YouTube Video Timestamper | Chapters & Summaries (Gemini)
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YouTube Video Timestamper | Chapters & Summaries (Gemini)
Turn any YouTube video into timestamped, titled chapter blocks with clickable URLs using your own Gemini API key. Any language. $0.05/video + $0.02 start.
YouTube Video Timestamper
Summarize any YouTube video into timestamped, titled blocks using Google Gemini AI. Each block contains a timestamp range, a descriptive title, a summary paragraph, and a clickable YouTube URL that jumps to that exact moment. Output in any language.
Features
- Timestamped summaries — breaks videos into logical sections with start/end timestamps
- Titled blocks — each section gets a one-sentence descriptive title
- Clickable URLs — every block includes a YouTube link with the exact timestamp
- Multi-language — output in any language (English, Estonian, German, Spanish, etc.)
- Configurable model — use any Gemini model (default: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview)
- Few-shot prompting — uses multi-turn examples for consistent, high-quality output
Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
videoUrl | string | Yes | — | YouTube video URL to summarize |
geminiApiKey | string | Yes | — | Google Gemini API key (get one free) |
language | string | No | English | Output language |
model | string | No | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | Gemini model ID |
Input Example
{"videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKG9kX86u0s","geminiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY","language": "Estonian","model": "gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview"}
Output
Each run produces a single dataset item with:
videoUrl(string) — normalized YouTube URLsummary(string) — the full timestamped summarylanguage(string) — language usedmodelUsed(string) — Gemini model usedtokensUsed(integer) — total tokens consumederror(string) — error message if failedprocessedAt(string) — ISO timestamp
Output Example
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Use Cases
- Content creators — generate chapter markers and descriptions for YouTube videos
- Researchers — quickly scan long videos for relevant sections
- Translators — get video summaries in any language without watching
- Note-takers — create structured notes from educational videos
- SEO — generate timestamped descriptions for video content