TranscriptFetch

Social video & audio to text API for builders. Returns timestamped, structured JSON transcripts for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and direct media files — captions when available, AI audio transcription as fallback — plus YouTube channel/playlist/search discovery. Delivered via REST and a hosted MCP server for LLM pipelines, RAG, and agents.

TranscriptFetch publishes 2 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network: System API and Transcripts API. Tagged areas include Transcripts, Speech-to-Text, Captions, YouTube, and TikTok.

The TranscriptFetch catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

TranscriptFetch’s developer surface includes authentication, changelog, pricing, engineering blog, support, signup flow, getting-started guide, and 34 more developer resources.

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70.9/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 57/100 agent native Front door AI 6/6 dominant Heartbeat 100/100 alive Full breakdown ↓
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2 published contracts 1 MCP Servers 3 Agent Skills

Transcripts Speech-to-Text Captions YouTube TikTok Instagram Podcasts MCP Llms.txt OpenAPI Transcription VideoAI/LLMRAG Agents Developer Tools Media Content SpotifyApple Podcasts

What people ask TranscriptFetch 2

The questions people put to an LLM, and the jobs they hand an agent, that TranscriptFetch's APIs answer — each one linked to the operation that does it. Generated by API Evangelist

TranscriptFetch Transcripts API Get a transcript for one video (v1) “How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video with the v1 endpoint?” List a YouTube channel's videos (v1) “What are the newest uploads on a YouTube channel, using the v1 channel listing?” List a YouTube playlist's videos (v1) “Which videos are in a YouTube playlist, using the older v1 playlist endpoint?” Search YouTube videos by keyword (v1) “Can I search YouTube by keyword with the v1 search endpoint?”

TranscriptFetch System API Check API key and credit balance (v1) “Is my API key valid on the older v1 Transcriptfetch endpoint?” Check that the v1 API is up “Is the v1 transcript API currently serving requests?” Check API key and credit balance (v2) “How many transcript credits does my account have left on v2?” Check that the v2 API is up “Is the v2 API healthy right now?”

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 70.9/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 11.4 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.8 / 15

Access Clarity 13.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 8.7 / 10

Contract Governance 2.9 / 9

Discoverability 4.7 / 8

Regulatory Posture 6.8 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 57/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 0 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Agentic Access Contract +10 pts — agentic_access artifact present (x-agentic-access), graded by author
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Documented Reversibility +6 pts — a reversal operation in the contract, graded up when a window is documented too
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document +5 pts — a parsing /.well-known/ucp.json or acp.json declaring a version and at least one service, OR (0.27) a live x402 payment challenge from _data/x402-adoption.json — `self` when its endpoints are on the provider's own domain, `platform` when they are on a vendor's
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode +4 pts — OpenAPI: destructive operations expose a dry_run / simulate / preview / validate_only parameter

3 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 60.6 — up to +9.9 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 58.9 — up to +8.2 composite points
Contract Governance scores 31.8 — up to +8.2 composite points

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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Podcasting 2.0 (open podcast namespace, measurement, hosting)	standard	36.4	1	-

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Standards implemented 5

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

llms.txt

tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

TranscriptFetch System API

Service health and metadata

TranscriptFetch Transcripts API

Transcript and video-list endpoints

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

TranscriptFetch MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Agent Skills 3

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

transcriptfetch-batch-transcripts

AGENT SKILL

transcriptfetch-get-transcript

AGENT SKILL

transcriptfetch-monitor-channel

AGENT SKILL

TranscriptFetch API pricing

Prices published by TranscriptFetch, read 2026-10-28 from transcriptfetch.com/pricing.

Plan	Price
Free	$0/ mo Includes: 50 credits per month
Basic	$5/ mo Includes: 1,000 credits per month
Pro	$15/ mo Includes: 7,500 credits per month
Mega	$45/ mo Includes: 35,000 credits per month
Scale	$229/ mo Includes: 250,000 credits per month
Enterprise	Talk to us Includes: 250,000+ monthly credits with custom rate limits, concurrency, batch size and rollover.

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

: 10 requests/minute 60s sliding
: 60 requests/minute 60s sliding
: 300 requests/minute 60s sliding

All 5 limits →

Billed by: credits · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Transcriptfetch Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Transcriptfetch Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Transcriptfetch Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

TranscriptFetch

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Transcriptfetch Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Transcriptfetch Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

TranscriptFetch API Rules

54 rules · 50 errors 1 warnings 3 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 3

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Transcriptfetch Api V2 Overlay

7 actions · update · transcriptfetch-api-v2-openapi.json

GENERATED

Transcriptfetch System Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · transcriptfetch-system-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Transcriptfetch Transcripts Api Phrasing Overlay

13 actions · phrasing · transcriptfetch-transcripts-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Transcriptfetch Authentication

http/oauth2 (MCP surface) · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Transcriptfetch Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Transcriptfetch Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Transcriptfetch Trust Center

trust center published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Transcriptfetch Scopes

6 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Login

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

WellKnown

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

Idempotency

DataModel

Webhooks

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Postman

Postman

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Security

SecurityTxt

OAuthScopes

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Operate 8

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

Deprecation

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

RateLimits

Support

HelpCenter

Roadmap

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Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

name: TranscriptFetch
description: Social video & audio to text API for builders. Returns timestamped, structured JSON transcripts for YouTube,
  TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and direct media files — captions when available, AI audio transcription as
  fallback — plus YouTube channel/playlist/search discovery. Delivered via REST and a hosted MCP server for LLM pipelines,
  RAG, and agents.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/transcriptfetch/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
created: '2026-09-09'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.21'
tags:
- Transcripts
- Speech-to-Text
- Captions
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Podcasts
- MCP
- Llms.txt
- OpenAPI
- Transcription
- Video
- AI/LLM
- RAG
- Agents
- Developer Tools
- Media
- Content
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
tags_raw:
- transcripts
- speech-to-text
- captions
- youtube
- tiktok
- instagram
- podcasts
- mcp
- llms-txt
- openapi
- Transcription
- Speech-to-Text
- Video
- Podcasts
- AI/LLM
- RAG
- Agents
- MCP
- Developer Tools
- Media
- Content
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
apis:
- aid: transcriptfetch:transcriptfetch-system-api
  name: TranscriptFetch System API
  description: Service health and metadata
  humanURL: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/api-reference
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/transcriptfetch-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/api-reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/endpoints
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/llms.txt
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/transcriptfetch-llms.txt
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/transcriptfetch-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/mcp
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/claude-mcp-server
- aid: transcriptfetch:transcriptfetch-transcripts-api
  name: TranscriptFetch Transcripts API
  description: Transcript and video-list endpoints
  humanURL: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/api-reference
  tags:
  - Transcripts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/transcriptfetch-transcripts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/api-reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/endpoints
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/llms.txt
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/transcriptfetch-llms.txt
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/transcriptfetch-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/mcp
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transcriptfetch.com/claude-mcp-server
common:
- url: https://transcriptfetch.com/changelog/rss.xml
  type: BlogRSS
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/transcriptfetch-api-v2-overlay.yaml
- type: MCPServer
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/transcriptfetch-mcp.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/transcriptfetch-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/transcriptfetch-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/transcriptfetch-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/transcriptfetch-authentication.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/transcriptfetch-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/transcriptfetch-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/transcriptfetch-well-known.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/transcriptfetch-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/transcriptfetch-packages.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/transcriptfetch-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/transcriptfetch-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/transcriptfetch-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.transcriptfetch.com
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/v1
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/transcriptfetch-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/transcriptfetch-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/transcriptfetch-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/changelog
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/transcriptfetch-changelog.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/transcriptfetch-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/transcriptfetch-webhooks.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/transcriptfetch-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/transcriptfetch-rate-limits.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Pricing
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/contact
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/help
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/roadmap
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/legal
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/legal
- type: SignUp
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/sign-up
- type: Login
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/sign-in
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/TranscriptFetch
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/transcriptfetch
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com/docs
maintainers:
- FN: TranscriptFetch
  email: support@transcriptfetch.com
  url: https://transcriptfetch.com
x-generated:
  by: apis.io/add
  model: claude-opus-4-8
  confidence: 95
  at: '2026-09-09T01:38:22.011Z'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-09'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 33
  pass: local-v3

TranscriptFetch API — frequently asked questions

Does TranscriptFetch have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 2 APIs from TranscriptFetch, including TranscriptFetch System API and TranscriptFetch Transcripts API.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the TranscriptFetch API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 2 OpenAPI specifications for TranscriptFetch, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the TranscriptFetch API?

TranscriptFetch documents its authentication (http/oauth2 (MCP surface) · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Transcriptfetch Authentication.

How much does the TranscriptFetch API cost?

TranscriptFetch publishes its prices; its Free plan is $0/ mo as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for TranscriptFetch, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does TranscriptFetch have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for TranscriptFetch.

Is the TranscriptFetch API ready for AI agents?

TranscriptFetch has a Kin Score of 70.9 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 56.9 (agent-native), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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