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Connect YouTube Transcript

1 auth method · updated 2026-09-10

Retrieve and store captions for one video or a bounded batch, read job and batch status, access stored transcripts and languages, and resolve playlist or channel video metadata through the YouTube Transcript REST API.

www.youtubetranscript.dev ↗

API key

Uses your own credential — Verslay stores it encrypted

Connectable today
  1. 1
    Sign in to YouTube Transcript
    Open https://www.youtubetranscript.dev and sign in to the account you want to connect.
  2. 2
    Create the API key
    Open https://www.youtubetranscript.dev/dashboard/account and generate a new API key.
  3. 3
    Copy it immediately
    YouTube Transcript usually shows the full API key only once, right after you create it. Store it somewhere safe before closing the page.
  4. 4
    Connect in Verslay
    In the Verslay Hub, open Connections, find YouTube Transcript, and paste the API key into the API Key field.
  5. 5
    Verify
    The connection flips to Connected. Run any read-only action once to confirm the credential has the right scopes.
  6. 6
    Rotate safely
    When you rotate later: connect the new credential first, confirm it works, then revoke the old one.

What you’ll paste into Verslay

API Key

Your YouTube Transcript API key. Sign in at https://www.youtubetranscript.dev/dashboard/account and copy the key from your account dashboard. It typically starts with yt_sk_live_; keep it secret.

required · secret
Get your credential ↗YouTube Transcript website ↗

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