YouTube transcript Agent Skill
Give your AI agent a YouTube transcript downloader through one prompt — it connects the official AgentBody skill and calls the real API automatically.
- Full Transcript With Timestamps
- Works On Any Public Video
- Multiple Caption Tracks
- Agent-Native Skill Install
Install Skill
Read https://docs.agentbody.io/quickstart.md and help me safely connect, configure, and use AgentBody's APIs with the official AgentBody Skill in this agent environment.
Features
This YouTube transcript downloader extracts the caption track from any public video and returns the full text with timestamps your agent can cite.
Full Transcript With Timestamps
Every extraction returns the complete caption track — text plus per-segment timestamps — so the agent can quote the exact moment a phrase appears or verify context against playback.
Works On Any Public Video
Watch URLs, youtu.be links, Shorts, and embeds all resolve. Only private, deleted, and age-restricted videos fail, and the agent reports the error instead of guessing.
Multiple Caption Tracks
When a video offers captions in several languages, the agent can request a specific track — manual or auto-generated — and reports which one it used.
Agent-Native Skill Install
One prompt installs the official AgentBody skill into your agent. The agent reads the quickstart, asks for your API key, and configures itself — no key embedded in the prompt.
How to use
Three steps give your agent a working YouTube transcript downloader.
Send The Install Prompt
Paste the install prompt from this page into your AI agent. It fetches the official AgentBody skill — no plugin store, no manual wiring, no key in the prompt.
Let The Agent Configure Your Key
The agent reads the quickstart, asks you for an AgentBody API key, and stores it in its own configuration. You create the key in a free AgentBody account.
Ask For Transcripts In Plain Language
Say "get the transcript of this video" with a link, and the agent calls the API and returns the full text with timestamps, ready for summaries, quotes, or notes.
Frequently asked questions
How does the agent install the YouTube transcript downloader?
Paste the install prompt from this page into your agent. It downloads the official AgentBody skill, reads the bundled quickstart, and asks for an API key from your free AgentBody account. After that one-time setup, transcript requests route to the real API.
Is my API key safe inside the agent?
The key is never embedded in the install prompt or sent anywhere except the AgentBody API. The agent stores it in its local configuration like any other credential, over HTTPS.
What can the agent extract once installed?
The caption track of any public YouTube video in any common link shape — watch pages, youtu.be, Shorts, embeds. It returns the full text with per-segment timestamps and reports whether the track was manual or auto-generated.
Can the agent batch multiple videos?
The API extracts one video per call, so the agent processes lists as a loop of individual extractions, each with its own idempotency key.
What does the agent hand back?
The full transcript text, per-segment timestamps, caption type, and language. Because the response is structured, the agent can summarize, quote with timestamps, or save the transcript to a file directly.
What usage rules apply?
Each successful extraction draws a fixed amount from your AgentBody balance; failures are not billed. Respect the creator's copyright when republishing transcripts — the API only reads public caption tracks.