Transcript
Use when the spoken content of a YouTube video is needed, even if not explicitly...
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill transcript -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills1.2k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 843 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when the spoken content of a YouTube video is needed, even if not explicitly requested: pasted video links or IDs, requests to summarize, quote, transcribe, translate, fact-check, or extract anything from a video. Also use for research or learning when a video is the source. Not for uploads or account management.
Transcript
Fetch video transcripts via TranscriptAPI.com.
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.
GET /api/v2/youtube/transcript
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" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
| Param | Required | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
video_url | yes | , | YouTube URL or 11-char video ID |
format | no | json | json, text |
include_timestamp | no | true | true, false |
send_metadata | no | false | true, false |
Accepts: full URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=ID), short URLs (youtu.be/ID), shorts (youtube.com/shorts/ID), or bare video IDs.
Default: Always use format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true unless user specifies otherwise.
Response (format=json):
