Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Complete YouTube toolkit — transcripts, search, channels, playlists, and metadata all in one skill. Use when you need comprehensive YouTube access, want to search and then get transcripts, browse channel content, work with playlists, or need the full suite of YouTube data endpoints. The all-in-one YouTube skill for agents.
Complete YouTube toolkit — transcripts, search, channels, playlists, and metadata all in one skill. Use when you need comprehensive YouTube access, want to search and then get transcripts, browse channel content, work with playlists, or need the full suite of YouTube data endpoints. The all-in-one YouTube skill for agents.
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.
Complete YouTube toolkit via TranscriptAPI.com. Everything in one skill.
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.
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" ParamRequiredDefaultValuesvideo_urlyes—YouTube URL or 11-char video IDformatnojsonjson, textinclude_timestampnotruetrue, falsesend_metadatanofalsetrue, false Response (format=json): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": [{ "text": "...", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 }], "metadata": { "title": "...", "author_name": "...", "author_url": "..." } }
# Videos curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # Channels curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=channel&limit=10" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredDefaultValidationqyes—1-200 charstypenovideovideo, channellimitno201-50
All channel endpoints accept channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... channel ID. No need to resolve first.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" Response: {"channel_id": "UC...", "resolved_from": "@TED"}
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" Returns exact viewCount and ISO published timestamps.
# 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" Provide exactly one of channel or continuation. Response includes continuation_token and has_more.
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\ ?channel=@TED&q=QUERY&limit=30" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Accepts playlist — a YouTube playlist URL or playlist ID. # First page curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_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" Valid ID prefixes: PL, UU, LL, FL, OL. Response includes playlist_info, results, continuation_token, has_more.
EndpointCosttranscript1search1channel/resolvefreechannel/latestfreechannel/videos1/pagechannel/search1playlist/videos1/page
FieldRulechannel@handle, channel URL, or UC... IDplaylistPlaylist URL or ID (PL/UU/LL/FL/OL prefix)q1-200 charslimit1-50
CodeMeaningAction401Bad API keyCheck key402No creditstranscriptapi.com/billing404Not foundResource doesn't exist or no captions408TimeoutRetry once after 2s422Validation errorCheck param format429Rate limitedWait, respect Retry-After
Research workflow: search → pick videos → fetch transcripts # 1. Search curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search\ ?q=machine+learning+explained&limit=5" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # 2. Transcript curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_ID&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" Channel monitoring: latest (free) → transcript # 1. Latest uploads (free — pass @handle directly) curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # 2. Transcript of latest curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_ID&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Starter ($5/mo): 1,000 credits.
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