Complete YouTube toolkit — transcripts, search, channels, playlists, and metadata all in one skill. Use when you need comprehensive YouTube access, want to search and then get transcripts, browse chan
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Complete YouTube toolkit via TranscriptAPI.com. Everything in one skill.
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.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | — | YouTube URL or 11-char video ID |
| no | | |
| no | | |
| no | | |
Response (
format=json{ "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": [{ "text": "...", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 }], "metadata": { "title": "...", "author_name": "...", "author_url": "..." } }
# Videos curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"Channels
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=channel&limit=10"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Required | Default | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | — | 1-200 chars |
| no | | |
| no | | 1-50 |
All channel endpoints accept
channel@handleUC...curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Response:
{"channel_id": "UC...", "resolved_from": "@TED"}curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Returns exact
viewCountpublished# First page (100 videos) 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"
Provide exactly one of
channelcontinuationcontinuation_tokenhas_morecurl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\ ?channel=@TED&q=QUERY&limit=30" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Accepts
playlist# First page curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"Next pages
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?continuation=TOKEN"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Valid ID prefixes:
PLUULLFLOLplaylist_inforesultscontinuation_tokenhas_more| Endpoint | Cost |
|---|---|
| transcript | 1 |
| search | 1 |
| channel/resolve | free |
| channel/latest | free |
| channel/videos | 1/page |
| channel/search | 1 |
| playlist/videos | 1/page |
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| |
| Playlist URL or ID ( |
| 1-200 chars |
| 1-50 |
| Code | Meaning | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | Bad API key | Check key |
| 402 | No credits | transcriptapi.com/billing |
| 404 | Not found | Resource doesn't exist or no captions |
| 408 | Timeout | Retry once after 2s |
| 422 | Validation error | Check param format |
| 429 | Rate limited | Wait, respect Retry-After |
Research workflow: search → pick videos → fetch transcripts
# 1. Search curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\ ?q=machine+learning+explained&limit=5" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # 2. Transcript 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"
Channel monitoring: latest (free) → transcript
# 1. 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. Transcript of latest 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"
Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Starter ($5/mo): 1,000 credits.
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