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Kick Clip Transcript API. Send a clip link or ID.

Timed transcript of a clip, from its audio. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Kick Clip Transcript API at a glance

Returns the timed transcript of a public Kick clip from any of its links or its ID, transcribed from the clip's audio. Each segment has its start and end time, with the full text, the language heard and the clip's length. Kick has no captions to read, so every transcript comes from speech-to-text, on HLS clips and the older MP4 clips alike.

GET /v1/kick/transcript

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  • 2 credits per request, +2 per started minute of media, up to 122 credits, $1.50–$3.93 per 1,000 requests
  • 10 typed fields null when unknown
  • url is all it needs, e.g. https://kick.com/xqc/clips/clip_01JGJHB6CEVFCQRYTVPM8DW892
  • 100 credits free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend

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$ npm install socialtap
url = https://kick.com/xqc/clips/clip_01JGJHB6CEVFCQRYTVPM8DW892
GET /v1/kick/transcriptTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://kick.com/rdjavi/clips/clip_01J3EW5QM919XZAQMSTAK1JEK2",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/kick/transcript?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/kick/transcriptLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 9 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • Null means unknown

    A field Kick doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.

  • What it accepts

    The clip: its link (kick.com/xqc/clips/clip_01JGJHB6CEVFCQRYTVPM8DW892), the older kick.com/xqc?clip=<id>, a clips page with ?clip=<id>, its file on clips.kick.com, or its ID (clip_01JGJHB6CEVFCQRYTVPM8DW892).

  • Write one parser

    Kick, TikTok, Instagram and 6 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform the media is hosted on.
idstring
Platform-native ID of the post (equals post.id); of an ad library entry, its library ID (equals ad.id).
urlstring
Canonical URL of the post (of an ad library entry, its library page).
languagestring
BCP-47 language of the returned transcript; null when unknown.
sourcestring
captions = platform caption track; asr = speech-to-text on the audio. New values may be added.
is_auto_generatedboolean
True when the track was machine-generated (platform auto-captions or ASR).
available_languagesstring[]
BCP-47 caption languages the platform offers for this post; [] if none or not listed.
duration_msinteger
Media duration in milliseconds; null when unknown.

What teams build with the Kick Clip Transcript API.

  • Search or summarize what streamers said

  • Index a channel's clips for RAG

  • Monitor mentions of a game, brand or person

  • Caption or translate clips for reposting

Good to know before you build.

  • Every transcript is priced as speech-to-text, per started minute of the clip, because Kick has no caption track to read instead.
  • A clip with music, noise or silence and no speech returns no_transcript and is not charged.
  • A clip's audio starts on a segment boundary of the broadcast, so its first words can be cut. It can also run a little past duration_ms, Kick's stated length, so the last cue can end after it.
  • A clip is read by its ID, so a link with another channel's name returns the clip with its real channel and canonical url.

From 2 credits per request. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Speech-to-text asr2 credits + 2 per started minute of media
up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media)
$1.50–$3.93 + $1.50–$3.93 per started minute of media
  • Cache hits are free.
  • Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
  • Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
  • Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the Kick Clip Transcript API.

More in the API reference.

How much does the Kick Clip Transcript API cost?
A request costs 2 credits + 2 per started minute of media, up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media). SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.

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  • Failed requests are free
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