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.
npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill youtube-apify-transcript --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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 Transcript Scraper Actor](https://apify.com/pintostudio/youtube-transcript-scraper) ## 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.youtub
- Why APIFY?
- Free Tier
- Cost
- Links
- Setup
- Usage
- Basic Usage
- Options
- Caching (saves money!)
- Batch Mode
- APIFY Actor Input
- Output Formats
- Error Handling
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 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" Output to file python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --output transcript.txt
What does the youtube-apify-transcript skill do?
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.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill youtube-apify-transcript --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, a repository with 1,091 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.