# Send YouTube Apify Transcript to your agent Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually. ## Fast path - Download the package from Yavira. - Extract it into a folder your agent can access. - Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder. ## Suggested prompts ### New install ```text I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete. ``` ### Upgrade existing ```text 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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run. ``` ## Machine-readable fields ```json { "schemaVersion": "1.0", "item": { "slug": "youtube-apify-transcript", "name": "YouTube Apify Transcript", "source": "tencent", "type": "skill", "category": "开发工具", "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/robbyczgw-cla/youtube-apify-transcript", "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/robbyczgw-cla/youtube-apify-transcript", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw" }, "install": { "downloadUrl": "/downloads/youtube-apify-transcript", "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-apify-transcript", "sourcePlatform": "tencent", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw", "packageFormat": "ZIP package", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "includedAssets": [ "CHANGELOG.md", "README.md", "SKILL.md", "package.json", "scripts/fetch_transcript.py" ], "downloadMode": "redirect", "sourceHealth": { "source": "tencent", "slug": "youtube-apify-transcript", "status": "healthy", "reason": "direct_download_ok", "recommendedAction": "download", "checkedAt": "2026-05-11T08:21:25.962Z", "expiresAt": "2026-05-18T08:21:25.962Z", "httpStatus": 200, "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-apify-transcript", "contentType": "application/zip", "probeMethod": "head", "details": { "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-apify-transcript", "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"youtube-apify-transcript-1.3.3.zip\"", "redirectLocation": null, "bodySnippet": null, "slug": "youtube-apify-transcript" }, "scope": "item", "summary": "Item download looks usable.", "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.", "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw", "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/youtube-apify-transcript" }, "validation": { "installChecklist": [ "Use the Yavira download entry.", "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.", "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets." ], "postInstallChecks": [ "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.", "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.", "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete." ] } }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-apify-transcript", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent.md" } } ``` ## Documentation ### youtube-apify-transcript Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API (works from cloud IPs, bypasses YouTube bot detection). ### Why APIFY? YouTube blocks transcript requests from cloud IPs (AWS, GCP, etc.). APIFY runs the request through residential proxies, bypassing bot detection reliably. ### Free Tier $5/month free credits (~714 videos) No credit card required Perfect for personal use ### Cost $0.007 per video (less than 1 cent!) Track usage at: https://console.apify.com/billing ### Links 🔗 APIFY Pricing 🔑 Get API Key 🎬 YouTube Transcripts Actor ### Setup Create free APIFY account: https://apify.com/ Get your API token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations Set environment variable: # Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" # Or use .env file (never commit this!) echo 'APIFY_API_TOKEN=apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' >> .env ### Basic Usage # Get transcript as text (uses cache by default) python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Short URL also works python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" ### Options # Output to file python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --output transcript.txt # JSON format (includes timestamps) python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --json # Both: JSON to file python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --json --output transcript.json # Specify language preference python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --lang de ### Caching (saves money!) Transcripts are cached locally by default. Repeat requests for the same video cost $0. # First request: fetches from APIFY ($0.007) python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" # Second request: uses cache (FREE!) python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" # Output: [cached] Transcript for: VIDEO_ID # Bypass cache (force fresh fetch) python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --no-cache # View cache stats python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --cache-stats # Clear all cached transcripts python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --clear-cache Cache location: .cache/ in skill directory (override with YT_TRANSCRIPT_CACHE_DIR env var) ### Batch Mode Process multiple videos at once: # Create a file with URLs (one per line) cat > urls.txt << EOF https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO1 https://youtu.be/VIDEO2 https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO3 EOF # Process all URLs python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --batch urls.txt # Output: # [1/3] Fetching VIDEO1... # [2/3] [cached] VIDEO2 # [3/3] Fetching VIDEO3... # Batch complete: 2 fetched, 1 cached, 0 failed # [Cost: ~$0.014 for 2 API call(s)] # Batch with JSON output to file python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --batch urls.txt --json --output all_transcripts.json ### Output Formats Text (default): Hello and welcome to this video. Today we're going to talk about... JSON (--json): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "title": "Video Title", "transcript": [ {"start": 0.0, "duration": 2.5, "text": "Hello and welcome"}, {"start": 2.5, "duration": 3.0, "text": "to this video"} ], "full_text": "Hello and welcome to this video..." } ### Error Handling The script handles common errors: Invalid YouTube URL Video has no transcript API quota exceeded Network errors ### Metadata metadata: clawdbot: emoji: "📹" requires: env: ["APIFY_API_TOKEN"] bins: ["python3"] ## Trust - Source: tencent - Verification: Indexed source record - Publisher: robbyczgw-cla - Version: 1.2.0 ## Source health - Status: healthy - Item download looks usable. - Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item. - Health scope: item - Reason: direct_download_ok - Checked at: 2026-05-11T08:21:25.962Z - Expires at: 2026-05-18T08:21:25.962Z - Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw ## Links - [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript) - [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent) - [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent.json) - [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/agent.md) - [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-apify-transcript)