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YouTubeAPI.io
YouTube transcript, video metadata, search and comments API with unified credit pricing
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Ahrefs Domain Rating listed 6 Nov 2026, relisted 5 Nov 2026.
API for extracting YouTube transcripts, video metadata, search results, and comments with transparent per-endpoint credit pricing starting at $1.00 per 1,000
What it is
YouTubeAPI.io: the homepage
YouTubeAPI.io provides a unified REST gateway for accessing YouTube data without Google Cloud quota limitations. It offers eight core endpoints for extracting timed video transcripts with millisecond-accurate segments and RAG-ready plain text, full video metadata including views and likes, keyword search across videos and shorts, video comments with author metadata, channel profiles by handle or ID, channel video and shorts feeds, and regional trending videos.
The service uses a unified credit system where $1 equals 10,000 credits, with per-endpoint pricing of 10 credits for transcript and metadata lookups and 1 credit per search or comment item. Failed or empty requests incur no charges. Developers receive 12,000 free credits on signup without requiring a credit card, and can choose between monthly subscription plans offering up to 24% savings or never-expiring pay-as-you-go credit packs.
Unlike the official YouTube Data API v3, which caps projects at 10,000 units per day and requires Google compliance audits, YouTubeAPI.io requires only a single API key header and provides multi-upstream failover with L1 Redis caching and PostgreSQL 16 mirroring for approximately 240ms gateway latency.
Listed capabilities
- Timed video transcripts with millisecond accuracy and RAG-ready plain text
- Full video metadata including views, likes, comments count, duration, chapters and keywords
- Keyword search for up to 50 videos or shorts per call
- Video comments extraction with up to 100 comments per call
- Channel profile lookup by handle or channel ID
- Channel uploaded videos and shorts feeds with pagination
- Regional trending videos by country and category
- Multi-language subtitle track discovery
- Zero charge on failed, empty or 404 requests
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free Trial: 12,000 credits ($1.20 value) with no card required. Starter: $19/month or $25 one-time PAYG for 250,000 credits. Pro: $69/month or $89 one-time PAYG for 1,200,000 credits. Business/Scale: $199/month or $249 one-time PAYG for 5,000,000 credits. Pricing: $1.00 per 1,000 transcripts or look
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| Trust Flow | 0 no change since last check |
| Citation Flow | 0 no change since last check |
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Ahrefs Domain Rating listed 6 Nov 2026, relisted 5 Nov 2026. Majestic listed 5 Nov 2026, relisted 5 Nov 2026. Link data listed by Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
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| Registrar | Cloudflare, Inc |
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YouTubeAPI.io launch receipt entry
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| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 0 first measured 5 Nov 2026 |
| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 first measured 5 Nov 2026 |
| Referring domains (Majestic) | 0 first measured 5 Nov 2026 |
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Quick answers
How does the unified credit system work?
$1 equals 10,000 credits (1 credit = $0.0001). Single entity lookups like transcripts, videos, channels, and trending content cost 10 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 requests). List endpoints like search, comments, and channel feeds deduct 1 credit per returned item ($0.10 per 1,000 items) with a minimum floor of 10 credits per non-empty response.
Am I charged when a request fails or a video has captions disabled?
Never. Only HTTP 200 responses with non-empty data deduct credits. Upstream errors, deleted or private videos, videos with disabled transcripts, rate-limited requests, and empty search results cost zero credits.
Should I choose a monthly plan or pay-as-you-go?
Both provide the same bonus credit packages. Pay-as-you-go has no recurring billing and purchased credits never expire. Monthly subscriptions save up to 24% more for continuous AI video ingestion and channel monitoring workloads.
What are the rate limits for different account tiers?
Free trial accounts include 12,000 credits, 60 requests per minute, and full access to all 8 endpoints. Paid accounts scale from 120 RPM for Starter and 300 RPM for Pro up to 600 RPM for Business.
Do I need a Google Cloud Project, OAuth 2.0 consent screen, or 10,000-unit quota audit?
No. Unlike the Official YouTube Data API v3—which caps every project at 10,000 units/day (only 100 search.list calls per day!), blocks public caption track downloads via captions.download unless you own the channel, and requires weeks of Google compliance audits—YouTubeAPI.io works immediately with a single x-api-key: yt_live_... header.
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