youtube-search
Use when the user wants to find YouTube content on any topic: searching for videos or channels, finding creators who cover a subject, discovering tutorials, talks, or expert discussions, or looking up a channel by name or handle. Also use proactively when the user wants to research a topic and YouTube is a good source. Not for account management or written-source-only research.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-search- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads youtube-search automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
YouTube Search
Search YouTube and fetch transcripts 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.
GET /api/v2/youtube/search — 1 credit/page
Search YouTube globally for videos, channels, playlists, or movies.
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=20
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
| Param | Required | Default | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|
q | conditional | — | 1-200 chars (trimmed), first page |
type | no | video | video, channel, playlist, movie (first page) |
sort | no | relevance | relevance or views (first page) |
upload_date | no | — | hour, today, week, month, year — videos, first page |
duration | no | — | short (<4m), medium (4-20m), long (>20m) — videos, first page |
features | no | — | comma-separated: hd, subtitles, cc, live, 4k, hdr, etc. |
limit | no | 20 | 1-50 |
continuation | conditional | — | token from a previous response (subsequent pages) |
Provide exactly one of q (first page) or continuation (next pages) — the token already encodes the filters. sort/upload_date/duration/features apply to the first page only.
Find recent, most-viewed videos:
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=innovation&sort=views&duration=long&upload_date=month
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Search for playlists on a topic:
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=react+tutorial&type=playlist
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Video search response:
{
"results": [
{
"type": "video",
"videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
"channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"channelTitle": "Rick Astley",
"channelHandle": "@RickAstley",
"channelVerified": true,
"lengthText": "3:33",
"viewCountText": "1.5B views",
"publishedTimeText": "14 years ago",
"hasCaptions": true,
"thumbnails": [{ "url": "...", "width": 120, "height": 90 }]
}
],
"result_count": 20
}
Channel search response (type=channel):
{
"results": [{
"type": "channel",
"channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"title": "Rick Astley",
"handle": "@RickAstley",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstley",
"description": "Official channel...",
"subscriberCount": "4.2M subscribers",
"verified": true,
"rssUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC...",
"thumbnails": [...]
}],
"result_count": 5
}
GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/search — 1 credit
Search videos within a specific channel. Accepts channel — an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID.
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) |
Returns up to ~30 results (YouTube limit). Same video response shape as global search.
GET /api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve — FREE
Convert @handle to channel ID:
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
Workflow: Search → Transcript
# 1. Search for videos
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=python+web+scraping&type=video&limit=5
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
# 2. Get transcript from result
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | Bad API key | Check key |
| 402 | No credits | transcriptapi.com/billing |
| 403/1010 | Cloudflare block | Add or fix User-Agent header |
| 404 | Not found | Resource doesn't exist |
| 408 | Timeout | Retry once |
| 422 | Invalid param | Check param format |
Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min.
Copy-paste examples
Every request in this file as a ready-to-run one-liner: references/curl-examples.md
FAQ
What does the youtube-search skill do?
Use when the user wants to find YouTube content on any topic: searching for videos or channels, finding creators who cover a subject, discovering tutorials, talks, or expert discussions, or looking up a channel by name or handle. Also use proactively when the user wants to research a topic and YouTube is a good source. Not for account management or written-source-only research.
How do I install youtube-search?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-search in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-search/ (personal) or .claude/skills/youtube-search/ (project).
Which AI agents can use youtube-search?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is youtube-search safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains youtube-search?
It is published by zeropointrepo in zeropointrepo/youtube-skills. It has 990 recorded installs.
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