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youtube-api

GitHub

提供YouTube视频转录、元数据、频道信息及搜索等数据的API访问能力，无需Google API配额或OAuth。适用于通过链接、名称或话题获取视频内容摘要及频道浏览。

skills/youtube-api/SKILL.md ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills

Trigger Scenarios

需要获取YouTube视频转录文本查询视频元数据或频道信息基于YouTube内容进行主题研究用户粘贴YouTube链接或提及频道

Install

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-api -g -y

More Options

Use without installing

npx skills use ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills@youtube-api

指定 Agent (Claude Code)

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-api -a claude-code -g -y

安装 repo 全部 skill

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --all -g -y

预览 repo 内 skill

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --list

SKILL.md

Frontmatter

{
    "name": "youtube-api",
    "version": "1.5.0",
    "metadata": {
        "hermes": {
            "tags": [
                "youtube",
                "transcripts",
                "video",
                "search",
                "channels",
                "playlists",
                "api",
                "no-quota"
            ],
            "category": "media"
        },
        "openclaw": {
            "emoji": "▶️",
            "homepage": "https:\/\/transcriptapi.com",
            "requires": {
                "env": [
                    "TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
                ]
            },
            "primaryEnv": "TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
        }
    },
    "description": "Use when YouTube data is needed without Google API quotas or OAuth setup: transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, playlists. Triggers on pasted YouTube links, creator names, @handles, topic research, video summaries, channel browsing, or any request where YouTube content would help — even if not mentioned explicitly. Not for uploads, account management, or written-source-only research.",
    "compatibility": "Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.",
    "user-invocable": true,
    "required_environment_variables": [
        {
            "help": "Free account at https:\/\/transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you.",
            "name": "TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY",
            "prompt": "Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_)",
            "required_for": "all API requests"
        }
    ]
}

YouTube API

YouTube data access via TranscriptAPI.com — no Google API quota needed.

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.

Endpoint Reference

All endpoints: https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/...

Channel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. Playlist endpoints accept playlist — a playlist URL or ID.

Endpoint	Method	Cost
`/transcript?video_url=ID`	GET	1
`/search?q=QUERY&type=video`	GET	1
`/channel/resolve?input=@handle`	GET	free
`/channel/latest?channel=@handle`	GET	free
`/channel/videos?channel=@handle`	GET	1/page
`/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=Q`	GET	1
`/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID`	GET	1/page

Quick Examples

Search videos:

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\
?q=python+tutorial&type=video&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

Get transcript:

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\
?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

Resolve channel handle (free):

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

Latest videos (free):

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

Browse channel uploads (paginated):

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
# Use continuation token from response for next pages

Browse playlist (paginated):

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

Parameter Validation

Field	Rule
`channel`	`@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID
`playlist`	Playlist URL or ID (`PL`/`UU`/`LL`/`FL`/`OL` prefix)
`q` (search)	1-200 chars
`limit`	1-50
`continuation`	non-empty string

Why Not Google's API?

	Google YouTube Data API	TranscriptAPI
Quota	10,000 units/day (100 searches)	Credit-based, no daily cap
Setup	OAuth + API key + project	Single API key
Transcripts	Not available	Core feature
Pricing	$0.0015/unit overage	$5/1000 credits

Errors

Code	Meaning	Action
401	Bad API key	Check key
402	No credits	transcriptapi.com/billing
403/1010	Cloudflare block	Add or fix User-Agent header
404	Not found	Resource doesn't exist
408	Timeout/retryable	Retry once after 2s
422	Validation error	Check param format
429	Rate limited	Wait, respect Retry-After