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smithery/nammdev

youtube-handling

Download video/audio, get captions/transcripts, generate AI summaries, analyze comments, take screenshots, and extract metadata from YouTube videos using VidCap.xyz API.

Installation

$ npx skills add smithery/nammdev --skill youtube-handling
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Summary

  • Download video/audio, get captions/transcripts, generate AI summaries, analyze comments, take screenshots, and extract metadata from YouTube videos using VidCap.xyz API.
  • Use when working with YouTube content extraction, video summarization, transcript retrieval, comment analysis, or screenshot capture.

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SKILL.md

YouTube Handling with VidCap.xyz API

Process YouTube videos: download, caption, summarize, screenshot, analyze comments.

Setup

  1. Get API key from VidCap.xyz
  2. Set env: VIDCAPAPIKEY=yourapikey

Quick Reference

Task Endpoint Key Params
Video info GET /api/v1/youtube/info url
Download GET /api/v1/youtube/download url
Captions GET /api/v1/youtube/caption url, locale, ext
Summary GET /api/v1/youtube/summary url, model, screenshot
Custom summary POST /api/v1/youtube/summary-custom url, prompt
Article GET /api/v1/youtube/article url, model
Screenshot GET /api/v1/youtube/screenshot url, second
Multi-screenshot GET /api/v1/youtube/screenshot-multiple url, second[]
Comments GET /api/v1/youtube/comments url, order, includeReplies
Search GET /api/v1/youtube/search q, maxResults, order

Authentication

Header: X-API-Key: <api_key>
# or
Header: Authorization: Bearer <api_key>

Usage Examples

# Get video info
curl "https://vidcap.xyz/api/v1/youtube/info?url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $VIDCAP_API_KEY"

# Get captions as VTT
curl "https://vidcap.xyz/api/v1/youtube/caption?url=URL&ext=vtt" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $VIDCAP_API_KEY"

# Generate summary with screenshots
curl "https://vidcap.xyz/api/v1/youtube/summary?url=URL&screenshot=1" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $VIDCAP_API_KEY"

# Screenshot at specific time
curl "https://vidcap.xyz/api/v1/youtube/screenshot?url=URL&second=120" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $VIDCAP_API_KEY"

Script Usage

Run the Python script for common tasks:

# Get video info
python scripts/vidcap.py info "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Download video
python scripts/vidcap.py download "URL"

# Get captions
python scripts/vidcap.py caption "URL" --locale en --ext vtt

# Generate summary
python scripts/vidcap.py summary "URL" --screenshot

# Custom summary with prompt
python scripts/vidcap.py summary-custom "URL" --prompt "List key points"

# Take screenshot at 2 minutes
python scripts/vidcap.py screenshot "URL" --second 120

# Get comments
python scripts/vidcap.py comments "URL" --order relevance

# Search YouTube
python scripts/vidcap.py search "query" --max-results 20

References

  • Content/AI endpoints: references/api-content.md
  • Media/Search endpoints: references/api-media.md
  • Caption formats: json3, srv1, srv2, srv3, ttml, vtt
  • AI models: GET /api/v1/ai/models