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What is up with the search API?

  1. I go
    http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/search/?term=Neil%20Young&max-results=50
    and get back things like
    Forever Young
    Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:22 AM
    Alphaville | Forever Young | Atlantic
    The Young and The Hopeless
    Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:22 AM
    Good Charlotte | The Young and The Hopeless | Epic
    Big In Japan
    Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:22 AM
    Alphaville | Big In Japan | Atlantic Records
    Diamonds (Feat. Young Jeezy)
    Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:22 AM

    which is not anything like what I get when I search using your web site.
    Not what I was getting a few days ago

  2. justintormey – 10 months ago

    Try dropping Neil Young in quotes. Should yield better results.
    Jt.

  3. InVermont – 10 months ago

    Yep, that will solve the problem.
    That is not the behavior the search has exhibited in the past, however. Is there any way to get notified of such changes?
    And is there any way to get lists like 'most viewed' or 'top rated' outside of page scraping?
    Thanks

  4. justintormey – 10 months ago

    It's a search index change, so unlikely that we triggered it directly.

    There's no way to get our the charts through the API. I wouldn't recommend page scraping.

  5. InVermont – 10 months ago

    Thanks
    Ya, I wouldn't recommend it either, but it seems it is that or nothing, so....

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