YouTube Transcript
Use YouTube Transcript with AI apps and agents through Vercel Connect. Follow a complete setup guide for secure runtime access.
Install the skill
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-connectConnect to
Use its data in agents(opens in new tab) and apps(opens in new tab)
import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const token = await getToken('youtube-transcript/acme-youtube-transcript');
Use YouTube Transcript in apps and agents
Retrieve video captions, manage transcript jobs, and look up playlist and channel metadata.
Read the YouTube Transcript developer docs(opens in new tab)Why use Vercel Connect with YouTube Transcript?
Credentials on demand
Request YouTube Transcript credentials only when your application or agent needs them instead of copying secrets into application code.
Access for the right subject
Keep app-scoped YouTube Transcript access behind a reusable connector controlled by your team.
Centralized credential management
Manage YouTube Transcript credentials in one place and retrieve them through a consistent runtime API.
Vercel-native controls
Bind connections to the projects and environments that need them while Vercel OIDC authenticates each runtime request.
Use YouTube Transcript with your stack
Follow a complete setup for the Connect SDK or a supported agent framework.
Add YouTube Transcript to an existing Vercel application with the Connect SDK.
Install the Connect SDK
npm install @vercel/connectCreate the YouTube Transcript connector
Run these commands from the project that will use the connection.
vercel linkvercel connect create youtube-transcript --name acme-youtube-transcriptvercel env pullRequest YouTube Transcript credentials
app/api/route.tsimport { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const token = await getToken('youtube-transcript/acme-youtube-transcript');
