Yt

A straightforward wrapper around TranscriptAPI that handles YouTube transcripts, search, and channel feeds. You get 100 free credits (enough for 100 transcripts or searches), and it auto-triggers on any pasted video link or when you mention channels or topics. Channel latest uploads are free and don't eat credits. The main gotcha is the User-Agent header requirement, Cloudflare will 403 you without it. Setup is quick if you grab a key from transcriptapi.com, or the agent can create one for you. Useful when you want to pull transcript text for analysis or need quick video metadata without opening a browser.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

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

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

yt

Quick YouTube lookup 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.

API Reference

Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.

Transcript — 1 credit

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"