Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation.
Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Extract closed captions from YouTube videos via TranscriptAPI.com.
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card): Step 1 โ Register: Ask user for their email. node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL โ OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code." Step 2 โ Verify: Once user provides the OTP: node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE API key saved to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification. Manual option: transcriptapi.com/signup โ Dashboard โ API Keys.
The verify and save-key commands save the API key to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (sets skills.entries.transcriptapi.apiKey and enabled: true). Existing file is backed up to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak before modification. To use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually: export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<your-key>
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=json&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredDefaultValuesvideo_urlyesโYouTube URL or video IDformatnojsonjson (structured), text (plain)include_timestampnotruetrue, falsesend_metadatanofalsetrue, false Response (format=json โ best for accessibility/timing): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": [ { "text": "We're no strangers to love", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 }, { "text": "You know the rules and so do I", "start": 21.5, "duration": 2.8 } ], "metadata": { "title": "...", "author_name": "...", "thumbnail_url": "..." } } start: seconds from video start duration: how long caption is displayed Response (format=text โ readable): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": "[00:00:18] We're no strangers to love\n[00:00:21] You know the rules..." }
Use format=json for sync'd captions (accessibility tools, timing analysis). Use format=text with include_timestamp=false for clean reading. Auto-generated captions are available for most videos; manual CC is higher quality.
CodeMeaningAction402No creditstranscriptapi.com/billing404No captionsVideo doesn't have CC enabled408TimeoutRetry once after 2s 1 credit per request. Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min.
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