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Use when a YouTube channel is the focus: pasted @handles or channel URLs, requests to browse a creator's uploads, see what a channel has posted recently, search within a channel, or resolve a handle to a channel ID. Also use when the user names a creator and wants to explore their content or monitor their uploads. Not for creating channels or account management.

Ask your Agent

Use this Skill: https://skilld.dev/gh/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills/youtube-channels

This session only. Nothing lands on disk.

SKILL.md

≈96 tokens always: the name and description. ≈3k when used: this file. ≈2.5k more on demand in 2 files.

YouTube Channels

YouTube channel tools 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.

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

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

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

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Validation
input yes 1-200 chars — @handle, URL, or UC... ID

Response:

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

If input is already UC[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}, returns immediately.

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

Latest 15 videos via RSS with exact stats.

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Validation
channel yes @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID

Response:

{
  "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.

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

Paginated list of a channel's feed (~100 per page). Use tab to pick uploads (default), Shorts, or live streams, and the optional sort to order the Videos tab by latest, popular, or oldest.

# First page
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA&tab=videos
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

# Most-viewed first (channel Videos tab, ~30 per page)
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?channel=@NASA&sort=popular
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

# Next pages (repeat the same tab AND sort)
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos?continuation=TOKEN&sort=popular
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Validation
channel conditional @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID
tab no videos (default), shorts, or streams
sort no latest, popular, or oldest (omit for the uploads feed)
continuation conditional non-empty (next pages)

Provide exactly one of channel or continuation, not both. When paginating, pass the same tab and sort on every page.

Sorting. Add sort=latest, popular, or oldest to channel/videos to get a channel's videos in the order you want, for example its most-popular uploads first. A sorted page returns about 30 videos (an unsorted page returns about 100), and every page costs the same 1 credit.

When paging, send the same sort on each request.

Per-item fields by feed:

Field uploads (no sort) tab=videos + sort tab=streams tab=shorts
lengthText populated populated populated (LIVE while live) null
publishedTimeText populated populated populated (Streamed 2 years ago) null
viewCountText populated populated populated (null while live) populated
channelId / channelTitle / channelHandle / index populated null null null
members_only always false true on membership videos true on membership streams always false

members_only is true only when YouTube badges the item "Members only". Such items carry no viewCountText, because YouTube does not publish view counts for membership content.

Response:

{
  "results": [{
    "videoId": "abc123xyz00",
    "title": "Video Title",
    "channelId": "UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q",
    "channelTitle": "TED",
    "channelHandle": "@TED",
    "lengthText": "15:22",
    "viewCountText": "3.2M views",
    "publishedTimeText": "2 years ago",
    "thumbnails": [...],
    "index": "0",
    "members_only": false
  }],
  "playlist_info": {"title": "Uploads from TED", "numVideos": "5000", "ownerName": "TED"},
  "continuation_token": "4qmFsgKlARIYVVV1...",
  "has_more": true
}

Keep calling with continuation until has_more: false.

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

Search within a specific channel.

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/search?channel=@TED&q=climate+change&limit=30
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Validation
channel yes @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID
q yes 1-200 chars
limit no 1-50 (default 30)

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

A channel's profile: title, handle, verified flag, subscriber/video counts, description, tags, thumbnails, banners, and the tabs it exposes.

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/info?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Validation
channel yes @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID

Response:

{
  "channelId": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug",
  "title": "TED",
  "handle": "@TED",
  "verified": true,
  "subscriberCountText": "23.8M subscribers",
  "videoCountText": "4,300 videos",
  "description": "The TED Talks channel features ...",
  "tags": ["TED", "TED Talks"],
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "banners": [...],
  "availableTabs": ["videos", "shorts", "playlists", "community"]
}

Counts are display strings and null when YouTube hides them — never 0. Check availableTabs before calling channel/sections or channel/videos with a tab.

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

List the playlists shown on a channel — useful for finding a playlist ID to feed into playlist/videos.

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/playlists?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
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. Returns results (playlistId, title, url, videoCountText, thumbnails), continuation_token, has_more.

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

List a channel's community (Posts tab) content — text, publish time, like counts, and any attachment (image, video, playlist, or poll).

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/posts?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
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. Channels with no community tab return an empty results list (not an error).

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

The curated shelves on a channel's Home page (or its podcasts/releases pages) — each shelf holds videos, playlists, shorts, or featured channels, in the channel's own order. Not paginated.

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/sections?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Param Required Default Validation
channel yes — @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID
tab no featured featured (Home), podcasts, releases

podcasts and releases only exist on channels that have them (empty results otherwise — check availableTabs from channel/info first).

Typical workflow

# 1. Check latest uploads (free — pass @handle directly)
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

# 2. Get transcript of recent video
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=VIDEO_ID&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

Errors

Code Meaning Action
400 Invalid param combination Both or neither channel/continuation
402 No credits transcriptapi.com/billing
403/1010 Cloudflare block Add or fix User-Agent header
404 Channel not found Check handle or URL
408 Timeout Retry once
422 Invalid channel identifier Check param format

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

Copy-paste examples

Every request in this file as a ready-to-run one-liner: references/curl-examples.md

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

Third-party checks

1 alert9d5 checks · Risk SAFE
  • Gen Agent Trust Hub9d

    The skill enables interaction with YouTube channel data via TranscriptAPI.com, covering tasks like resolving channel IDs, searching content, and retrieving video metadata. It includes setup instructions for API key management and persistence. The skill is generally safe, with a low risk for indirect prompt injection due to the ingestion of external data.

  • Socket9d

    1 alert: gptMalware

  • Snyk9d

    Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue

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    2/2 files flagged

  • ZeroLeaks5mo

    Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

Provenance

Signed by skilld at 41b232e. This ties the file your Agent reads to that commit on GitHub. It does not review the instructions.

Last checked against GitHub last week.

Activeupdated last week

Capability

version
1.6.3
user-invocable
true
Other metadata
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",
      "channels",
      "video",
      "uploads",
      "creator",
      "browsing"
    ],
    "category": "media"
  }
}

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