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HookFindr Video Transcription
x402
HookFindr Video Transcription is a paid API for AI agents from api.hookfindr.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, live (last probed 2026-10-12, last successful call 2026-10-12).
Agents call it through Zero, which pays per call: no API key and no wallet of your own. New accounts start with $5.
Transcribes video URLs (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, Twitch) to text with word-level timestamps, using native captions or Whisper fallback, with song lyric support via LRCLIB
Price / call$0.05
Success67%
StatusHealthy
How this service works
Transcribe video to text with word timestamps — TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, Twitch. Uses native platform captions when available (~2s) and falls back to Whisper-large-v3-turbo on extracted audio (~30s). When the audio is a known song, returns LRCLIB lyrics + synced timestamps instead of garbled noise.
Output
Returns a text transcript of the video's spoken content with word-level timestamps. If native platform captions are available, delivers results in ~2 seconds; otherwise falls back to Whisper-large-v3-turbo on extracted audio in ~30 seconds. If the audio is a recognized song, returns LRCLIB synced lyrics with timestamps instead of a raw speech transcript.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Can you transcribe this TikTok video for me and give me timestamps for each word? Here's the URL: https://www.tiktok.com/@example/video/123456789”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.hookfindr.com/api/x402/transcribe?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need word-level timestamped transcripts from social media video URLs (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, Twitch). Prefer it over generic ASR services when you need fast turnaround on short-form content with automatic fallback to Whisper and built-in music lyric detection. Ideal for content analysis, subtitle generation, or extracting quotes from viral videos.
Side effects
- Private or geo-restricted video URL — cannot download or access content
- Unsupported platform not covered by yt-dlp — returns error
- Video contains no audio or only background music and no lyrics match found
- Network timeout on long videos exceeding processing limits
- Invalid or malformed URL — returns validation error
- Payment not processed — x402 payment required before response
Input
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}Schema · Request body
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|---|---|---|
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Output
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}Schema · Response
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| textrequired | string | |
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| wordsrequired | array | |
| cachedrequired | boolean | |
| sourcerequired | string | |
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