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1---2name: n8n:loom-transcript3description: Fetch and display the full transcript from a Loom video URL. Use when the user wants to get or read a Loom transcript.4argument-hint: [loom-url]5---6 7# Loom Transcript Fetcher8 9Fetch the transcript from a Loom video using Loom's GraphQL API.10 11## Instructions12 13Given the Loom URL: $ARGUMENTS14 15### 1. Extract the Video ID16 17Parse the Loom URL to extract the 32-character hex video ID. Supported URL formats:18- `https://www.loom.com/share/<video-id>`19- `https://www.loom.com/embed/<video-id>`20- `https://www.loom.com/share/<video-id>?sid=<session-id>`21 22The video ID is the 32-character hex string after `/share/` or `/embed/`.23 24### 2. Fetch Video Metadata25 26Use the `WebFetch` tool to POST to `https://www.loom.com/graphql` to get the video title and details.27 28Use this curl command via Bash:29 30```bash31curl -s 'https://www.loom.com/graphql' \32  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \33  -H 'Accept: application/json' \34  -H 'x-loom-request-source: loom_web_45a5bd4' \35  -H 'apollographql-client-name: web' \36  -H 'apollographql-client-version: 45a5bd4' \37  -d '{38    "operationName": "GetVideoSSR",39    "variables": {"id": "<VIDEO_ID>", "password": null},40    "query": "query GetVideoSSR($id: ID!, $password: String) { getVideo(id: $id, password: $password) { ... on RegularUserVideo { id name description createdAt owner { display_name } } } }"41  }'42```43 44### 3. Fetch the Transcript URLs45 46Use curl via Bash to call the GraphQL API:47 48```bash49curl -s 'https://www.loom.com/graphql' \50  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \51  -H 'Accept: application/json' \52  -H 'x-loom-request-source: loom_web_45a5bd4' \53  -H 'apollographql-client-name: web' \54  -H 'apollographql-client-version: 45a5bd4' \55  -d '{56    "operationName": "FetchVideoTranscript",57    "variables": {"videoId": "<VIDEO_ID>", "password": null},58    "query": "query FetchVideoTranscript($videoId: ID!, $password: String) { fetchVideoTranscript(videoId: $videoId, password: $password) { ... on VideoTranscriptDetails { id video_id source_url captions_source_url } ... on GenericError { message } } }"59  }'60```61 62Replace `<VIDEO_ID>` with the actual video ID extracted in step 1.63 64The response contains:65- `source_url` — JSON transcript URL66- `captions_source_url` — VTT (WebVTT) captions URL67 68### 4. Download and Parse the Transcript69 70Fetch **both** URLs returned from step 3 (if available):71 721. **VTT captions** (`captions_source_url`): Download with `curl -sL "<url>"`. This is a WebVTT file with timestamps and text.732. **JSON transcript** (`source_url`): Download with `curl -sL "<url>"`. This is a JSON file with transcript segments.74 75Prefer the VTT captions as the primary source since they include proper timestamps. Fall back to the JSON transcript if VTT is unavailable.76 77### 5. Present the Transcript78 79Format and present the full transcript to the user:80 81**Video:** [Title from metadata]82**Author:** [Owner name]83**Date:** [Created date]84 85---86 87**0:00** - First transcript segment text...88 89**0:14** - Second transcript segment text...90 91(continue for all segments)92 93---94 95## Error Handling96 97- If the GraphQL response contains a `GenericError`, report the error message to the user.98- If both `source_url` and `captions_source_url` are null/missing, tell the user that no transcript is available for this video.99- If the video URL is invalid or the ID cannot be extracted, ask the user for a valid Loom URL.100 101## Notes102 103- No authentication or cookies are required — Loom's transcript API is publicly accessible.104- Only English transcripts are available through this API.105- Transcripts are auto-generated and may contain minor errors.106