Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Browse YouTube playlists and fetch video transcripts. Use when the user shares a playlist link, asks "what's in this playlist", "list playlist videos", "browse playlist content", or wants to work with playlist videos and get their transcripts.
Browse YouTube playlists and fetch video transcripts. Use when the user shares a playlist link, asks "what's in this playlist", "list playlist videos", "browse playlist content", or wants to work with playlist videos and get their transcripts.
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.
Browse playlists and fetch transcripts 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>
Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json โ consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
Paginated playlist video listing (100 per page). Accepts playlist โ a YouTube playlist URL or playlist ID. # 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 Provide exactly one of playlist or continuation, not both. Accepted playlist ID prefixes: PL โ user-created playlists UU โ channel uploads playlist LL โ liked videos FL โ favorites OL โ other system playlists Response: { "results": [ { "videoId": "abc123xyz00", "title": "Playlist Video Title", "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw", "channelTitle": "Channel Name", "channelHandle": "@handle", "lengthText": "10:05", "viewCountText": "1.5M views", "thumbnails": [{ "url": "...", "width": 120, "height": 90 }], "index": "0" } ], "playlist_info": { "title": "Best Science Talks", "numVideos": "47", "description": "Top science presentations", "ownerName": "TED", "viewCount": "5000000" }, "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...", "has_more": true } Pagination flow: First request: ?playlist=PLxxx โ returns first 100 videos + continuation_token Next request: ?continuation=TOKEN โ returns next 100 + new token Repeat until has_more: false or continuation_token: null
# 1. List playlist videos curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" # 2. Get transcript from a video in the playlist 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"
From https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf, the playlist ID is PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf. You can also pass the full URL directly to the playlist parameter.
CodeMeaningAction400Both or neither paramsProvide exactly one of playlist or continuation402No creditstranscriptapi.com/billing404Playlist not foundCheck if playlist is public408TimeoutRetry once422Invalid playlist formatMust be a valid playlist URL or ID 1 credit per page. Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min.
Messaging, meetings, inboxes, CRM, and teammate communication surfaces.
Largest current source with strong distribution and engagement signals.