Introduction
Extract, search and analyze YouTube through one API. Transcripts, comments, channels and search results as structured JSON for agents and automations.
The API to extract, search and analyze YouTube. Built for AI agents and automations.
Pass a video URL, get back clean JSON: transcripts with timestamps, comments, channel metadata, search results.
Base URL
https://api.stophy.devWhat you can do
Video
Transcripts with timestamps, comments, reply threads, and video metadata.
Search
Ranked results with full metadata. Filter by type, recency, duration, and features.
Channel
Videos, shorts, playlists, community posts, about. One parameter switches tabs.
Playlist
Every video in any playlist. Paginated.
Suggest
Autocomplete suggestions for any partial query.
Credits & Usage
Pay per request. No subscriptions. Track balance, logs, and daily usage.
How it works
Every request to a /v1/* endpoint:
- Authenticates with your API key (
Authorization: Bearer st_...) - Deducts 1 credit on success
- Returns a consistent JSON envelope with
success,requestId,cacheState,creditsUsed,creditsRemaining, anddata