invalid_input (3005, HTTP 422) · TranscriptFetch API error

The input is not something we can transcribe: it is not a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video (a profile, playlist or LIVE room link, an unsupported site), nor a direct media file URL.

Number3005

HTTP status422Unprocessable Entity

Familyinput3xxx · this input cannot be served

Example response

JSON

{
  "ok": false,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_input",
    "number": 3005,
    "message": "The input is not something we can transcribe: it is not a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video (a profile, playlist or LIVE room link, an unsupported site), nor a direct media file URL.",
    "docs": "https://transcriptfetch.com/docs/errors/invalid_input"
  }
}

Every failure carries error.code, error.number, error.message and error.docs, plus at most one of retry_with (the request change that would succeed), details (structured specifics) or issues (validation problems).

What it means

Invalid input. The input is not something we can transcribe: it is not a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video (a profile, playlist or LIVE room link, an unsupported site), nor a direct media file URL.

Shown to end users as: “That link isn't one we can transcribe. Use a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video link, or a direct link to a media file.”

Why it happens

Invalid input. The input is not something we can transcribe: it is not a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video (a profile, playlist or LIVE room link, an unsupported site), nor a direct media file URL.

What to do

Permanent for this input: the same request will fail the same way, so do not retry unchanged. Failed requests are never charged.
AI Fallback Transcription would not help here: the content itself is not accessible to fetch.

Retryable? No, this is permanent for this input. Every error response carries a request_id; include it when contacting support.