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YTAPI compared with XCrap
DetailYTAPI logo YTAPIXCrap logo XCrap
What it doesTranscript API for YouTube videos with 644 ms median response time Free API to read X posts, threads and profiles as Markdown or JSON without login or API key
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given 2023
Based inNot given FR
Pricing modelPaid Free
PricingFree plan: 200 credits on signup, no card required. Starter: 2,000 credits for $9 (5 req/s, 300 RPM). Standard: 10,000 credits for $29 (10 req/s, 600 RPM). Best Value: 50,000 credits for $79 (50 req/s, 3,000 RPM). Enterprise: custom pricing. Each successful API response costs 1 credit; errors and fa No charge. Funded by donations. Rate limits are applied per IP address and per endpoint: 45 requests per minute for single posts and profiles, 15 per minute for threads and timelines, 20 per minute for media, 4 history exports and 6 bulk requests every five minutes, 10 searches every fifteen minutes
Key features
  • 644 ms median response time on uncached videos
  • Word-level timestamps for auto-generated captions
  • Multiple transcript formats: Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON
  • Support for videos with no prior requests or cache
  • Chrome extension for in-video transcript viewing
  • Bulk export of channel and playlist transcripts up to 5,000 videos
  • Batch API for up to 100 videos in parallel
  • YouTube search, channel and playlist APIs
  • Video comments and most replayed moments
  • SDKs for Python, TypeScript, and MCP server
  • Single posts with full metrics: likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks and views
  • Thread unrolling by stitching timeline with conversation ID
  • Direct media downloads at every bitrate X encoded
  • Bulk processing: up to fifty posts in one request
  • Five output formats: JSON, Markdown, YAML, CSV, HTML
  • MCP server integration for Claude and Cursor
  • Full-text search with X search operators
  • Markdown token counting via x-markdown-tokens header
  • No authentication required: works with bare post IDs or x.com and twitter.com links
  • Multiple integrations: SDK, OpenAPI spec, skill file, MCP server
What makes it different
  • No Google Cloud project or YouTube Data API quota required
  • Fast performance on uncached videos with automatic retry logic
  • Credits never expire
  • Integrated tools for transcripts, metadata, search, and video details in one API key
  • Completely free with no sign-up, API key generation or credit card required
  • Works with any AI agent without needing credentials to store or rotate
  • No data storage: posts cached five days only, media streamed through disk
  • Works even when X's official API is unavailable via four fallback sources behind each endpoint
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)2414
Referring domains (Majestic)194

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