Video platforms
~30 credits / run (up to 5000)Pulls video metadata, channel listings, comments, shorts, or spoken-word transcripts from YouTube. Returns structured records including titles, view counts, descriptions, publish dates, and optional transcript text.
Use when
You want video metadata, channel content, comments, or spoken-word transcripts from a video platform.
Not for
Image or text social posts (use the social media operation), or downloading the video file itself.
Cost
~30 credits / run (up to 5000)
A small, capped pull is the usual case; pulling many videos or transcripts costs more.
Estimated; the actual charge depends on your input and is shown in the response.
What it accepts
Set these inside the intent when you run it.
A video URL, channel URL, or playlist URL.
How many videos or comments to return; a small number is recommended.
What you get back
A list of structured video records, or transcript text for the requested video or channel.
Run it
Run this sub-skill directly: pin it with operation and pass its inputs in the intent. (Omit operation and the Site Scrapers skill will route from your intent instead.)
curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/site-scrapers/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FARO_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"intent":{"operation":"video_platforms","target":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ","limit":"10"}}'Example requests
- ›Get the transcript of this YouTube video
- ›List the last 10 videos uploaded to this channel
- ›Pull the top comments on this video