yt

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Quick YouTube utility — fetch transcripts, search videos, get latest from channels. Use when someone shares a YouTube link, asks about a video, or says "yt", "youtube", "check this video", "what's this video about", "find videos about", "latest from".

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NPX Install

npx skill4agent add zeropointrepo/youtube-skills yt

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youtube-utilitytranscript-apivideo-searchchannel-lookupapi-integration

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yt

Quick YouTube lookup via TranscriptAPI.com.

Setup

If 
$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.

API Reference

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

Transcript — 1 credit

bash
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"

Search — 1 credit

bash
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
ParamDefaultValues
q
—1-200 chars (required)
type
video
video
, 
channel
limit
20
1-50

Channel latest — FREE

bash
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts 
@handle
, channel URL, or 
UC...
ID.

Resolve handle — FREE

bash
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"
Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID.

Errors

CodeAction
402No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing
404Not found / no captions
408Timeout — retry once
Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.