youtube-api
Use when YouTube data is needed without Google API quotas or OAuth setup: transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, playlists. Triggers on pasted YouTube links, creator names, @handles, topic research, video summaries, channel browsing, or any request where YouTube content would hel
as observed 2026-09-21T23:20:53.854Z- Identifier
youtube-api- Source
- ClawHub
- Version observed
- 1.6.2
- Source repository
- not published
- Repository observation
- No source repository listed
- First observed here
- 2026-08-28T22:06:37.311Z
- Observations recorded
- 3
- Installs (reported upstream)
- 173
- Weekly downloads (upstream)
- 5,078
- Declared license
- MIT-0
Observation history
2026-09-21T23:20:53.854Z
Fields that differed: license changelog description displayName latestVersion summary topics
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
license |
null | "MIT-0" |
changelog |
"Initial release: TranscriptOut-backed YouTube skill." | "Capability-first Sorting copy: sort=latest, popular or oldest orders a channel's videos. Sorted pages return about 30 videos (unsorted about 100); each page costs 1 credit." |
description |
"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 | null |
displayName |
"YouTube API" | "youtube-api" |
latestVersion |
"1.0.0" | "1.6.2" |
summary |
"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 | "Use when YouTube data is needed without Google API quotas or OAuth setup: transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, playlists. Triggers on pasted YouTube links, c |
topics |
["captions","search","subtitles","transcripts","youtube"] | ["channels","search","transcripts","video","youtube"] |
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 inte | "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 YouTu | "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 |
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 YouTu | "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 |
topics |
["creative","media","videos"] | ["captions","search","subtitles","transcripts","youtube"] |
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