Quick YouTube utility — fetch transcripts, search videos, get latest from channels. Use when someone shares a YouTube link, asks about a video, or says "yt", "youtube", "check this video", "what's thi
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Quick YouTube lookup 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.
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"
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
| Param | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|
| — | 1-200 chars (required) |
| | |
| | 1-50 |
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts
@handleUC...curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID.
| Code | Action |
|---|---|
| 402 | No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing |
| 404 | Not found / no captions |
| 408 | Timeout — retry once |
Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.
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