youtube-data

YouTube Data YouTube data access via TranscriptAPI.com — lightweight alternative to Google's YouTube Data API. 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. 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: 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. Video Data (transcript + metadata) — 1 credit curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=json&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Response: { "video_id" : "dQw4w9WgXcQ" , "language" : "en" , "transcript" : [ { "text" : "We're no strangers to love" , "start" : 18.0 , "duration" : 3.5 } ] , "metadata" : { "title" : "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" , "author_name" : "Rick Astley" , "author_url" : "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstley" , "thumbnail_url" : "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg" } } Search Data — 1 credit curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Video result fields: videoId , title , channelId , channelTitle , channelHandle , channelVerified , lengthText , viewCountText , publishedTimeText , hasCaptions , thumbnails Channel result fields ( type=channel ): channelId , title , handle , url , description , subscriberCount , verified , rssUrl , thumbnails Channel Data Channel endpoints accept channel — an @handle , channel URL, or UC... ID. No need to resolve first. Resolve handle to ID (free): curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Returns: {"channel_id": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q", "resolved_from": "@TED"} Latest 15 videos with exact stats (free): curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Returns: channel info, results array with videoId , title , published (ISO), viewCount (exact number), description , thumbnail All channel videos (paginated, 1 credit/page): curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Returns 100 videos per page + continuation_token for pagination. Search within channel (1 credit): curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search\ ?channel=@TED&q=QUERY&limit=30" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Playlist Data — 1 credit/page Accepts playlist — a YouTube playlist URL or playlist ID. curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_ID" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY " Returns: results (videos), playlist_info ( title , numVideos , ownerName , viewCount ), continuation_token , has_more Credit Costs Endpoint Cost Data returned transcript 1 Full transcript + metadata search 1 Video/channel details channel/resolve free Channel ID mapping channel/latest free 15 videos + exact stats channel/videos 1/page 100 videos per page channel/search 1 Videos matching query playlist/videos 1/page 100 videos per page Errors Code Action 402 No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing 404 Not found 408 Timeout — retry once 422 Invalid param format Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min.