diff --git a/searx/engines/youtube_api.py b/searx/engines/youtube_api.py
index 25ad2cb04..4192530b9 100644
--- a/searx/engines/youtube_api.py
+++ b/searx/engines/youtube_api.py
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ def response(resp):
 
     # parse results
     for result in search_results['items']:
+        if "videoId" not in result["id"]:
+            # ignore channels
+            continue
+
         videoid = result['id']['videoId']
 
         title = result['snippet']['title']