YouTube transcripts in Make

HTTP module setup

1. Add HTTP → Make a request.
2. URL: https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/transcript, method GET.
3. Query string: item video = the video URL from a previous module; add segments=0 if you only need the text.
4. Headers: Authorization = Bearer YOUR_API_KEY (required on every call — create a free key in the app).
5. Set Parse response → Yes so title, text, and paragraphs[] map straight into later modules.

Daily channel digest (free trigger)

1. Schedule the scenario daily.
2. HTTP GET …/api/v1/channel/latest?channel=@yourtarget (with the same Authorization header) — this endpoint is free, so the check itself never spends credits.
3. Iterator over results[] → Filter on published within the last 24h.
4. HTTP GET the transcript for new videos only, then route to Google Docs, Sheets, Slack, or an AI module for summarizing.

Try asking

• Archive every new video's transcript from three competitor channels into Sheets.
• Summarize new uploads with an AI module and post the digest to Slack.
• Append podcast transcripts to a Google Doc, one section per episode.

Notes

Every REST call needs an API key. Creating one is free: sign in with Google at bulktranscripts.co/app, open MCP & API → API keys, and hit Create key. The account comes with 30 free credits, no card. Buying a one-time credit pack tops up the same account, so the key keeps working; credits never expire and repeat reads from your own library are free.