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Turn any long YouTube video into a ranked list of short-form clips - exact start and end timestamps, the spoken hook, a title, caption and hashtags.
A tool that analyzes long-form YouTube video transcripts with timestamps to identify and rank short-form clip candidates suitable for Shorts, Reels, and TikToks. It locates exact cut points (start/end seconds and timestamp formats), extracts the spoken opening line verbatim as a hook, and generates publication-ready metadata including a suggested title, caption, platform-tailored hashtags, a brief rationale for attention retention, and a virality score. Outputs are structured per clip (ranked best-first) and include clip duration, a transcript excerpt for verification, a URL that opens the source video at the clip start, a paste-ready clip reference for automated cutting, and source video context metadata such as title, channel, upload date, duration, and view count. The connector uses timestamped captions/transcripts to ensure picks correspond to actual spoken moments and filters overlapping candidates to produce discrete, non-overlapping clips.
Verified Sep 28, 3:56 AM
$0.05
per video
Up to 20 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.
Repurposing a back catalogue
Extract Shorts/Reels/TikToks from podcasts, interviews, and lectures
Podcast clip production
Provide exact in/out points and ready text for editors
Agency workflows
Process batches of client long-form videos and deliver ranked clip sheets
Competitor teardown
Identify moments in rival videos likely to perform as short-form content
Newsletter and social scheduling
Create multiple posts from a single long-form upload
Long-form YouTube video URLs or IDs, one per line.
Language for the titles and captions, e.g.
Optional settings
| Window | Uptime | Success rate | p50 | p95 | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24h | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 7d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.
Call it via Sourcelane
curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"youtube-shorts-clip-finder","params":{"videoUrls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPQjjsBbIc"]},"maxResults":10}'Request params
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
videoUrls | array | required | Long-form YouTube video URLs or IDs, one per line. Up to 20 per run. |
clipsPerVideo | integer | optional | How many clip candidates to return for each video, best first. |
minClipSeconds | integer | optional | Shortest clip to return. |
maxClipSeconds | integer | optional | Longest clip to return. Shorts, Reels and TikTok all accept up to 60 seconds comfortably. |
platform | string | optional | Shapes the caption and hashtag style of each suggestion. |
includeTranscriptExcerpt | boolean | optional | Add the actual spoken words inside each clip window, so you can check the pick before editing. |
outputLanguage | string | optional | Language for the titles and captions, e.g. English, Spanish. Leave empty to match the video. |
languages | array | optional | Caption languages to try, in order of preference (e.g. en, es, de). |
model | string | optional | Language model used to pick the clips. |
Each result contains
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
inputUrl | string | Input Url |
videoId | string | Video Id |
videoUrl | string | Video Url |
videoTitle | string | Video Title |
channelTitle | string | Channel Title |
channelId | string | Channel Id |
uploadDate | string | Upload Date |
videoDurationSeconds | integer | Video Duration Seconds |
viewCount | integer | View Count |
rank | integer | Rank |
startSeconds | integer | Start Seconds |
endSeconds | integer | End Seconds |
startTimestamp | string | — |
endTimestamp | string | — |
clipDurationSeconds | integer | — |
title | string | — |
hook | string | — |
caption | string | — |
hashtags | array | — |
whyItWorks | string | — |
viralityScore | integer | — |
transcriptExcerpt | string | — |
watchUrl | string | — |
clipRange | object | — |
platform | string | — |
model | string | — |
proxyUsed | string | — |
status | string | — |
error | null | — |
Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Get the transcript of this video and turn it into a blog outline: <url>”
Connect Claude
Web, desktop and mobile. One click, then confirm.
Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.
{
"servers": {
"sourcelane": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
}
}
},
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "sourcelane-key",
"description": "Sourcelane agent key",
"password": true
}
]
}Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.
https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.jsonOne POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.
curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"youtube-shorts-clip-finder","params":{"videoUrls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPQjjsBbIc"]},"maxResults":10}'Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
json={
"listing": "youtube-shorts-clip-finder",
"params": {"videoUrls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPQjjsBbIc"]},
"maxResults": 10,
},
timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])—
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