Youtube Search
Use when the user wants to find YouTube content on any topic: searching for videos or...
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-search -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills1.2k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,564 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when the user wants to find YouTube content on any topic: searching for videos or channels, finding creators who cover a subject, discovering tutorials, talks, or expert discussions, or looking up a channel by name or handle. Also use proactively when the user wants to research a topic and YouTube is a good source. Not for account management or written-source-only research.
YouTube Search
Search YouTube and fetch 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.
API Reference
Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json, consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
GET /api/v2/youtube/search, 1 credit/page
Search YouTube globally for videos, channels, playlists, or movies.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
