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VidNavigator Changelog
Product updates only: APIs, studio tools, billing, platform, and important fixes. Dates reflect when each change shipped. Subscribe at contact@vidnavigator.com.
Unified transcript endpoint and billing transparency
Standardized transcript retrieval into a single endpoint, added per-call usage disclosure to the API, and introduced cache-hit waivers for sponsored accounts.
Permalink- APIAdded per-call usage disclosure: pass include_usage=true and every billed endpoint returns exactly what it charged, plus credits remaining.
- BillingIntroduced cache-hit waivers for sponsored accounts — eligible users are not charged when a result is served from cache.
TikTok scraping APIs
Launched asynchronous TikTok profile scraping and keyword search, returning structured video data with optional signed JSON downloads.
Permalink- APILaunched the TikTok keyword search API: run an asynchronous keyword search and poll for paginated, structured video results.
- APILaunched the TikTok profile scrape API: submit a profile URL and asynchronously pull its videos as structured JSON with a signed download link.
Tweet claim analysis, extraction reliability, studio onboarding
Launched Tweet Claim Analysis to fact-check tweets against video evidence, smoothed the Video Data Extraction API, unified the YouTube channel workspace, and added a guided onboarding tour.
Permalink- FeatureUnified the channel intelligence and battlefield views into a single workspace.
- FeatureAdded a guided onboarding tour inside the studio.
- APIImproved the Files API reliability.
Video Data Extraction API and stronger search
Launched the schema-based Video Data Extraction API, improved channel search results, and cleared up credit-purchase and trial access issues.
Permalink- FixFixed trial access and unblocked enterprise users from the studio upload flow.
- BillingFixed credit purchase and improved the confirmation email.
- PlatformRicher channel search results with cleaner, more reliable output.
- APIImproved extraction caching and added usage reporting in responses.
- PlatformStabilized shared links and YouTube OAuth channel scanning.
Channel battlefield, faster search, new billing pages
Launched the channel battlefield view, sped up rescans, made shared search links more collaborative, and introduced self-serve billing.
Permalink- PlatformShared search links now preserve filters and date controls.
- PlatformFaster channel rescans and search.
- BillingClearer handling of refunded payments in billing history.
- BillingAdded billing pages, the Stripe customer portal, and invoice downloads.
- FeatureLaunched the channel battlefield: compare a YouTube channel against its competitors.
- PlatformImproved OAuth and public channel scanning to reduce quota pressure.
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