YouTube Transcript Extractor - Batch Edition

Extract YouTube video transcripts in bulk. Process up to 1000 videos simultaneously.

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Why Batch Processing?

Feature	Single Video	Batch Edition
Process 1 video	✅	✅
Process 100 videos	❌	✅
Process 1000 videos	❌	✅
Parallel processing	-	Up to 10 concurrent
Convenience	One run per video	All in one run

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Use Cases

• AI Training Data - Build large datasets from thousands of videos
• Content Research - Analyze playlists, channels, or topic collections
• Subtitle Generation - Export SRT/VTT for video libraries
• Academic Research - Extract lectures, interviews, documentaries at scale

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Features

⚡ Batch Processing

• Process multiple videos in one run
• Parallel extraction (up to 10 concurrent)
• Progress tracking for large batches
• Automatic proxy fallback for reliability

🎯 AI-Optimized Output

• Smart chunking - Fit any LLM context window
• Token estimation - Know your token count
• Clean mode - Remove ♪ [music] [applause]

📄 Multiple Formats

• Plain text
• SRT subtitles
• VTT subtitles
• Timestamps

📊 Metadata Enrichment

• Video title & author
• Thumbnail URL
• Duration
• Word count & tokens

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Pricing

$10 per 1,000 transcript extractions

Videos	Cost
100	$1.00
1,000	$10.00
10,000	$100.00

No monthly commitment. Pay per video extracted.

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Quick Start

Input

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
    "https://youtube.com/shorts/..."
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "chunkSize": 2000,
  "cleanTranscript": true,
  "outputFormat": "text"
}

Output

Each video returns:

{
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "transcript": "♪ We're no strangers to love ♪",
  "transcriptClean": "We're no strangers to love",
  "chunks": [
    {"id": 0, "text": "...", "start": 1, "end": 110, "wordCount": 230}
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
    "author": "Rick Astley",
    "duration": 211,
    "wordCount": 367,
    "estimatedTokens": 488
  },
  "transcriptSRT": "1\n00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,040\n♪ We're no strangers to love ♪"
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
videoUrls	array	required	YouTube video URLs
language	string	"en"	Transcript language
maxConcurrency	integer	5	Parallel videos (max 10)
chunkSize	integer	2000	Max chars per chunk (0 = off)
cleanTranscript	boolean	false	Remove ♪ [music]
includeMetadata	boolean	true	Include video metadata
outputFormat	string	"text"	text, srt, or vtt
includeTimestamps	boolean	true	Add [MM:SS] markers

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Supported URLs

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
• https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID

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FAQ

Q: How many videos can I process? A: No hard limit. Process hundreds or thousands in one run.

Q: What if a video has no transcript? A: That video returns an error. Other videos still process.

Q: How fast is batch processing? A: Up to 10 videos in parallel. Depends on video length and proxy availability.

Q: Which videos work? A: Any YouTube video with available captions/subtitles.

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Support

Open an issue on GitHub or contact for enterprise pricing on 100K+ videos.

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