Video Transcript

Pulls YouTube transcripts via TranscriptAPI.com so you can summarize, quote, or translate video content without watching it. Works with regular videos and Shorts, accepts URLs or bare video IDs, and returns either structured JSON with precise timestamps or clean readable text. You get 100 free credits to start (no card required), and the API is straightforward: one GET endpoint, four query params, and clear error codes. The User-Agent header is mandatory or Cloudflare blocks you with a 403. Useful when someone drops a 45-minute conference talk link and you need the gist in 30 seconds, or when you're building workflows that need to process video content as text.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill video-transcript --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Video Transcript

Extract transcripts from videos via TranscriptAPI.com.

Setup

If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, read references/auth-setup.md and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.

Required Headers

Every request needs two headers:

Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: your agent's name and version if known (e.g. HermesAgent/0.11.0, ClaudeCode/1.0). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.

GET /api/v2/youtube/transcript

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" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

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