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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." }, { "label": "Upgrade existing", "body": "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." } ] }, "documentation": { "source": "clawhub", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "sections": [ { "title": "YouTube API", "body": "YouTube data access via TranscriptAPI.com — no Google API quota needed." }, { "title": "Setup", "body": "If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card):\n\nStep 1 — Register: Ask user for their email.\n\nnode ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL\n\n→ OTP sent to email. Ask user: \"Check your email for a 6-digit verification code.\"\n\nStep 2 — Verify: Once user provides the OTP:\n\nnode ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE\n\nAPI key saved to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification.\n\nManual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys." }, { "title": "File Writes", "body": "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.\n\nTo use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually:\nexport TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=" }, { "title": "API Reference", "body": "Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas." }, { "title": "Endpoint Reference", "body": "All endpoints: https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/...\n\nChannel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. Playlist endpoints accept playlist — a playlist URL or ID.\n\nEndpointMethodCost/transcript?video_url=IDGET1/search?q=QUERY&type=videoGET1/channel/resolve?input=@handleGETfree/channel/latest?channel=@handleGETfree/channel/videos?channel=@handleGET1/page/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=QGET1/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_IDGET1/page" }, { "title": "Quick Examples", "body": "Search videos:\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\\\n?q=python+tutorial&type=video&limit=10\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\nGet transcript:\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\\\n?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\nResolve channel handle (free):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\nLatest videos (free):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\nBrowse channel uploads (paginated):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n# Use continuation token from response for next pages\n\nBrowse playlist (paginated):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"" }, { "title": "Parameter Validation", "body": "FieldRulechannel@handle, channel URL, or UC... IDplaylistPlaylist URL or ID (PL/UU/LL/FL/OL prefix)q (search)1-200 charslimit1-50continuationnon-empty string" }, { "title": "Why Not Google's API?", "body": "Google YouTube Data APITranscriptAPIQuota10,000 units/day (100 searches)Credit-based, no daily capSetupOAuth + API key + projectSingle API keyTranscriptsNot availableCore featurePricing$0.0015/unit overage$5/1000 credits" }, { "title": "Errors", "body": "CodeMeaningAction401Bad API keyCheck key402No creditstranscriptapi.com/billing404Not foundResource doesn't exist408Timeout/retryableRetry once after 2s422Validation errorCheck param format429Rate limitedWait, respect Retry-After\n\nFree tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Starter ($5/mo): 1,000 credits." } ], "body": "YouTube API\n\nYouTube data access via TranscriptAPI.com — no Google API quota needed.\n\nSetup\n\nIf $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card):\n\nStep 1 — Register: Ask user for their email.\n\nnode ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL\n\n\n→ OTP sent to email. Ask user: \"Check your email for a 6-digit verification code.\"\n\nStep 2 — Verify: Once user provides the OTP:\n\nnode ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE\n\n\nAPI key saved to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification.\n\nManual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys.\n\nFile Writes\n\nThe 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.\n\nTo use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually: export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=\n\nAPI Reference\n\nFull OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.\n\nEndpoint Reference\n\nAll endpoints: https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/...\n\nChannel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. Playlist endpoints accept playlist — a playlist URL or ID.\n\nEndpoint\tMethod\tCost\n/transcript?video_url=ID\tGET\t1\n/search?q=QUERY&type=video\tGET\t1\n/channel/resolve?input=@handle\tGET\tfree\n/channel/latest?channel=@handle\tGET\tfree\n/channel/videos?channel=@handle\tGET\t1/page\n/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=Q\tGET\t1\n/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID\tGET\t1/page\nQuick Examples\n\nSearch videos:\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\\\n?q=python+tutorial&type=video&limit=10\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\n\nGet transcript:\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\\\n?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\n\nResolve channel handle (free):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\n\nLatest videos (free):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\n\nBrowse channel uploads (paginated):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n# Use continuation token from response for next pages\n\n\nBrowse playlist (paginated):\n\ncurl -s \"https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY\"\n\nParameter Validation\nField\tRule\nchannel\t@handle, channel URL, or UC... 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Starter ($5/mo): 1,000 credits." }, "trust": { "sourceLabel": "tencent", "provenanceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/therohitdas/youtube-api", "publisherUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/therohitdas/youtube-api", "owner": "therohitdas", "version": "1.4.1", "license": null, "verificationStatus": "Indexed source record" }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-api", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-api", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-api/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-api/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-api/agent.md" } }