# Query

The query text to use to search YouTube. Set this parameter to retrieve information from all of the videos that are returned by the search.

TIP: You can retrieve information from YouTube in one of the following ways:

- To retrieve information about videos that are returned as results to a search, set the parameter Query.
- To retrieve information about videos that belong to a specified channel, set the parameter ChannelID.
- To retrieve information about videos that belong to a specified user, set the parameter Username.

In each case the other parameters are ignored. `Query` has precedence, followed by `ChannelID`, followed by `Username`.

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | You must set one of `Query`, `ChannelID`, and `Username`
Configuration Section: | TaskName or FetchTasks
Example: | `Query=precambrian`
See Also: | ChannelID Username

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