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Fetch YouTube video transcripts and metadata. Use when the user shares a YouTube link, wants context on a video they watched, or needs a video transcribed.
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| name | youtube-transcript |
| description | Fetch YouTube video transcripts and metadata. Use when the user shares a YouTube link, wants context on a video they watched, or needs a video transcribed. |
Fetch a YouTube video's transcript and metadata so you have full context on what the user watched.
Run the fetch script with the provided URL:
python3 skills/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch-transcript.py "<youtube-url>"
Uses only Python stdlib — no pip install or dependencies needed.
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| URL or video ID | Yes | YouTube URL (youtube.com/watch?v=..., youtu.be/...) or bare video ID |
--lang CODE | No | Language code (default: en). Example: --lang es |
--timed | No | Include timestamps in output |
# Basic transcript
python3 skills/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch-transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
# Spanish transcript
python3 skills/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch-transcript.py "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" --lang es
# With timestamps
python3 skills/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch-transcript.py "dQw4w9WgXcQ" --timed
The script prints video metadata followed by the full transcript:
# Video: <title>
Channel: <channel>
Duration: <duration>
Language: <lang>
URL: <url>
Available languages: <list>
## Transcript
<full transcript text>
Uses YouTube's innertube API (same as the Android app) to fetch caption data directly. No API key, no pip packages, no authentication needed.
--lang for other languages