Video Transcript
Use when video content needs to be extracted as text: pasted YouTube links or IDs...
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills1.2k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 822 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when video content needs to be extracted as text: pasted YouTube links or IDs, requests to transcribe, summarize, quote, translate, convert video to text, or extract information from video content. Also use when a user shares a video URL without explanation and wants to know what it says. Not for uploads or account management.
Video Transcript
Extract transcripts from videos 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 (structured), text (readable) |
include_timestamp | no | true | true, false |
send_metadata | no | false | true, false |
Accepted URL formats:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_IDhttps://youtu.be/VIDEO_IDhttps://youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID- Bare video ID:
dQw4w9WgXcQ
Response (format=text&send_metadata=true):
