youtube-api - Access YouTube data and transcripts without Google quotas
Retrieves YouTube video transcripts, metadata, channel details, search results, and playlists via TranscriptAPI without OAuth or Google API quota limits.
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Updated: 2026-09-17Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Fetch YouTube video transcripts
- Search YouTube videos
- Resolve channel handles
- Fetch channel latest videos
- Search channel videos
- Fetch playlist videos
Inputs
- TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY environment variable
- YouTube video URL or ID
- YouTube channel handle, URL, or ID
- YouTube playlist URL or ID
- Search query
Outputs
- YouTube video transcripts
- Video metadata
- Channel details
- Search results
- Playlist video lists
Requirements
- Internet access to transcriptapi.com
- TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY environment variable
- Authorization Bearer header
- User-Agent HTTP header