Response types

All responses are returned in JSON, a lightweight data-interchange format. The API returns two types of structure: 

• Items: Single resource object.
• Collections: Paginated lists of resources.

Items

Items are JSON objects representing a single resource, using snake_case field names.

By default, only a certain number of fields are returned, but you can define which fields you want to be returned. See the fields selection section for more details.

{
  "video_id": "x26ezrb",
  "title": "Hackathon BeMyApp/Dailymotion",
  "channel": "creation",
  "owner_id": "x1fz4ii",
  "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "is_published": true
}

Pagination

API responses are paginated JSON objects returned when a list of resources is requested.

Pagination rules:

• Default page: omitting the page parameter defaults to page 1 .
• Navigate forward: use the URL provided in the next field.
• Navigate backward: use the URL provided in the previous field.
• Last page: next is null.
• First page: previous is null.
• Empty results: if no items match, data is an empty array with valid pagination metadata.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "video_id": "x8a9b2c",
      "title": "Sample Video",
      "duration": 120
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "page_size": 10,
    "total": 1000,
    "next": "https://api.dailymotion.com/videos?page=2&page_size=10",
    "previous": null
  }
}

{
  "data": [],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "page_size": 10,
    "total": 0,
    "next": null,
    "previous": null
  }
}

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Further reading

• API Errors: Error response structure, HTTP status codes, and error types.
• Rate limiting: Request limits.