# youtube-playlist

Walks a YouTube playlist from a link or ID: paginated video listing plus transcripts through TranscriptAPI.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 714 installs · ★ 1121
- Author: ZeroPointRepo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/tree/HEAD/clawhub/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/youtube-playlist

## What it does

The skill kicks in whenever a YouTube playlist is part of the task — you pasted a link or ID, asked to list the videos, or want to work through a course or series and collect transcripts. It talks to TranscriptAPI, so it needs a `TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` starting with `sk_`. When the variable is missing, the skill points you to `references/auth-setup.md` to get and store one.

Two endpoints do the work. `GET /api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos` returns 100 videos per page; you follow `continuation_token` until `has_more` turns `false`. It takes a playlist URL or an ID with a `PL`, `UU`, `LL`, `FL` or `OL` prefix. The second endpoint fetches a transcript for a single video. No playlist ID yet? List the channel's playlists first via `channel/playlists`.

Every request carries two headers: `Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` and a `User-Agent` naming your agent. Skip the second one and Cloudflare answers 403 with error code 1010 — that is where most failed calls come from. A page costs 1 credit, and the free tier hands out 100. Creating playlists or managing an account is outside the skill's scope.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-playlist -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/youtube-playlist/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-playlist -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-playlist -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills youtube-playlist
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-playlist -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --path clawhub/youtube-playlist
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-playlist -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/tree/HEAD/clawhub/youtube-playlist/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- list every video in a playlist with titles and durations
- pull transcripts from a course or series
- recover a playlist ID when only a URL is at hand
- page through a playlist with more than a hundred videos
- gather source material from someone else's collection

## Example prompts
- Here's the playlist link, list all the videos in order
- Pull the transcripts from this playlist into one file
- Show me the playlists on the @TED channel, then we'll go through one

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: youtube-playlist
description: "Use when a YouTube playlist is involved: pasted playlist links or IDs, requests to list playlist videos, browse playlist contents, or work through a playlist for transcripts or research. Also use when the user wants all videos from a series, course, or collection. Not for creating playlists or account management."
version: "1.6.0"
user-invocable: true
compatibility: Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.
required_environment_variables:
  - name: TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
    prompt: Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_)
    help: Free account at https://transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you.
    required_for: all API requests
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📋","requires":{"env":["TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY","homepage":"https://transcriptapi.com"},"hermes":{"tags":["youtube","playlists","video","transcripts","series"],"category":"media"}}
---

# YouTube Playlist

Browse playlists and fetch transcripts via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com).

## Setup

If `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` is not set, read [references/auth-setup.md](references/auth-setup.md) and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.

## Required Headers

Every request needs two headers:

- **Authorization:** `Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY`
- **User-Agent:** your agent's name and version if known (e.g. `HermesAgent/0.11.0`, `ClaudeCode/1.0`). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.

## API Reference

Full OpenAPI spec: [transcriptapi.com/openapi.json](https://transcriptapi.com/openapi.json) — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.

## GET /api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos — 1 credit/page

Paginated playlist video listing (100 per page). Accepts `playlist` — a YouTube playlist URL or playlist ID.

```bash
# First page
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?playlist=PL_PLAYLIST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"

# Next pages
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/playlist/videos?continuation=TOKEN" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
```

| Param          | Required    | Validation                                           |
| -------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
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