youtube-full

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha 4c50c37e7438 · 18 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• PublisherZeroPointRepo GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source folderZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/clawhub/youtube-fullThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceMITAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdict4c50c37e7438A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedLast push 3 days ago
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Use when YouTube is or could be relevant — even if not mentioned: pasted video/channel/playlist links, video IDs, @handles, creator lookups, video summaries, quotes, translations, topic research, tutorials, talks,…

---
name: youtube-full
description: "Use when YouTube is or could be relevant — even if not mentioned: pasted video/channel/playlist links, video IDs, @handles, creator lookups, video summaries, quotes, translations, topic research, tutorials, talks, lectures, expert discussions, product reviews, how-to guides, new product announcements, first looks, or anything where video content is fresher or richer than text search. Covers transcripts, video/channel search, channel browsing, playlists, and within-channel search. Not for uploads, account management, or written-source-only research."
version: "1.6.2"
user-invocable: true
compatibility: Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.
required_environment_variables:
  - name: TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
    prompt: Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_)
    help: Free account at https://transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you.
    required_for: all API requests
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🎯","requires":{"env":["TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY","homepage":"https://transcriptapi.com"},"hermes":{"tags":["youtube","transcripts","video","search","channels","playlists","captions"],"category":"media"}}
---

# YouTube Full

Complete YouTube toolkit via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com). Everything in one skill.

## Setup

If `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` is not set, read [references/auth-setup.md](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](https://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" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

| Param               | Required | Default | Values                          |
| ------------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------- |
| `video_url`         | yes      | —       | YouTube URL or 11-char video ID |
| `format`            | no       | `json`  | `json`, `text`                  |
| `include_timestamp` | no       | `true`  | `true`, `false`                 |
| `send_metadata`     | no       | `false` | `true`, `false`                 |

**Response** (`format=json`):

```json
{
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "language": "en",
  "transcript": [{ "text": "...", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 }],
  "metadata": { "title": "...", "author_name": "...", "author_url": "..." }
}
```

## Video Info & Metadata

```bash
# Free — languages available for the transcript endpoint
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/info?video_url=VIDEO_URL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

# 1 credit — rich metadata (views, likes, description, duration, tags)
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/video/metadata\
?video_url=VIDEO_URL&include=details,related" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

`include` on `video/metadata` accepts `details` and/or `related`. Naming: `/video/metadata` was previously `/video/info` — the old path still works but is deprecated.

## Search — 1 credit/page

```bash
# Videos
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

# Channels, playlists, or movies
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=channel&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

| Param   | Required | Default | Validation                                     |
| ------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `q`     | yes      | —       | 1-200 chars                                      |
| `type`  | no       | `video` | `video`, `channel`, `playlist`, `movie`         |
| `sort`  | no       | `relevance` | `relevance`, `views` (first page only)      |
| `upload_date` | no | —       | `hour`, `today`, `week`, `month`, `year` (videos, first page) |
| `duration` | no    | —       | `short`, `medium`, `long` (videos, first page)  |
| `features` | no    | —       | e.g. `hd,subtitles,cc` (first page)             |
| `limit` | no       | `20`    | 1-50                                             |

## Channels

All channel endpoints accept `channel` — an `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` channel ID. No need to resolve first.

### Resolve handle — FREE

```bash
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

Response: `{"channel_id": "UC...", "resolved_from": "@TED"}`

### Latest 15 videos — FREE

```bash
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

Returns exact `viewCount` and ISO `published` timestamps.

### Channel feed (videos/shorts/streams) — 1 credit/page

```bash
# First page (100 items, tab defaults to "videos")
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA&tab=videos" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

# Most-viewed first (channel Videos tab, ~30 items)
curl -s

Excerpt, first 6,001 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

1. 2026-10-18
   ✓SAFE B 89 / 100

   first audit · source 4c50c37e7438

Questions about youtube-full

• github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/tree/main/clawhub/youtub — the audited source at commit 4c50c37e7438 and every finding aboveObserved · 18 Oct 2026

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