Community piece

YouTube transcripts in Activepieces

Activepieces can install community pieces from npm. Add the GetYouTubeTranscript piece and your flows can fetch a video's transcript and pass it to AI steps, sheets or messages.

Get your free creditsSetup steps

Set it up

  1. 1

    Install the piece

    In Activepieces, go to Settings, then My Pieces, then Install Piece, and enter:

    @tubeagentkit/piece-getyoutubetranscript
  2. 2

    Connect it

    Add a connection with your API key from the developers page (100 free credits, no card).

  3. 3

    Use it in a flow

    Add the GetYouTubeTranscript step after a trigger and map in the video URL.

Flows to build

  • Webhook with a video URL, then transcript, then an AI summary back to the caller.
  • New row in a sheet, then transcript, then write the text to the next column.

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Questions about Activepieces

Does it work on self-hosted Activepieces?

Yes. Installing a piece by its npm name works on self-hosted instances that allow custom pieces.

What does it cost?

Each transcript, search or channel page uses one credit from your account, and failed requests are not charged. New accounts get 100 free credits, no card, and paid plans add more credits each month.

Use it in your other tools

n8nOne node with eight YouTube actions, usable as an AI Agent tool.ZapierTranscript, search and channel actions for any Zap.ApifyPaste video URLs, download transcripts as JSON, CSV or Excel.

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