YouTube Transcript for AI agents
Agents read YouTube Transcript at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About YouTube Transcript
Retrieve and store captions for one video or a bounded batch, read job and batch status, access stored transcripts and languages, and resolve playlist or channel video metadata through the YouTube Transcript REST API.
What an agent can do in YouTube Transcript
Every YouTube Transcript action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in YouTube Transcript without asking first. 7 actions.
- Get Stored TranscriptRead a transcript already stored in the connected account without submitting new transcription work or consuming retrieval credits.
- Get Video Transcript Job StatusRead one transcript job's current processing, completed, failed, or requires-ASR-confirmation state without creating work or waiting. Use this one-shot read when GET_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPT times out, passin
- Get Video Transcripts Batch StatusRead the current state and available per-video results for a transcript batch without creating work or waiting. Use this one-shot read to recover when GET_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPTS_BATCH times out while the p
- List Stored TranscriptsList and search transcripts already stored in the connected account, one bounded page at a time.
- List Transcript LanguagesList stored languages and YouTube translation target languages for one owned video transcript.
- Resolve Channel VideosRequires Basic or higher. Resolve a YouTube channel into bounded upload metadata without transcribing the videos. This may count against the account's monthly channel allowance.
- Resolve Playlist VideosRequires Basic or higher. Resolve a YouTube playlist into bounded video metadata without transcribing the videos. This may count against the account's monthly playlist allowance.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 2 actions.
- Get Video TranscriptFetch captions for one YouTube video and store the resulting transcript in the connected account. This consumes provider credits, but never starts ASR. The tool waits up to 20 seconds for asynchronous
- Get Video Transcripts BatchFetch and store captions for 1-10 YouTube videos. Each uncached video can consume provider credits, so cost scales with the request size. ASR never starts. This creates one batch and waits up to 20 se
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in YouTube Transcript are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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YouTube Transcript questions
Can an agent change data in YouTube Transcript on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in YouTube Transcript are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in YouTube Transcript?
This connector lists 7 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does YouTube Transcript connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.