youtube-data
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
YOUTUBE_API_KEY— Set in environment or~/.claude/.env. Get from Google Cloud Console
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