Build Your Own Search Engine: JavaScript & Pexels API

Build a real image & video search engine using JavaScript and APIs. Learn how to fetch, display, and download media like real products. A portfolio-ready JavaScript API project for frontend developers. 📌 Project Overview This is Week 40 of my 52 Weeks of 52 JavaScript Projects series. In this project, we build a Pictures & Videos Search Engine using: HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript Pexels API Pagination, popup previews & downloads This project mirrors real-world media platforms. 🧠 What You’ll Learn ✔ Working with media APIs ✔ Building search-driven UIs ✔ Pagination & load-more logic ✔ Image & video download handling ✔ Popup previews & UX patterns ⏱️ Chapters (Outcome-Based) 00:00 – Final App Demo 00:38 – Features Overview 02:57 – Project Setup 03:46 – Search Engine HTML Structure 08:07 – Styling the Media Grid 18:32 – JavaScript DOM Setup 21:53 – Pexels API Explained 25:18 – Fetching Search Results 33:09 – Rendering Images & Videos 42:19 – No Results UX 46:00 – Hover Details & Download 50:16 – Popup Media Preview 01:04:27 – Load More & Pagination 01:09:19 – One-Click Download 01:14:34 – Final Review 📚 Recommended Playlists 🔥 52 JavaScript Projects (Beginner → Advanced) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ZDj6xPX-1WGQo0acQLrdDzfCTEgfyXt 🎨 Animations with HTML, CSS & JS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ZDj6xPX-1V8UqfxzGJOw_uIrLHIgo-L 🌐 JavaScript API Projects https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ZDj6xPX-1V2ymMI38b9S_njR4HTuXoC 💼 Responsive Portfolio Website https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ZDj6xPX-1VMOyYutH3z8_SFia81WCWd 📂 Check out the source code for this project on GitHub! 👉 [https://github.com/codehuntersharath/52-Weeks-of-52-Projects-in-JavaScript-One-Project-Every-Week/tree/main/Week%2040%20-%20How%20to%20Create%20a%20Pictures%20and%20Videos%20Search%20Engine%20with%20Download%20Using%20API%2C%20HTML%2C%20CSS%2C%20and%20JavaScript] If you find this project helpful in your JavaScript learning, make sure to ⭐ star the repository to show your support! Thank you for watching and don't forget to like, comment, Share, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest tutorials. Have a Feedback, Question or Project idea? Let me know about it in the comment box down below. If you learn something from this video then Please subscribe and Follow me: ► Subscribe : https://www.youtube.com/@codehuntersharath?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sharathchandark/ ► Twitter : https://twitter.com/sharathchandark All Copyrights and All Code in the Video is my own - by #SharathchandarK #codehuntersharath