YouTube Data

Retrieve data from the YouTube Data API v3. Supports searching videos, fetching video/channel details, reading transcripts and comments, and discovering trending or related content.

Core principle: Data retrieval only — this skill fetches and returns structured data. It does not produce written content or visual assets.

When to Use

• Search YouTube for videos matching a query or criteria
• Get detailed statistics for a specific video or channel
• Fetch video transcripts/captions for analysis
• Read and analyze video comments
• Find videos related to a specific video
• Discover trending videos by region
• Extract enhanced transcripts with time filtering, search, and segmentation

Prerequisites