Veed Crawl

Give OpenClaw the ability to access social media content. It can search across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube for videos, watch TikTok/Reels/YouTube, retrieve metadata, get creator profiles, and extract insights from video content across platforms.

Veedcrawl API

Use Veedcrawl for public social video discovery and analysis across supported video platforms.

Runtime

• Require VEEDCRAWL_API_KEY before making protected requests.
• Use VEEDCRAWL_BASE_URL when set. Otherwise use https://api.veedcrawl.com.
• Use curl for direct API calls.
• Consult https://docs.veedcrawl.com or https://veedcrawl.com/openapi.json when an endpoint shape is unclear.

Prepare shell examples with:

API_BASE="${VEEDCRAWL_BASE_URL:-https://api.veedcrawl.com}"
AUTH_HEADER="x-api-key: ${VEEDCRAWL_API_KEY}"

Choose The Workflow

1. Start with POST /v1/search when the user gives a topic, keyword, creator idea, competitor, product, or trend instead of video URLs.
2. Start with GET /v1/tiktok/profile or GET /v1/instagram/profile when the user gives a creator username or public profile URL.
3. Call GET /v1/metadata?url=... for normalized per-video metadata, stats, author, tags, media details, and timestamps.
4. Call POST /v1/transcript when spoken content matters.
5. Call POST /v1/extract when the task needs structured conclusions such as hooks, claims, products, CTAs, format analysis, sponsorship signals, or summaries.
6. Shortlist before running bulk transcript or extraction jobs. Search and profile data can narrow the video set first.

Async Jobs

search, transcript, and extract return a jobId.

1. Save the returned jobId.
2. Poll GET /v1/search/{jobId}, GET /v1/transcript/{jobId}, or GET /v1/extract/{jobId} until status is completed or failed.
3. Use result only after completion.
4. Surface a failed job clearly instead of guessing at missing output.
5. Preserve timestamps and source URLs when producing research notes, citations, evidence tables, or creator briefs.

Request Examples

Search videos:

curl -X POST "$API_BASE/v1/search" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "skincare morning routine",
    "platforms": ["tiktok", "instagram", "youtube"],
    "limit": 25,
    "sort": "relevant",
    "timePeriod": "past_month",
    "filters": { "language": "en", "duration": "short", "minLikes": 1000 }
  }'

Poll a search job:

curl "$API_BASE/v1/search/JOB_ID" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER"

Inspect one video:

curl "$API_BASE/v1/metadata?url=VIDEO_URL" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER"

Get a creator profile:

curl "$API_BASE/v1/tiktok/profile?username=CREATOR_USERNAME&limit=12" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER"

Queue a transcript:

curl -X POST "$API_BASE/v1/transcript" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"VIDEO_URL","mode":"auto"}'

Extract structured findings:

curl -X POST "$API_BASE/v1/extract" \
  -H "$AUTH_HEADER" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"VIDEO_URL","prompt":"Extract the hook, main claim, and call to action"}'

Output Defaults

• Prefer structured tables or JSON when comparing videos or creators.
• Keep video URL, platform, creator identity, and timestamps with extracted findings.
• Do not infer engagement stats, transcript text, or extraction output that the API did not return.
• State when a result is based on metadata only versus transcript or extraction evidence.