# Video Transcript

Use when video content needs to be extracted as text: pasted YouTube links or IDs...

- Repository: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills (1151 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Video Transcript

Extract transcripts from videos via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com).

## Setup

If `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` is not set, read [references/auth-setup.md](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

```bash
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_ID`
- `https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID`
- `https://youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID`
- Bare video ID: `dQw4w9WgXcQ`

**Response** (`format=text&send_metadata=true`):

The rest: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/blob/HEAD/clawhub/video-transcript/SKILL.md