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Youtube Apify Transcript

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Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required.

From the source SKILL.md

Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API (works from cloud IPs, bypasses YouTube bot detection).

What this skill does

Youtube Apify Transcript is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Youtube Apify Transcript Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\youtube-apify-transcript\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Telegram

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Youtube Apify Transcript Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Youtube Apify Transcript skill do?
Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Youtube Apify Transcript skill?
Use Youtube Apify Transcript when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Youtube Apify Transcript" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Youtube Apify Transcript skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Youtube Apify Transcript is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). Youtube Apify Transcript [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/
BibTeX
@misc{youtube-apify-transcript-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Youtube Apify Transcript [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-apify-transcript/}
}

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