Use when YouTube is or could be relevant — even if not mentioned: pasted video/channel/playlist links, video IDs, @handles, creator lookups, video summaries, quotes, translations, topic research, tutorials, talks, lectures, expert discussions, product reviews, how-to guides, new product announcements, or anything where video content is fresher or richer than text search. Covers transcripts, video/channel search, channel browsing, playlists, and within-channel search. Not for uploads, account management, or written-source-only research.
Installer avec Codex ou Claude Copiez ce prompt, collez-le dans Codex, Claude ou un autre assistant, puis laissez-le vérifier la page du skill et l'installer pour vous.
Une commande directe contourne le prompt de vérification. Examinez la source avant de l'exécuter.
Use when YouTube is or could be relevant — even if not mentioned: pasted video/channel/playlist links, video IDs, @handles, creator lookups, video summaries, quotes, translations, topic research, tutorials, talks, lectures, expert discussions, product reviews, how-to guides, new product announcements, or anything where video content is fresher or richer than text search. Covers transcripts, video/channel search, channel browsing, playlists, and within-channel search. Not for uploads, account management, or written-source-only research.
version
1.5.0
user-invocable
true
compatibility
Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.
required_environment_variables
[{"name":"TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY","prompt":"Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_)","help":"Free account at https://transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you.","required_for":"all API requests"}]
Full YouTube data toolkit via TranscriptAPI.com. Transcripts, search, channels, playlists — one API key.
Setup
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, read references/auth-setup.md and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.
Required Headers
Every request needs two headers:
Authorization:Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: your agent's name and version if known (e.g. HermesAgent/0.11.0, ClaudeCode/1.0). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.
All requests: -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Endpoints
Channel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. No need to resolve first. Playlist endpoints accept playlist — a playlist URL or ID.
Accepts: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ID, https://youtu.be/ID, youtube.com/shorts/ID, or bare ID.
Response (format=json):
{"video_id":"dQw4w9WgXcQ","language":"en","transcript":[{"text":"We're no strangers...","start":18.0,"duration":3.5}],"metadata":{"title":"...","author_name":"...","author_url":"..."}}
{"results":[{"type":"video","videoId":"dQw4w9WgXcQ","title":"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up","channelId":"UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw","channelTitle":"Rick Astley","channelHandle":"@RickAstley","channelVerified":true,"lengthText":"3:33","viewCountText":"1.5B views","publishedTimeText":"14 years ago","hasCaptions":true,"thumbnails":[{"url":"...","width":120,"height":90}]}],"result_count":20}
{"results":[{"videoId":"abc123xyz00","title":"Latest Video","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"},"continuation_token":"4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...","has_more":true}
GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest — FREE (0 credits)
