items.
Fields
| Field | Type | Present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | one of 32 strings | always | |
| id | string | always | |
| postId | string | null | always | |
| parentId | string | null | always | Id of the comment this one replies to. Null on a top-level comment. |
| text | string | always | |
| authorId | string | null | always | |
| authorHandle | string | null | always | |
| authorName | string | null | always | |
| authorAvatarUrl | string | null | always | |
| likeCount | number | null | always | |
| replyCount | number | null | always | |
| isPinned | boolean | null | always | |
| isAuthorReply | boolean | null | always | Whether the comment was written by the author of the post. |
| publishedAt | string | null | always | When the comment was posted. Usually an ISO 8601 timestamp; some platforms expose only relative text such as "2 days ago". |
curl
curl "$API/v1/rumble/video/comments?url=8XkPqR2nLvE&cache_max_age=7d" \
-H "x-api-key: $KEY"TypeScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
url: '8XkPqR2nLvE',
cache_max_age: '7d',
});
const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/rumble/video/comments?${query}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});
const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);
// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);Python
Python
import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/rumble/video/comments",
params={
"url": "8XkPqR2nLvE",
"cache_max_age": "7d",
},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
timeout=30,
)
body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])
print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])Response codes
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | invalid_request. Not charged |
| 401 | missing_api_key / invalid_api_key / revoked_api_key. Never a billing error |
| 402 | insufficient_credits. The key is valid, the balance is not |
| 429 | daily_cap_exceeded or upstream_rate_limited. Not charged |
| 501 | not_configured. This deployment is not set up to serve this endpoint. Not charged. |
| 502 | upstream_blocked / upstream_schema_drift. Not charged |
| 504 | upstream_timeout. Not charged |
GET
/v1/rumble/video/transcript1 creditcacheablebatchableVideo transcript
A Rumble video's captions as one text block plus timed cues. Returns the requested language when the video has it, otherwise the default track.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Rumble watch URL (rumble.com/v7e9i52-slug.html) or a bare permalink id |
| language | string | no | Language code, e.g. "en" |
Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).
Returns one Transcript.
Fields
| Field | Type | Present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | one of 32 strings | always | |
| postId | string | always | |
| url | string | null | always | |
| language | string | null | always | The transcript's language as the platform labels it, usually a language code such as `en`. |
| isAutoGenerated | boolean | null | always | Whether the platform generated the captions automatically, by speech recognition or machine translation, rather than a person writing them. |
| text | string | always | The full transcript as a single block of text. |
| cues | object[] | always | Timed segments of the transcript. |
| cues[].start | number | always | Seconds from the start of the media. |
| cues[].end | number | null | always | Seconds from the start of the media. Null when the platform gives no end time. |
| cues[].text | string | always | |
| durationSeconds | number | null | always | |
| source | captions | asr | null | always | Where the transcript came from. `captions`: the platform's own caption track, whether a person wrote it or the platform generated it (see `isAutoGenerated`). `asr`: produced by speech recognition on the audio. Null when this cannot be told. |
| fetchedAt | string | always | When this record was fetched from the platform, as an ISO 8601 timestamp. A cached response keeps the time of the original fetch. |
curl
curl "$API/v1/rumble/video/transcript?url=8XkPqR2nLvE&cache_max_age=7d" \
-H "x-api-key: $KEY"TypeScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
url: '8XkPqR2nLvE',
cache_max_age: '7d',
});
const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/rumble/video/transcript?${query}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});
const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);
// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);Python
Python
import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/rumble/video/transcript",
params={
"url": "8XkPqR2nLvE",
"cache_max_age": "7d",
},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
timeout=30,
)
body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])
print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])Response codes
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | invalid_request. Not charged |
| 401 | missing_api_key / invalid_api_key / revoked_api_key. Never a billing error |
| 402 | insufficient_credits. The key is valid, the balance is not |
| 429 | daily_cap_exceeded or upstream_rate_limited. Not charged |
| 501 | not_configured. This deployment is not set up to serve this endpoint. Not charged. |
| 502 | upstream_blocked / upstream_schema_drift. Not charged |
| 504 | upstream_timeout. Not charged |
Questions
- How much does the Rumble API cost?
- Calls cost 1 credit each. Every endpoint is cacheable, and a cache hit costs nothing. A failed request and an empty result are both free, on every endpoint.
- Does the Rumble API need a login or cookies?
- No. Every endpoint reads public, logged-out pages only — no account, no cookies, no session. An API key identifies your own TrueScrape account and nothing else.
- Can I fetch many Rumble targets in one request?
- Yes. 5 of 5 are batchable: one POST to /v1/jobs/batch takes many targets and returns a job id to poll.
- Can I watch Rumble endpoints for changes?
- Yes, 4 of 5. A subscription polls on your schedule and fires your webhook only when the content changed; the rest carry x-subscribable: false in the spec.