Reference
Scority API reference
See the transcript endpoint, response shape and error codes.
Open →Scority vs YouTube Data API
Compare the official YouTube Data API with Scority for transcript extraction, metadata workflows, API keys, quota and AI use cases.
Direct answer
Use the official YouTube Data API for platform data; use Scority for transcript extraction
The YouTube Data API is Google's official API for YouTube metadata and platform operations. Scority is a transcript-specific API for server-side workflows that need transcript text and timestamped segments.
- Choose YouTube Data API when you need official metadata, channels, playlists, search or Google account workflows.
- Choose Scority when your application needs transcript text from many public videos with accessible captions.
- Use both when your product needs official metadata and transcript content.
- Do not treat Scority as an official Google API or a replacement for every YouTube API feature.
Best fit
Where the YouTube Data API fits better
The official API is the right starting point when your product needs YouTube platform resources or Google-account authorization.
- Official video, channel and playlist metadata.
- Google Cloud project and quota management.
- OAuth flows for account-bound operations.
- Use cases where Google's current documentation defines the supported path.
Best fit
Where Scority fits better
Scority focuses on the transcript artifact: readable text, segment timing, language selection and transcript-specific errors.
- AI agents that need transcript text before answering.
- RAG pipelines that need text chunks and timestamps.
- Search and summarization workflows built around spoken video content.
- Server-side apps that want x-api-key auth and normalized JSON responses.
Credentials
Credentials are not interchangeable
Google credentials and Scority API keys are separate. Keep that distinction clear in code and docs.
- Google credentials authorize requests to Google's official APIs.
- Scority x-api-key authorizes requests to https://api.scority.ai.
- Scority quota_exceeded and rate_limited are Scority API errors.
- Google quota behavior should be checked in Google's current documentation.