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Video Transcript

Universal video-to-text API across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Vimeo and 1000+ platforms. Returns the full transcript as timestamped segments with the source video metadata, optionally translated into 100+ target languages — one endpoint replacing per-platform transcription stacks.

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Video Transcript - Universal Multi-Platform Video Transcript Intelligence API

Video Transcript is a universal video transcript intelligence API that extracts AI-generated speech-to-text, timestamped segments, and rich video metadata from any video URL or uploaded file across 1,000+ platforms in 100+ languages in a single video-driven run. Video Transcript returns structured records per video, including video URL, video ID, video title, video description, author/channel name, source platform, video duration in seconds, view count, like count, comment count, video categories, video tags array, thumbnail image URL, source language code, target language code (when translation enabled), full transcript text, timestamped segment array (start, end, text), transcript source flag (native captions vs ASR), and word count. Coverage spans YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch VOD, Vimeo, Bilibili, Dailymotion, and 1,000+ additional platforms with both URL-based extraction and direct file upload. Built for RAG indexing pipelines, AI-agent workflows, video-search engines, content-summarization toolchains, podcast-transcription, accessibility compliance, and multilingual-research datasets. Per-video pay-per-result pricing at $0.42 with no monthly minimum.

Why Choose This API

Universal Video Transcript for AI & Content Intelligence Pipelines

🌐 1,000+ Platform Coverage Extract transcripts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, X, and 1,000+ additional video platforms — enabling cross-platform speech intelligence from a single consistent API endpoint.

🤖 ASR with Caption Fallback Speech recognition (ASR) processes video audio directly; captions are used as fallback for videos with existing subtitle tracks — maximizing transcript coverage across all video types and formats.

⏱️ Timestamped Segment Output The transcript object includes language, full text, and segments array with start, end, and text per segment — enabling precise speech alignment for RAG indexing, search, and downstream AI processing.

🌍 100+ Language Translation The optional translate parameter triggers AI-powered translation into 100+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and many more — enabling multilingual transcript pipelines from a single API call.

📁 Direct File Upload Support The video_file input accepts direct file URLs or uploaded media files — enabling transcript extraction from private videos, archived content, and any media file type without requiring a public video URL.

📊 Rich Video Metadata Each transcript record includes view count, like count, comment count, shares count, dislike count, categories, tags, published date, duration, and author data — enabling combined transcript + engagement analytics for video content intelligence.

Quick Start Guide

How to Extract Video Transcripts in 3 Steps

Step 1: Enter the Video URL or Upload a File

Open Actor Input

Enter any video URL from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and 1,000+ platforms (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzeW4dbvlQ), or upload a media file via video_file.

Step 2: Optionally Select Translation Language

Leave translate empty for original transcript only, or select a target language for AI translation.

Step 3: Download Structured Transcript Data

The output record contains the full transcript with timestamped segments, optional translation, and complete video metadata.

Input Parameters

Configuration Fields

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example Values
`video_url`	string	❌	Public video URL from any supported platform	`"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."`
`video_file`	string/file	❌	Direct file URL or uploaded media file (overrides `video_url` if both provided)	`"https://example.com/video.mp4"`
`translate`	string	❌	Target language for AI translation (100+ languages, optional)	`"spanish"`, `"chinese (simplified)"`, `"arabic"`

At least one of video_url or video_file must be provided.

Example Input Configuration

{
  "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzeW4dbvlQ",
  "translate": "spanish"
}

Output Data Schema

Complete Transcript Record Structure

Each extracted video produces one record with the following fields:

Open Actor Output

Transcript & Video Intelligence Fields

Field	Type	Description
`processor`	string	Apify actor URL that processed this record
`processed_at`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC) when processed
`platform`	string	Source platform name
`title`	string	Video title
`description`	string	Video description text
`author`	string	Video creator username or name
`author_id`	string	Creator channel or user ID
`author_url`	string	Creator channel or profile URL
`duration`	number	Video duration in seconds
`view_count`	integer	Total view count
`like_count`	integer	Total like count
`shares_count`	integer	Total shares or reposts
`dislike_count`	integer	Total dislike count
`comment_count`	integer	Total comment count
`categories`	array	Video category labels
`tags`	array	Video tags
`published_at`	string	Video publication timestamp
`thumbnail`	string	Video thumbnail image URL
`audio_title`	string	Music track name (if applicable)
`audio_artist`	string	Music artist name (if applicable)
`transcript`	object	AI transcript: `language`, `text`, `segments` (with `start`/`end`/`text`)
`translation`	object	AI translation: `language`, `text`, `segments` (with `start`/`end`/`text`)

Example JSON Output

{
  "processor": "https://apify.com/agentx/video-transcript?fpr=aiagentapi",
  "processed_at": "2026-05-01T10:30:00.000Z",
  "platform": "Youtube",
  "title": "How to Build an AI Agent in 10 Minutes",
  "author": "TechChannel",
  "duration": 623,
  "view_count": 152000,
  "transcript": {
    "language": "English",
    "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial on building AI agents.",
    "segments": [
      {
        "start": "00:00:00.000",
        "end": "00:00:03.500",
        "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial."
      }
    ]
  },
  "translation": {
    "language": "Spanish",
    "text": "Hola y bienvenido a este tutorial.",
    "segments": [
      {
        "start": "00:00:00.000",
        "end": "00:00:03.500",
        "text": "Hola y bienvenido a este tutorial."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Export Formats

JSON - Complete structured transcript data with segments
CSV - Transcript metadata for content intelligence analysis
API Access - Programmatic access via Apify Client SDK
Cloud Storage - Automatic upload to Apify Dataset

Integration Examples

Actor ID for Platform Integration

aQRfpx1smqXOzVMcU

Ⓜ️ Make.com Setup:

Login to Make.com (Get 1000 Free Credits)
Add module "Run an Actor"
Turn 'Map' on - right side of the 'Actor*'
Paste Actor ID - from above
Click the '⟳ Refresh' - left side of Map
Input JSON* - Modify the parameters as needed
Set "Run synchronously" to YES
Add module "Get Dataset Items" - receive the result
In Dataset ID* select defaultDatasetId

🎱 N8N.io Setup:

Add 'Run an Actor and get dataset' - from the apify node
Actor → By ID → Paste Actor ID - from above
Input JSON - Modify the parameters as needed

Python Integration Example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_API_TOKEN')

run_input = {
    "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzeW4dbvlQ",
    "translate": "spanish"
}

run = client.actor("aQRfpx1smqXOzVMcU").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript/Node.js Integration

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_API_TOKEN" });

const input = {
  video_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzeW4dbvlQ",
};

const run = await client.actor("aQRfpx1smqXOzVMcU").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

items.forEach((item) => console.log(item));

JSON-LD Metadata

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      "applicationSubCategory": "Speech-to-Text API",
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      "softwareVersion": "1.0.0",
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        "URL-based or direct file upload input",
        "Rich video metadata (views, likes, tags, categories)",
        "Per-video pay-per-result at $0.42",
        "Native integrations with Make.com, n8n, LangChain, and CrewAI"
      ],
      "offers": {
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        "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock"
      },
      "author": { "@id": "https://apify.com/agentx#person" },
      "publisher": { "@id": "https://apify.com#organization" }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://apify.com/agentx#person",
      "name": "AgentX",
      "url": "https://apify.com/agentx",
      "sameAs": [
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      ]
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        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Apify",
          "item": "https://apify.com"
        },
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          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "AgentX",
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        },
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          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
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        }
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}

Pricing & Cost Calculator

PAY_PER_EVENT Pricing

Event	BRONZE Price
Actor Start	$0.001 per start (per GB memory)
Actor Usage	$0.00001 per usage unit
Transcript	$0.42 per video
Translation	$0.15 per video (optional)

Cost Calculator Examples

Scenario	Transcript	Translation	Total
1 video, original only	$0.42	—	~$0.42
1 video, with translation	$0.42	$0.15	~$0.57
10 videos, original only	$4.20	—	~$4.20
10 videos, with translation	$4.20	$1.50	~$5.70
100 videos, original only	$42.00	—	~$42.00

Costs shown at BRONZE tier. Higher tiers (SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM, DIAMOND) offer reduced transcript rates down to $0.39/video.

Use Cases & Applications

AI & RAG Pipeline Integration

RAG Knowledge Base Ingestion Extract timestamped video transcripts at scale — converting video content to structured text segments for vector embedding, knowledge base indexing, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines across enterprise AI workflows.

AI Agent Video Analysis Feed video transcript data (full text + segments) directly to LLM-based agents — enabling video content summarization, Q&A, classification, and knowledge extraction workflows without manual transcription overhead.

Speech Dataset Construction The segments array with precise start/end timestamps enables speech-text alignment dataset construction for ASR model training, fine-tuning, and benchmark evaluation at scale.

Content Intelligence & Localization

Multilingual Video Content Pipeline Use the translate parameter to generate 100+ language translations per video — building multilingual content libraries, subtitle pipelines, and cross-language search indexes from a single source video.

Video SEO & Content Analysis Combine transcript text with tags, categories, view_count, and like_count data to analyze content-performance correlation — identifying high-performing topics, keyword density, and engagement-driving content patterns.

FAQ

Can I transcribe private videos or uploaded files?

Yes — use the video_file input to upload a media file directly or provide a direct file URL. If both video_url and video_file are provided, the file takes priority.

What video platforms are supported?

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, X (Twitter), and 1,000+ additional platforms. Any platform accessible via URL with audio content can be transcribed.

How are transcripts generated for videos without subtitles?

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) processes the video audio directly. For videos with existing caption/subtitle tracks, captions are used as the primary source with ASR as fallback.

What languages can be translated to?

100+ languages are supported for translation including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and many more.

SEO Keywords & Search Terms

Primary Keywords

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Long-Tail Keywords

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Industry Terms

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Trust & Certifications

✅ Production-Grade Infrastructure — runs on the Apify cloud platform with managed proxy rotation and automatic retries
✅ GDPR & CCPA-Region Aligned — processes only publicly available video content; no personal contact data retained beyond the run session
✅ Pay-Per-Result Billing — transparent $0.42 per video with no monthly minimum or seat fees
✅ Continuously Maintained — platform extractors, ASR models, and translation engines updated as video sources evolve

Legal & Compliance

Data Rights & Usage

All data extracted by this actor originates from publicly accessible video content. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of extracted data complies with applicable laws, data protection regulations, and the terms of service of the source video platforms.

Privacy Compliance

GDPR: Compliant with EU GDPR for data processing workflows.
CCPA: Compliant with California Consumer Privacy Act requirements.

Platform Terms of Service

Users must review and comply with the terms of service of each source video platform when using extracted transcript data.

Enterprise Support

For enterprise licensing, custom integrations, or compliance inquiries:

Telegram: @AiAgentApi

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