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IntroductionHow it works, guides, and what you can transcribe.
QuickstartSubmit a link, wait for the job, export the transcript. Three requests.
AuthenticationAPI keys, scopes, Idempotency-Key and X-Request-Id.
JobsCreate, wait for, list, cancel and retry jobs.
TranscriptsThe transcript object and txt, srt, vtt, json exports.
BatchesUp to 50 videos in one request.
UploadsTranscribe your own audio and video files.
WebhooksGet called when a job or batch finishes; verify the signature.
ErrorsEvery error code, what it means and what to do.
Rate limitsSubmits, jobs in progress and reads per plan; the 429 response.
Pricing and credits1 credit per caption transcript, 2 per minute of AI transcription. Plans and extra credits.
SourcesYouTube, TikTok, your files and direct links: accepted URLs and modes.
MCPFind and transcribe videos from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or your own agent.
OpenAPI SpecificationThe OpenAPI 3.1 spec for codegen and typed clients.
Claude CodeOne command adds TranscriptDock to Claude Code.
Claude appAdd TranscriptDock as a custom connector on claude.ai, Claude Desktop or mobile.
CursorAdd TranscriptDock as an MCP server in Cursor.
WindsurfAdd TranscriptDock to Windsurf so Cascade can find and transcribe videos.
OpenClawConnect TranscriptDock to OpenClaw autonomous agents.
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Updates

Changelog

What changed in the TranscriptDock API, MCP server and docs, newest first.

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Notable changes to the API, the MCP server and pricing. The current contract is always the OpenAPI spec.

October 9, 2026#

  • Claude connector: add TranscriptDock in Claude with OAuth sign in, no API key to paste. See Claude.
  • MCP package 0.1.2 on npm and the official MCP registry as com.transcriptdock/mcp.
  • get_video_transcript resubmits once when a replayed job's transcript was deleted.
  • TikTok profile listing is faster and more reliable.
  • New guides for YouTube and TikTok transcripts, RAG pipelines, n8n and LangChain, plus detailed comparisons.

October 2, 2026#

  • Monthly and yearly plans; yearly plans get the same credits every month.

September 17, 2026#

  • Free credits renew: every account gets 50 credits every month, unused credits do not carry over.

September 16, 2026#

  • One kind of credit: a caption transcript costs 1 credit, AI transcription 2 credits per started minute.
  • AI transcription for YouTube and TikTok videos without captions on paid plans (mode: "auto").
  • A video any account already AI transcribed is served from the shared cache at the normal price.
  • MCP server card at /mcp/server-card and /.well-known/ai-catalog.json.

September 15, 2026#

  • Remote MCP server at /mcp with the one call get_video_transcript tool.
  • Long polling with ?wait=, Location and Retry-After on 202, and a doc_url on every error.
  • Jobs take a max_credits ceiling and report reserved and charged credits.