Youtube Channels
Use when a YouTube channel is the focus: pasted @handles or channel URLs, requests to...
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-channels -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills1.2k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,966 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when a YouTube channel is the focus: pasted @handles or channel URLs, requests to browse a creator's uploads, see what a channel has posted recently, search within a channel, or resolve a handle to a channel ID. Also use when the user names a creator and wants to explore their content or monitor their uploads. Not for creating channels or account management.
YouTube Channels
YouTube channel tools 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.
API Reference
Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json, consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
All channel endpoints accept flexible input, @handle, channel URL, or UC... channel ID. No need to resolve first.
GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve, FREE
Convert @handle, URL, or UC... ID to canonical channel ID.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
| Param | Required | Validation |
|---|---|---|
input | yes | 1-200 chars, @handle, URL, or UC... ID |
Response:
{ "channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED" }
If input is already UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}, returns immediately.
GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest, FREE
Latest 15 videos via RSS with exact stats.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
