# YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, free: YouTube channel video API

> Turn a YouTube URL (or bare ID) into a video list.

YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's Free plan for the YouTube channel video API costs $0.00 per 1,000 videos. YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's docs list 4 of the 6 fields on our checklist: Text, Media, Analytics, Author.
You get 30 credits a month. You spend the credits on YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's other calls. This call is free. YouTubeVideoTranscript.io limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
In [our YouTube channel video API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt), the best plan from YouTubeVideoTranscript.io scores 33.9 out of 100. YouTubeVideoTranscript.io ranks 26th of 30 providers.
This plan is free. We rank 253 plans for YouTube channel video APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.063 per 1,000 videos or less. [See the best free YouTube channel video API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt)
[TranscriptYT's $3 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/transcriptyt/3-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 videos. TranscriptYT's $3 monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many videos as TranscriptYT's rate limit allows.
[ShortsIntel's $10 pack (/creators/{platform}/{handle}/videos)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/shortsintel/10-pack-top-up-10-get-creators-platform-handle-videos/llms.txt) covers any number of videos. ShortsIntel's $10 pack costs more up front than TranscriptYT's $3 monthly plan.
[ScrapeUnblocker](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt), [YouTube Data API (Google)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt) and [EveryInfra](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/everyinfra/10-pack/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel video API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free
- [YouTube channel video API: the best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt)
- Get it: https://youtubevideotranscript.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.youtubevideotranscript.io/api/v1/resolve`
- API key: with the plan, on https://youtubevideotranscript.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://youtubevideotranscript.io/docs/resolve?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Sold by: YouTubeVideoTranscript.io (https://youtubevideotranscript.io?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 67%
- Text: ✓
- Media: ✓
- Analytics: ✓
- Author: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 videos: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Fetch a transcript · Video comments · Search YouTube · Search inside a channel · Video info and caption availability · Check usage · List channel playlists · Get an exact long-form count

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Turn a YouTube URL (or bare ID) into a video list.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the service for personal, research, journalistic, and commercial purposes, subject to YouTube's Terms of Service and applicable copyright law. [...] You are responsible for ensuring your use of downloaded transcripts complies with applicable laws. YouTube Video Transcript does not grant any rights in the underlying video content. [...] You may not use YouTube Video Transcript to scrape transcripts at a volume that violates YouTube's Terms of Service, resell access to the service without authorization, automate requests in a manner that degrades service quality for other users, or use the service for any unlawful purpose.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 30 credits a month
- Expires: do not roll over

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.5
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 2.31 s

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: continuation
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v1/resolve

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone at least 13 years old with a Google account

## The 11 fields the plan's answer can hold

type, channel name, author subscribers text, author videos count text, video ID, title, video duration, thumbnail, published text, view count text, next cursor

## YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's plans (4)

- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete
- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/9-monthly/llms.txt): 67% complete
- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/19-monthly/llms.txt): 67% complete
- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/49-monthly/llms.txt): 67% complete

## YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/v1/resolve`: [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free/llms.txt)

## YouTubeVideoTranscript.io's APIs (2)

- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io: YouTube channel video API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free/llms.txt)
- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io: video search API pricing, 4 plans, GET /api/v1/channel/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free-get-api-v1-channel-search/llms.txt)
- [YouTubeVideoTranscript.io: video search API pricing, 4 plans, GET /api/v1/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/youtubevideotranscript-io/free-get-api-v1-search/llms.txt)

## YouTubeVideoTranscript.io: YouTube channel video API alternatives

- [ScrapeUnblocker, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete, live
- [EveryInfra, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/everyinfra/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete
- [Scrappa, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrappa/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/docs/quotas?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/docs/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/docs/resolve?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubevideotranscript.io/transcript-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing