Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Full TranscriptAPI toolkit — fetch YouTube transcripts, search videos and channels, browse channel uploads, get latest videos, and explore playlists. Use when the user wants to work with YouTube content programmatically, get transcripts for summarization or analysis, find videos, or monitor channels. Triggers on YouTube URLs, "transcript", "transcriptapi", "video summary", "what did they say", "find videos about", "search youtube".
Full TranscriptAPI toolkit — fetch YouTube transcripts, search videos and channels, browse channel uploads, get latest videos, and explore playlists. Use when the user wants to work with YouTube content programmatically, get transcripts for summarization or analysis, find videos, or monitor channels. Triggers on YouTube URLs, "transcript", "transcriptapi", "video summary", "what did they say", "find videos about", "search youtube".
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.
Full YouTube data toolkit via TranscriptAPI.com. Transcripts, search, channels, playlists — one API key.
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card): Step 1 — Register: Ask user for their email. node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL → OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code." Step 2 — 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 → Dashboard → 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>
Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
All requests: -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Channel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. No need to resolve first. Playlist endpoints accept playlist — a playlist URL or ID.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredDefaultValidationvideo_urlyes—YouTube URL or 11-char video IDformatnojsonjson or textinclude_timestampnotruetrue or falsesend_metadatanofalsetrue or false Accepts: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ID, https://youtu.be/ID, youtube.com/shorts/ID, or bare ID. Response (format=json): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": [ { "text": "We're no strangers...", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 } ], "metadata": { "title": "...", "author_name": "...", "author_url": "..." } }
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredDefaultValidationqyes—1-200 chars (trimmed)typenovideovideo or channellimitno201-50 Response (type=video): { "results": [ { "type": "video", "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up", "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw", "channelTitle": "Rick Astley", "channelHandle": "@RickAstley", "channelVerified": true, "lengthText": "3:33", "viewCountText": "1.5B views", "publishedTimeText": "14 years ago", "hasCaptions": true, "thumbnails": [{ "url": "...", "width": 120, "height": 90 }] } ], "result_count": 20 } Response (type=channel): { "results": [ { "type": "channel", "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw", "title": "Rick Astley", "handle": "@RickAstley", "subscriberCount": "4.2M subscribers", "verified": true, "rssUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC..." } ], "result_count": 5 }
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredValidationinputyes1-200 chars — @handle, URL, or UC... ID Response: { "channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED" } If input is already a valid UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22} ID, returns immediately without lookup.
# First page (100 videos) curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # Next pages curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?continuation=TOKEN" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredValidationchannelconditional@handle, channel URL, or UC... IDcontinuationconditionalnon-empty string (next pages) Provide exactly one of channel or continuation. Response: { "results": [{ "videoId": "abc123xyz00", "title": "Latest Video", "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "channelTitle": "TED", "channelHandle": "@TED", "lengthText": "15:22", "viewCountText": "3.2M views", "thumbnails": [...], "index": "0" }], "playlist_info": {"title": "Uploads from TED", "numVideos": "5000"}, "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...", "has_more": true }
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredValidationchannelyes@handle, channel URL, or UC... ID Returns last 15 videos via RSS with exact view counts and ISO timestamps. Response: { "channel": { "channelId": "...", "title": "TED", "author": "TED", "url": "..." }, "results": [ { "videoId": "abc123xyz00", "title": "Latest Video", "published": "2026-01-30T16:00:00Z", "viewCount": "2287630", "description": "Full description...", "thumbnail": { "url": "...", "width": "480", "height": "360" } } ], "result_count": 15 }
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\ ?channel=@TED&q=climate+change&limit=30" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredValidationchannelyes@handle, channel URL, or UC... IDqyes1-200 charslimitno1-50 (default 30)
# First page curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # Next pages curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?continuation=TOKEN" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredValidationplaylistconditionalPlaylist URL or ID (PL/UU/LL/FL/OL prefix)continuationconditionalnon-empty string
EndpointCosttranscript1search1channel/resolvefreechannel/search1channel/videos1/pagechannel/latestfreeplaylist/videos1/page
CodeMeaningAction401Bad API keyCheck key, re-run setup402No creditsTop up at transcriptapi.com/billing404Not foundVideo/channel/playlist doesn't exist or no captions408Timeout/retryableRetry once after 2s422Validation errorCheck param format429Rate limitedWait, respect Retry-After
When user shares YouTube URL with no instruction, fetch transcript and summarize key points. Use channel/latest (free) to check for new uploads before fetching transcripts — pass @handle directly. For research: search → pick videos → fetch transcripts. Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Starter ($5/mo): 1,000 credits, 300 req/min.
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