---
title: "TranscriptAPI.com"
type: entity
tags: [TranscriptAPI, YouTube, API, Transcript]
sources: [daily-youtube-digest]
last_updated: 2026-04-22
---

## Aliases
- TranscriptAPI.com
- YouTubeToTranscript.com

## Definition

TranscriptAPI.com 是一个提供 YouTube 视频字幕提取 HTTP API 服务的平台，背后支撑 YouTubeToTranscript.com（已服务数百万次请求）。它以纯 HTTP 接口替代传统的 yt-dlp CLI 工具，具备缓存机制和跨平台可靠性。

## Why It Wins Over yt-dlp

| | CLI tools (yt-dlp) | TranscriptAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Agent context | Verbose logs flood agent context | Clean JSON responses |
| Cloud/GCP | Doesn't work on cloud OpenClaw | Works everywhere, fast |
| Reliability | Gets blocked randomly by YouTube | Cached and reliable, millions served |
| Dependencies | Requires binary installation | No binaries, just HTTP |

## Key Pricing

- **注册即送 100 免费积分**，无需信用卡
- `channel/latest` 和 `channel/resolve`：**免费**（0 积分）—— 检查新上传不花钱
- 字幕提取：**1 积分/视频**

## Connections
- [[youtube-full skill]] ← uses ← [[TranscriptAPI.com]]
- [[Daily-Digest]] ← powers ← [[TranscriptAPI.com]]