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YouTube channel tools via TranscriptAPI.com.
If
$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEYStep 1 — Register: Ask user for their email.
node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL
→ OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code."
Step 2 — Verify: Once user provides the OTP:
node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE
API key saved to
. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification.~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Manual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys.
The verify and save-key commands save the API key to
~/.openclaw/openclaw.jsonskills.entries.transcriptapi.apiKeyenabled: true~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bakTo use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually:
export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<your-key>Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
All channel endpoints accept flexible input —
@handleUC...Convert @handle, URL, or UC... ID to canonical channel ID.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| yes | 1-200 chars — @handle, URL, or UC... ID |
Response:
{ "channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED" }
If input is already
UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}Latest 15 videos via RSS with exact stats.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| yes | |
Response:
{ "channel": { "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "title": "TED", "author": "TED", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "published": "2006-04-17T00:00:00Z" }, "results": [ { "videoId": "abc123xyz00", "title": "Latest Video Title", "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "author": "TED", "published": "2026-01-30T16:00:00Z", "updated": "2026-01-31T02:00:00Z", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz00", "description": "Full video description...", "thumbnail": { "url": "https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/.../hqdefault.jpg" }, "viewCount": "2287630", "starRating": { "average": "4.92", "count": "15000", "min": "1", "max": "5" } } ], "result_count": 15 }
Great for monitoring channels — free and gives exact view counts + ISO timestamps.
Paginated list of ALL channel uploads (100 per page).
# First page curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"Next pages
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?continuation=TOKEN"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| conditional | |
| conditional | non-empty (next pages) |
Provide exactly one of
channelcontinuationResponse:
{ "results": [{ "videoId": "abc123xyz00", "title": "Video Title", "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "channelTitle": "TED", "channelHandle": "@TED", "lengthText": "15:22", "viewCountText": "3.2M views", "thumbnails": [...], "index": "0" }], "playlist_info": {"title": "Uploads from TED", "numVideos": "5000", "ownerName": "TED"}, "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...", "has_more": true }
Keep calling with
continuationhas_more: falseSearch within a specific channel.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\ ?channel=@TED&q=climate+change&limit=30" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| yes | |
| yes | 1-200 chars |
| no | 1-50 (default 30) |
# 1. Check latest uploads (free — pass @handle directly) curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"2. Get transcript of recent video
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_ID&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Code | Action |
|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid param combination (both or neither channel/continuation) |
| 402 | No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing |
| 404 | Channel not found |
| 408 | Timeout — retry once |
| 422 | Invalid channel identifier |
Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Free endpoints (resolve, latest) require auth but don't consume credits.
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