youtube-api

Name: youtube-api
Author: ZeroPointRepo

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How to install youtube-api?

zeropointrepo/youtube-skills/youtube-api

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

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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 YouTu

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SKILL.md

1	# YouTube API
2
3	YouTube data access via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com) — no Google API quota needed.
4
5	## Setup
6
7	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.
8
9	## Required Headers
10
11	Every request needs two headers:
12
13	- Authorization: `Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY`
14	- 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.
15
16	## API Reference
17
18	Full OpenAPI spec: [transcriptapi.com/openapi.json](https://transcriptapi.com/openapi.json) — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
19
20	## Endpoint Reference
21
22	All endpoints: `https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/...`
23
24	Channel endpoints accept `channel` — an `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID. Playlist endpoints accept `playlist` — a playlist URL or ID.
25
26	\| Endpoint \| Method \| Cost \|
27	\| ----------------------------------- \| ------ \| -------- \|
28	\| `/transcript?video_url=ID` \| GET \| 1 \|
29	\| `/search?q=QUERY&type=video` \| GET \| 1 \|
30	\| `/channel/resolve?input=@handle` \| GET \| free \|
31	\| `/channel/latest?channel=@handle` \| GET \| free \|
32	\| `/channel/videos?channel=@handle` \| GET \| 1/page \|
33	\| `/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=Q` \| GET \| 1 \|
34	\| `/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID` \| GET \| 1/page \|
35
36	## Quick Examples
37
38	Search videos:
39
40	```bash
41	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\
42	?q=python+tutorial&type=video&limit=10" \
43	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
44	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
45	```
46
47	Get transcript:
48
49	```bash
50	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\
51	?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \
52	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
53	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
54	```
55
56	Resolve channel handle (free):
57
58	```bash
59	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
60	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
61	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
62	```
63
64	Latest videos (free):
65
66	```bash
67	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
68	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
69	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
70	```
71
72	Browse channel uploads (paginated):
73
74	```bash
75	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \
76	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
77	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
78	# Use continuation token from response for next pages
79	```
80
81	Browse playlist (paginated):
82
83	```bash
84	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \
85	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
86	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
87	```
88
89	## Parameter Validation
90
91	\| Field \| Rule \|
92	\| -------------- \| ------------------------------------------------------- \|
93	\| `channel` \| `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID \|
94	\| `playlist` \| Playlist URL or ID (`PL`/`UU`/`LL`/`FL`/`OL` prefix) \|
95	\| `q` (search) \| 1-200 chars \|
96	\| `limit` \| 1-50 \|
97	\| `continuation` \| non-empty string \|
98
99	## Why Not Google's API?
100
101	\| \| Google YouTube Data API \| TranscriptAPI \|
102	\| ----------- \| ------------------------------- \| -------------------------- \|
103	\| Quota \| 10,000 units/day (100 searches) \| Credit-based, no daily cap \|
104	\| Setup \| OAuth

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How to install youtube-api?

zeropointrepo/youtube-skills/youtube-api

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

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

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SKILL.md

1	# YouTube API
2
3	YouTube data access via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com) — no Google API quota needed.
4
5	## Setup
6
7	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.
8
9	## Required Headers
10
11	Every request needs two headers:
12
13	- Authorization: `Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY`
14	- 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.
15
16	## API Reference
17
18	Full OpenAPI spec: [transcriptapi.com/openapi.json](https://transcriptapi.com/openapi.json) — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
19
20	## Endpoint Reference
21
22	All endpoints: `https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/...`
23
24	Channel endpoints accept `channel` — an `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID. Playlist endpoints accept `playlist` — a playlist URL or ID.
25
26	\| Endpoint \| Method \| Cost \|
27	\| ----------------------------------- \| ------ \| -------- \|
28	\| `/transcript?video_url=ID` \| GET \| 1 \|
29	\| `/search?q=QUERY&type=video` \| GET \| 1 \|
30	\| `/channel/resolve?input=@handle` \| GET \| free \|
31	\| `/channel/latest?channel=@handle` \| GET \| free \|
32	\| `/channel/videos?channel=@handle` \| GET \| 1/page \|
33	\| `/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=Q` \| GET \| 1 \|
34	\| `/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID` \| GET \| 1/page \|
35
36	## Quick Examples
37
38	Search videos:
39
40	```bash
41	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\
42	?q=python+tutorial&type=video&limit=10" \
43	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
44	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
45	```
46
47	Get transcript:
48
49	```bash
50	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\
51	?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \
52	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
53	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
54	```
55
56	Resolve channel handle (free):
57
58	```bash
59	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
60	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
61	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
62	```
63
64	Latest videos (free):
65
66	```bash
67	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
68	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
69	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
70	```
71
72	Browse channel uploads (paginated):
73
74	```bash
75	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \
76	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
77	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
78	# Use continuation token from response for next pages
79	```
80
81	Browse playlist (paginated):
82
83	```bash
84	curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \
85	-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
86	-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
87	```
88
89	## Parameter Validation
90
91	\| Field \| Rule \|
92	\| -------------- \| ------------------------------------------------------- \|
93	\| `channel` \| `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID \|
94	\| `playlist` \| Playlist URL or ID (`PL`/`UU`/`LL`/`FL`/`OL` prefix) \|
95	\| `q` (search) \| 1-200 chars \|
96	\| `limit` \| 1-50 \|
97	\| `continuation` \| non-empty string \|
98
99	## Why Not Google's API?
100
101	\| \| Google YouTube Data API \| TranscriptAPI \|
102	\| ----------- \| ------------------------------- \| -------------------------- \|
103	\| Quota \| 10,000 units/day (100 searches) \| Credit-based, no daily cap \|
104	\| Setup \| OAuth

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