How to transcribe a TikTok video
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To transcribe a TikTok video in Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok, connect ToolRouter, paste a public video URL, and ask for get_tiktok_transcript. Video Transcripts takes that URL and returns the provider's spoken-text payload. It does not accept an uploaded file, and it is not a subtitle editor.
This walkthrough is source-reviewed against the current tool manifest and the upstream transcript endpoint. It is not a live production run, so the sample prompt is illustrative.
What the skill actually does
get_tiktok_transcript is a paid skill. The only required input is url. Use the public TikTok video link for this workflow. The manifest example shape is a public tiktok.com/@…/video/… URL. The skill returns transcribed speech. The tool page describes that result as readable text, not a timestamped subtitle contract.
The same tool has sibling skills for YouTube, Instagram, X, and Facebook. Use those when the URL is on that platform. A recording you host yourself belongs on Audio Transcriber instead. That job is covered in How to transcribe audio with AI assistants.
| Input | Tool and skill | Result to check |
|---|---|---|
| Public TikTok URL | Video Transcripts: get_tiktok_transcript | Available spoken text; confirm it against the video |
| Public YouTube URL | Video Transcripts: get_youtube_transcript | Available transcript or explicit failure |
| Audio recording you control | Audio Transcriber: transcribe_audio | A draft transcription to review |
Paid Video Transcripts calls are billed like other paid skills: max($0.005, provider cost) on success, and failed paid calls do not charge. See Billing.
Connect, then ask for the skill
Follow Connect Claude, Connect ChatGPT, or Connect Grok, then enable ToolRouter in your conversation. Check that Video Transcripts appears in the available catalog. Assistant plans, connector policies, and provider access can affect availability.
Illustrative prompt
Replace the URL with a public TikTok you are allowed to process. This is a request shape, not a recorded output.
Use ToolRouter Video Transcripts.
Call get_tiktok_transcript with
url: https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/1234567890123456789
Return the spoken text exactly as the skill returns it.
If the call errors or there is no transcript, say so.
Do not invent dialogue.The upstream TikTok transcript endpoint documents a required url, 1 credit per request for an existing transcript, and an optional AI fallback that ToolRouter does not pass through. The ToolRouter skill sends only url. If the video has no existing transcript, expect an error or empty result rather than a silent invented script.
Connect your assistant, then try the task described in this guide.
Limits that change the result
- Public videos only. Private, login-walled, or deleted posts fail.
- Use the public TikTok URL. The shared schema mentions file IDs, but a generic media file is not a verified input for this upstream TikTok endpoint.
- No declared timestamps, speakers, or language parameter on the ToolRouter skill. Need those on a recording you control? Use Audio Transcriber.
- Paid. A Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok plan is separate. Free ToolRouter skills elsewhere do not make this call free.
- Reuse rights are not implied by a public URL. The skill extracts speech; it does not grant a licence to republish the video.
Open Video Transcripts, connect at toolrouter.com/connect, and paste one public TikTok URL.
*Source-reviewed 13 September 2026 against src/tools/video-transcripts/index.ts, Billing, and the ScrapeCreators transcript docs linked above. Not a live production transcription.*