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YouTube Apify Transcript

Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required. Skill: YouTube Apify Transcript Owner: robbyczgw-cla Summary: Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required. Tags: latest:1.1.2 Version history: v1.1.2 | 2026-02-11T09:00:23.308Z | user Fix: SKILL.md cache path updated to match code. APIFY_API_TOKEN declared in registry

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Downloads

2.6k

Updated

Apr 15, 2026

Version

1.1.2

Source

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About

What it does, and when to use it.

Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. 2.6K downloads reported by the source. Last updated 4/15/2026.

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Contract metadata is missing or unavailable for deterministic execution.

Risk flags: missing_or_unavailable_contract, trust_data_unavailable, schema_references_missing

Public facts

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Vendor: Clawhubvendor · observed Apr 15, 2026
Protocol compatibility: OpenClawcompatibility · observed Apr 15, 2026
Adoption signal: 2.6K downloadsadoption · observed Apr 15, 2026
Latest release: 1.1.2release · observed Feb 11, 2026
Handshake status: UNKNOWNsecurity

Install and run

Setup complexity: low.

clawhub skill install kn73gpe8xz2630jrknkb3ya96h7zb84h:youtube-apify-transcript

Node.js workspace detected. Install dependencies securely: run `npm ci --ignore-scripts` to prevent post-install lifecycle triggers from running arbitrary code, then selectively audit the dependency tree.
Setup complexity is classified as HIGH. You must provision dedicated cloud infrastructure or an isolated VM. Do not run this directly on your local workstation.
Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Contract: missing

curl -s "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/clawhub-robbyczgw-cla-youtube-apify-transcript/snapshot"

Documentation

CLAWHUB

16,377 characters of source documentation, loaded on request.

Extracted files

5 files captured from the source.

SKILL.md

---
name: youtube-apify-transcript
version: 1.1.2
description: Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required.
tags: [youtube, transcript, apify, video, subtitles, captions, cloud-ip, free-tier, web-scraping]
---

# youtube-apify-transcript

Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API (works from cloud IPs, bypasses YouTube bot detection).

## Why APIFY?

YouTube blocks transcript requests from cloud IPs (AWS, GCP, etc.). APIFY runs the request through residential proxies, bypassing bot detection reliably.

## Free Tier

- **$5/month free credits** (~714 videos)
- No credit card required
- Perfect for personal use

## Cost

- **$0.007 per video** (less than 1 cent!)
- Track usage at: https://console.apify.com/billing

## Links

- 🔗 [APIFY Pricing](https://apify.com/pricing)
- 🔑 [Get API Key](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations)
- 🎬 [YouTube Transcripts Actor](https://apify.com/karamelo/youtube-transcripts)

## Setup

1. Create free APIFY account: https://apify.com/
2. Get your API token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
3. Set environment variable:

```bash
# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"

# Or use .env file (never commit this!)
echo 'APIFY_API_TOKEN=apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' >> .env
```

## Usage

### Basic Usage

```bash
# Get transcript as text (uses cache by default)
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Short URL also works
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID"
```

### Options

```bash
# Output to file
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --output transcript.txt

# JSON format (includes timestamps)
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --json

# Both: JSON to file
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --json --output transcript.json

# Specify language preference
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --lang de
```

### Caching (saves money!)

Transcripts are cached locally by default. Repeat requests for the same video cost $0.

```bash
# First request: fetches from APIFY ($0.007)
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL"

# Second request: uses cache (FREE!)
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL"
# Output: [cached] Transcript for: VIDEO_ID

# Bypass cache (force fresh fetch)
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --no-cache

# View cache stats
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --cache-stats

# Clear all cached transcripts
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py --clear-cache
```

Cache location: `.cache/` in skill directory (override with `YT_TRANSCRIPT_CACHE_DIR` env var)

### Batch Mode

Process multiple videos at once:

```bash
# Create a file with URLs (one per line)
cat > urls.txt << EOF
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO1
https://youtu.be/VIDEO2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO3
EOF

# Process all URLs
python3 scripts/fetch_

README.md

# 📹 YouTube Transcript Fetcher (APIFY)

Fetch YouTube video transcripts from anywhere — even cloud servers where YouTube blocks direct access.

## ✨ Features

- Works from cloud IPs (AWS, GCP, VPS, etc.)
- Bypasses YouTube bot detection via APIFY proxies
- **Local caching** — repeat requests are FREE
- **Batch mode** — process multiple videos at once
- Text or JSON output with timestamps
- Language preference support
- Simple Python script, no SDK needed

## 💰 Free Tier

APIFY offers **$5/month free credits** — that's approximately **714 videos per month** at $0.007 each!

No credit card required. [Sign up here](https://apify.com/)

## 🚀 Quick Start

```bash
# 1. Set your API token
export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN"

# 2. Fetch a transcript
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
```

## 📖 Documentation

See [SKILL.md](SKILL.md) for full documentation, setup instructions, and usage examples.

## 🔗 Links

- [APIFY Free Tier](https://apify.com/pricing) - $5/month free
- [Get API Key](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations)
- [YouTube Transcripts Actor](https://apify.com/karamelo/youtube-transcripts)

## ⚙️ Requirements

- Python 3.6+
- `requests` library (`pip install requests`)
- APIFY API token (free)

## 📄 License

MIT

_meta.json

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CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

## [1.0.7] - 2026-02-04

- Privacy cleanup: removed hardcoded paths and personal info from docs

package.json

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