Developers
API and higher limits
The website stays free. Scripts that hammer captions through this host need a key so we can raise the cap without draining YouTube from one IP.
Free (no key)
Per IP, per minute: about 24 transcript calls, 10 audio, 6 video. Enough to try. Not enough to crawl a channel.
Key (FORGE_API_KEYS)
Send X-Api-Key or Authorization: Bearer. Limits rise to about 240 / 80 / 40 per minute. We issue keys by hand — no card form on this page yet.
GET /api/transcript?v=VIDEO_ID&fmt=srt Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY
Request a key on GitHub API docs
A key is not permission to ignore copyright or YouTube’s terms. See Terms.