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YouTube Channels

YouTube channel tools via TranscriptAPI.com.

通过TranscriptAPI.com提供的YouTube频道工具。

Setup

配置说明

$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.

bash

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:

bash

node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE

API key saved to your shell profile and agent config. Ready to use.

Manual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys.

如果未设置

$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY

，请协助用户创建账户（100个免费额度，无需信用卡）：

步骤1 — 注册： 向用户索要邮箱地址。

bash

node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL

→ 验证码（OTP）将发送至该邮箱。询问用户："请查看您的邮箱获取6位验证码。"

步骤2 — 验证： 用户提供OTP后：

bash

node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE

API密钥将保存到您的Shell配置文件和Agent配置中，即可使用。

手动注册选项：transcriptapi.com/signup → 控制台 → API密钥。

API Reference

API参考文档

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

All channel endpoints accept flexible input —

@handle

, channel URL, or

UC...

channel ID. No need to resolve first.

完整的OpenAPI规范：transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — 请参考此文档获取最新的参数和数据结构。

所有频道端点接受灵活的输入格式——

@用户名（handle）

、频道URL或

UC...

格式的频道ID，无需提前解析。

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve — FREE

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve — 免费

Convert @handle, URL, or UC... ID to canonical channel ID.

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Param	Required	Validation
`input`	yes	1-200 chars — @handle, URL, or UC... ID

Response:

json

{ "channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED" }

If input is already

UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}

, returns immediately.

将@用户名（handle）、URL或UC...格式的ID转换为标准频道ID。

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

参数	是否必填	验证规则
`input`	是	1-200字符 — 支持@用户名、URL或UC...格式ID

响应示例：

json

{ "channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED" }

如果输入已经是

UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}

格式，将直接返回结果。

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest — FREE

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest — 免费

Latest 15 videos via RSS with exact stats.

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Param	Required	Validation
`channel`	yes	`@handle` , channel URL, or `UC...` ID

Response:

json

{
  "channel": {
    "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "title": "TED",
    "author": "TED",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "published": "2006-04-17T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "videoId": "abc123xyz00",
      "title": "Latest Video Title",
      "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
      "author": "TED",
      "published": "2026-01-30T16:00:00Z",
      "updated": "2026-01-31T02:00:00Z",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz00",
      "description": "Full video description...",
      "thumbnail": { "url": "https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/.../hqdefault.jpg" },
      "viewCount": "2287630",
      "starRating": {
        "average": "4.92",
        "count": "15000",
        "min": "1",
        "max": "5"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result_count": 15
}

Great for monitoring channels — free and gives exact view counts + ISO timestamps.

通过RSS获取最新15个视频的精确统计数据。

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

参数	是否必填	验证规则
`channel`	是	`@用户名` 、频道URL或UC...格式ID

响应示例：

json

{
  "channel": {
    "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "title": "TED",
    "author": "TED",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "published": "2006-04-17T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "videoId": "abc123xyz00",
      "title": "Latest Video Title",
      "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
      "author": "TED",
      "published": "2026-01-30T16:00:00Z",
      "updated": "2026-01-31T02:00:00Z",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz00",
      "description": "Full video description...",
      "thumbnail": { "url": "https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/.../hqdefault.jpg" },
      "viewCount": "2287630",
      "starRating": {
        "average": "4.92",
        "count": "15000",
        "min": "1",
        "max": "5"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result_count": 15
}

非常适合监控频道——免费使用，可提供精确的观看次数和ISO时间戳。

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/videos — 1 credit/page

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/videos — 每页1个额度

Paginated list of ALL channel uploads (100 per page).

bash

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分页列出频道的所有上传视频（每页100个）。

bash

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First page

第一页

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?continuation=TOKEN"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"


| Param          | Required    | Validation                                    |
| -------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `channel`      | conditional | `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID         |
| `continuation` | conditional | non-empty (next pages)                        |

Provide exactly one of `channel` or `continuation`, not both.

**Response:**

```json
{
  "results": [{
    "videoId": "abc123xyz00",
    "title": "Video Title",
    "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "channelTitle": "TED",
    "channelHandle": "@TED",
    "lengthText": "15:22",
    "viewCountText": "3.2M views",
    "thumbnails": [...],
    "index": "0"
  }],
  "playlist_info": {"title": "Uploads from TED", "numVideos": "5000", "ownerName": "TED"},
  "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...",
  "has_more": true
}

Keep calling with

continuation

until

has_more: false

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?continuation=TOKEN"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"


| 参数          | 条件必填 | 验证规则                                    |
| -------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `channel`      | 是（首次请求） | `@用户名`、频道URL或UC...格式ID         |
| `continuation` | 是（后续请求） | 非空（用于获取下一页）                        |

必须且只能提供`channel`或`continuation`其中一个参数，不能同时提供。

**响应示例：**

```json
{
  "results": [{
    "videoId": "abc123xyz00",
    "title": "Video Title",
    "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "channelTitle": "TED",
    "channelHandle": "@TED",
    "lengthText": "15:22",
    "viewCountText": "3.2M views",
    "thumbnails": [...],
    "index": "0"
  }],
  "playlist_info": {"title": "Uploads from TED", "numVideos": "5000", "ownerName": "TED"},
  "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...",
  "has_more": true
}

持续调用并传入

continuation

参数，直到返回

has_more: false

。

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/search — 1 credit

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/search — 1个额度

Search within a specific channel.

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\
?channel=@TED&q=climate+change&limit=30" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Param	Required	Validation
`channel`	yes	`@handle` , channel URL, or `UC...` ID
`q`	yes	1-200 chars
`limit`	no	1-50 (default 30)

在特定频道内搜索内容。

bash

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\
?channel=@TED&q=climate+change&limit=30" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

参数	是否必填	验证规则
`channel`	是	`@用户名` 、频道URL或UC...格式ID
`q`	是	1-200字符
`limit`	否	1-50（默认30）

Typical workflow

典型工作流

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1. Check latest uploads (free — pass @handle directly)

1. 获取最新上传内容（免费，直接传入@用户名）

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

2. Get transcript of recent video

2. 获取最新视频的字幕

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"

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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"

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Errors

错误码说明

Code	Action
400	Invalid param combination (both or neither channel/continuation)
402	No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing
404	Channel not found
408	Timeout — retry once
422	Invalid channel identifier

Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min. Free endpoints (resolve, latest) require auth but don't consume credits.

错误码	处理建议
400	参数组合无效（同时提供或都不提供channel/continuation参数）
402	额度不足 — 前往transcriptapi.com/billing充值
404	未找到对应频道
408	请求超时 — 重试一次
422	频道标识符无效

免费套餐：100个额度，每分钟300次请求。免费端点（resolve、latest）需要身份验证，但不消耗额度。

youtube-channels

Original

Translation

YouTube Channels

YouTube Channels

Setup

配置说明

API Reference

API参考文档

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve — FREE

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve — 免费

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest — FREE

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/latest — 免费

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/videos — 1 credit/page

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/videos — 每页1个额度

First page

第一页

Next pages

下一页

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/search — 1 credit

GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/search — 1个额度

Typical workflow

典型工作流

1. Check latest uploads (free — pass @handle directly)

1. 获取最新上传内容（免费，直接传入@用户名）

2. Get transcript of recent video

2. 获取最新视频的字幕

Errors

错误码说明