Agent skill
youtube-transcript-fetcher
Extract and download YouTube video transcripts and subtitles for content analysis and accessibility
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/ljchg12-hue/dotfiles/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcript-fetcher
SKILL.md
YouTube Transcript Fetcher Skill
Extract transcripts and captions from YouTube videos.
When to Use
- Content analysis
- Translation
- Accessibility
- Research documentation
Core Capabilities
- Auto-generated transcript extraction
- Manual caption download
- Multiple language support
- Timestamp preservation
- Format conversion (SRT, TXT, JSON)
Tools
# youtube-transcript-api (Python)
pip install youtube-transcript-api
youtube_transcript_api VIDEO_ID
# yt-dlp with subtitles
yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --skip-download VIDEO_URL
# youtube-dl
youtube-dl --write-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download VIDEO_URL
Python Example
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi
video_id = "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
transcript = YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)
for entry in transcript:
print(f"[{entry['start']:.2f}s] {entry['text']}")
Best Practices
- Check caption availability first
- Prefer manual captions over auto-generated
- Preserve timestamps for reference
- Verify accuracy for critical content
- Respect copyright
Resources
- youtube-transcript-api: https://github.com/jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api
- yt-dlp: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
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