YouTube Data API - Search, Videos, Comments, Transcripts, Channels

Search YouTube and retrieve videos, shorts, search suggestions, video metadata, comments, transcripts, related videos, download streams, full channel data (info, videos, shorts, community posts), and a single community post with its comments. All endpoints return structured JSON.

When to trigger

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Find YouTube videos, shorts, or channels on a topic
• Get a video's metadata, view count, duration, or captions list
• Read a video's comments and comment replies
• Pull a full transcript or timed subtitles for a video
• Get related videos or direct download stream URLs
• Look up a channel's info, videos, shorts, or community posts
• Resolve a channel handle or URL to a channel ID
• Read one community post by id or URL, or the comments under it

Setup

Get a free API key at scavio.dev (50 free credits to get started, no card required):