# Prism Video Intel API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/prism/video-intel)

> Fans out the video detail, comments, an optional transcript (10cr, never charged when the video has none), and ≤3 commenter profiles, folding them into one unified payload. Every leg joins on the same video `url`. Sync by default; streams Server-Sent Events when `include=transcript` (the transcript leg can take 20s+). `legs[]` reports each fired leg's status, cost, and latency; `coverage` + `partial_failure` flag any degraded leg. Commenter profiles ship for TikTok + Instagram in v1.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/prism/video-intel` costs 5 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | yes | Absolute http(s) URL of a YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, or Instagram video. |
| `comments` | no | How many top comments to fetch (0–50, default 20). `0` skips the comments leg. |
| `include` | no | CSV of optional costed legs: `transcript` (adds the dedicated transcript leg, +10cr, refunded when null) and/or `commenter_profiles` (≤3 commenter mini-profiles, TikTok/Instagram in v1). |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/video-intel?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdQw4w9WgXcQ" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What is the SocialCrawl video intelligence API?

GET /v1/prism/video-intel is a video intelligence API that takes one video URL and returns the video's details and stats, its top comments, an optional transcript, and a sample of who is commenting — across YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, and Instagram.

### Which platforms does the video API support?

YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, and Instagram. The platform is detected from the URL and every leg joins on that same link, so you pass one URL and get the full picture back in one call.

### Can I get the video transcript?

Yes. Add include=transcript and the response includes the video's transcript (this flips the call to SSE, since transcription can take 20s or more). The transcript adds 10 credits, refunded automatically if it comes back empty.

### How much does the video intelligence API cost?

A flat 5 credits for the video, stats, and comments; +10 credits only when you request a transcript (refunded if null). include=commenter_profiles adds the audience sample on TikTok and Instagram.

### What happens if some data is missing?

Only the video-detail leg is critical. If comments, the transcript, or the commenter sample can't be fetched, those fields degrade to empty or null and the call still returns the video with whatever resolved.

See the full Prism API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/prism

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I get a video's stats, comments, and transcript from one API call?
- What does SocialCrawl's prism/video-intel endpoint return?