Tool detail
glim.sh
Fetches a YouTube video's transcript by URL or video ID and returns it inline or as a downloadable file.
Categories: Speech audio
Use when
- get the transcript of a YouTube video
- summarize a YouTube video from its captions
- fetch auto-generated captions when human captions aren't available
Not for
- videos with no captions available at all
- downloading audio or video — this returns only the transcript
Inputs
POST JSON body: video_id (string, required — URL or 11-char id); format (inline|url), language_code, origin (uploader_provided|auto_generated) — all optional
Admitted input schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"format": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 0,
"maxLength": 4096,
"enum": [
"inline",
"url"
],
"description": "'inline' (default): include the transcript in the response when it fits the inline cap; otherwise omit it and set transcript_omitted_reason. 'url': never include the transcript; caller fetches download_url. download_url is always present.",
"default": "inline"
},
"language_code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr')",
"default": "en"
},
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 0,
"maxLength": 4096,
"enum": [
"uploader_provided",
"auto_generated"
],
"description": "'uploader_provided' for human captions (default), 'auto_generated' for YouTube auto-captions.",
"default": "uploader_provided"
},
"video_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4096,
"description": "YouTube video URL or 11-char video id (e.g. https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ, or dQw4w9WgXcQ). Also accepted as `ref` or `url`."
}
},
"required": [
"video_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Input for POST /youtube/get"
}Endpoint
- Method
POST- URL
https://glim.sh/api/v1/youtube/get
Payment
- Protocol
- x402
- Listed price
- 10000 units of USDC (Solana) per call; decimals not stated in record
- Payment method
- exact
- Network
- solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp
- Asset
- EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v
Listed terms are catalog metadata. The caller supplies inputs and calls the tool outside Onelayer. If payment is required, the caller uses a compatible wallet to pay.
Source
- Directory
- Coinbase x402 Bazaar
- Record
- POST https://glim.sh/api/v1/youtube/get
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30T20:37:07.382Z
- Catalog file SHA-256
6837ccddf886f0007cf3727ea9d27faaa5047b51b4f425345c554ce1c271a524- Catalog built
- 2026-09-30T22:31:58.034Z