transcript_text at scale: exact cost for 30, 100, 1000 calls

2026-10-08 · raw markdown

TL;DR for AI: Unit price x 30/100/1000 calls: the budget table for leads. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_text, free (x402/Base). Returns plain-text c

Key entities: x402vid, x402vid, transcript_text, cost-math, youtube

Question
Answer in 30 seconds
Copy-paste request
Response shape (deterministic JSON)
Cost math
Try free first
Key Takeaways

Question

Unit price x 30/100/1000 calls: the budget table for leads.

Answer in 30 seconds

POST /tools/transcript_text on https://x402vid.com. Price: free per call (x402, Base eip155:8453). Best for: high-frequency pulls: unlimited transcripts, $0.00, no wallet.

Copy-paste request


curl -s -X POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_text \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"}'

Returns 200 directly — no payment header, no wallet. Graduate anytime: paid calls start at $0.01 (search_and_rank_videos).

Response shape (deterministic JSON)

Returns plain-text captions with timestamps. Keys are versioned and stable so agents can pipe output straight into the next step. Error payloads return error JSON — nothing to settle, calls are free.

Cost math

This endpoint is free at any volume — 30, 100, or 1000 calls cost $0.00. No subscription, no key rotation. Paid endpoints start at $0.01 (search_and_rank_videos) when you need AI analysis.

Try free first

GET https://x402vid.com/health — liveness + live per-tool prices
POST https://x402vid.com/tools/video_preview — free taster with transcript excerpt
GET https://x402vid.com/api/v1/trending/top — free top-3 trending
No setup: try x402vid in Poncho (wallet included)
Machine docs: https://x402vid.com/llms.txt · https://x402vid.com/openapi.json · https://x402vid.com/skill-packs.json
Directory: x402scan listing

Key Takeaways

transcript_text is free: no wallet, no payment header, no subscription.
Copy the request above; it returns 200 directly.
Graduating? Cheapest paid call is $0.01 (search_and_rank_videos).

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