youtube-playlist
Browse YouTube playlists and fetch video transcripts. Use when the user shares a playlist link, asks "what's in this playlist", "list playlist videos", "browse playlist content", or wants to work with playlist videos and get their transcripts.
Why use this skill?
Browse YouTube playlists and fetch video transcripts automatically. Install the OpenClaw youtube-playlist skill to analyze video content, list playlist videos, and extract text data.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/therohitdas/youtube-playlistWhat This Skill Does
The youtube-playlist skill enables your OpenClaw agent to interact directly with YouTube’s ecosystem by browsing playlist contents and extracting full video transcripts. By integrating with TranscriptAPI.com, this skill bridges the gap between raw video URLs and machine-readable text data, allowing you to summarize, search, or analyze the content of entire playlists without manually opening each video.
Installation
To integrate this skill, run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/therohitdas/youtube-playlist
Upon installation, you may need to configure your API credentials. If you do not have an existing key, the agent will guide you through a secure registration process using your email address to receive an OTP. Once verified, the agent stores your API key in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json after creating a backup (.bak) of your existing configuration. Alternatively, you can manage this manually by setting the TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY environment variable in your shell profile.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for researchers, students, and content creators who need to parse large amounts of video information. Use it to:
- Analyze an entire educational course playlist to find specific topics discussed across multiple lessons.
- Generate quick summaries of a "Watch Later" or "Liked Videos" playlist.
- Extract text data from channel upload archives for indexing or archival purposes.
- Prepare for meetings by gathering transcript content from a list of relevant tech or news videos.
Example Prompts
- "What's in this playlist? Please list all the videos in this YouTube link: [insert URL]."
- "Browse this playlist and provide a summary of the key points covered in the videos."
- "Can you grab the transcripts for all the videos in this playlist? I need to search for a specific keyword."
Tips & Limitations
- Rate Limiting: Each playlist page request consumes 1 credit. Be mindful of this if processing massive playlists.
- Authentication: The skill requires an active TranscriptAPI account; ensure your
openclaw.jsonfile has the correct permissions if you are modifying it manually. - Input Validation: The skill is designed to handle standard YouTube playlist ID prefixes (PL, UU, LL, FL, OL). If a link uses a custom or non-standard format, ensure you are providing the correct playlist ID.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-therohitdas-youtube-playlist": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, external-api
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