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Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API. Works from cloud IPs (Hetzner, AWS, etc.) by bypassing YouTube's bot detection. Free tier includes $5/month credits (~714 videos). No credit card required.
Passed 18 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 22 without it.
and 21 more in the full report
14 fixed4 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
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One of 14 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Which environment variable must be set with your personal integration credentials for the script to authenticate against Apify's API?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Specifies APIFY_API_TOKEN as the environment variable name | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Fetch YouTube transcripts via APIFY API (works from cloud IPs, bypasses YouTube bot detection).
YouTube blocks transcript requests from cloud IPs (AWS, GCP, etc.). APIFY runs the request through residential proxies, bypassing bot detection reliably.
# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
# Or use .env file (never commit this!)
echo 'APIFY_API_TOKEN=apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' >> .env
test cases passed, vs 4 / 22 without
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