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Which links you can send

Supported platforms and URL formats, and the one thing that only works for YouTube.

The video field accepts a URL from any supported source. The platform is detected from the link, so there is nothing to configure and no per-platform endpoint to choose.

Supported sources

  • YouTube - watch URLs, youtu.be short links, /shorts/ URLs, or a bare 11-character video ID
  • TikTok - post URLs and vm.tiktok.com short links
  • Instagram - Reels, feed videos and IGTV
  • Podcasts - a Spotify or Apple Podcasts episode URL, or an RSS feed, resolved to that episode's audio
  • Direct media - a public URL ending in mp4, mp3, wav and similar

Listing is YouTube only

Channel, playlist and keyword-search listing work for YouTube only. For every other platform the unit is a single video, so build around URLs you already have rather than expecting discovery from the API.

Podcast links

Spotify and Apple do not host podcast audio; both read the publisher's RSS feed. We resolve the link to that feed and the episode's own file. A show that is exclusive to one platform has no public feed, so it cannot be resolved and returns a clear error.

The supported source list changes as platforms are added; the TranscriptFetch homepage always shows what is live today.

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