YouTube API
Reach for this when YouTube data is needed and Google's Data API is the obstacle: no quota units, no OAuth consent screens, one Bearer key. Covers transcripts (which Google's API does not serve at all), metadata, search, channels and playlists. Triggers on YouTube links, @handles and creator
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- Identifier
youtube-api- Source
- ClawHub
- Version observed
- 1.0.0
- Source repository
- not published
- Repository observation
- No source repository listed
- First observed here
- 2026-08-28T22:06:37.311Z
- Observations recorded
- 2
- Installs (reported upstream)
- 0
- Weekly downloads (upstream)
- 16
Observation history
2026-09-01T06:16:18.617Z
Fields that differed: changelog description displayName latestVersion summary topics
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Major upgrade: New YouTube API powered by fetcher.sh, offering credit and x402 payment options, expanded endpoints, and advanced search/filtering.\n\n- Replaced TranscriptAPI | "Initial release: TranscriptOut-backed YouTube skill." |
description |
"A YouTube API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no OAuth and no daily quota. Use when the user wants to search | "Reach for this when YouTube data is needed and Google's Data API is the obstacle: no quota units, no OAuth consent screens, one Bearer key. Covers transcripts (which Goog |
displayName |
"Youtube API" | "YouTube API" |
latestVersion |
"0.1.0" | "1.0.0" |
summary |
"A YouTube API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no OAuth and no daily quota. Use when the user wants to search | "Reach for this when YouTube data is needed and Google's Data API is the obstacle: no quota units, no OAuth consent screens, one Bearer key. Covers transcripts (which Goog |
topics |
["creative","media","videos"] | ["captions","search","subtitles","transcripts","youtube"] |
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