TranscriptAPI
Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyAI/MLEmbeddings Searchbearer4 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically get youtube video transcript, search youtube. Covers 4 operations with bearer authentication.
Use for: I need to youtube video transcript, I want to youtube, Search for within a youtube channel, Find all all videos from a youtube channel
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for ai and machine learning only.
YouTube Transcript API with search, channel browsing, and playlist capabilities. The API exposes 4 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the TranscriptAPI to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the TranscriptAPI, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ftranscriptapi.com%2Ftranscriptapi" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ftranscriptapi.com%2Ftranscriptapi" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with TranscriptAPI API.
Get YouTube video transcript
Search YouTube
List all videos from a YouTube channel
Query and filter TranscriptAPI records by parameters
Monitor TranscriptAPI operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use TranscriptAPI API for, with concrete tasks.
★ AI and Machine Learning Operations
Use the TranscriptAPI to perform ai ml operations programmatically. The API provides 4 endpoints covering core functionality including get youtube video transcript, search youtube, search within a youtube channel.
Call GET /api/v2/youtube/transcript to get youtube video transcript
Automated Channels Management
Automate channels operations by combining multiple TranscriptAPI endpoints. Agents can search youtube and then search within a youtube channel in a single workflow.
Call GET /api/v2/youtube/search to search youtube, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call TranscriptAPI endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'get youtube video transcript', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
4 endpoints — youtube transcript api with search, channel browsing, and playlist capabilities.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/api/v2/youtube/transcript
Get YouTube video transcript
GET
/api/v2/youtube/search
Search YouTube
GET
/api/v2/youtube/channel/search
Search within a YouTube channel
GET
/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos
List all videos from a YouTube channel
GET
/api/v2/youtube/transcript
Get YouTube video transcript
GET
/api/v2/youtube/search
Search YouTube
GET
/api/v2/youtube/channel/search
Search within a YouTube channel
GET
/api/v2/youtube/channel/videos
List all videos from a YouTube channel
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring TranscriptAPI by hand means setting up its bearer token auth against transcriptapi.com and handling error responses yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import TranscriptAPI from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
TranscriptAPI is read-only, with the YouTube target passed as a query rather than an owned resource id in the URL path, so scope the agent to the operations it needs, such as fetching a transcript or searching videos, and leave out anything the workflow does not require. Every operation you allow is one you have chosen.
Credential isolation
Your TranscriptAPI token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get a YouTube video transcript' or 'search a channel's videos', and Jentic returns the matching TranscriptAPI operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using TranscriptAPI API through Jentic.
What authentication does the TranscriptAPI use?
The TranscriptAPI uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I get youtube video transcript with the TranscriptAPI?
Yes. Use the GET /api/v2/youtube/transcript endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the TranscriptAPI?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I get youtube video transcript through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get youtube video transcript'. Jentic returns the matching TranscriptAPI operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the TranscriptAPI have?
The TranscriptAPI exposes 4 endpoints covering channels, search, transcripts operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the TranscriptAPI?
Yes. TranscriptAPI is read-only, and in your self-hosted Jentic One instance your own rules decide which of its operations the agent may call, so you can allow only what a given workflow needs, such as fetching a transcript with GET /api/v2/youtube/transcript or searching with GET /api/v2/youtube/search, while leaving out channel listing and channel search. Because the YouTube target is passed as a query parameter rather than an owned resource id in the path, every operation you enable is one you have deliberately chosen. The stored bearer token is injected only when an allowed operation runs.
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