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YouTube Transcript Scraper

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Get the full transcript of any YouTube video from a URL or video ID. Returns plain text and optional timestamped segments, language, title and channel. Prefer manual captions when available. Export CSV, JSON or Excel, or pull via API for LLM pipelines.

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from $3.00 / 1,000 transcripts

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YouTube Transcript Scraper | Captions API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

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YouTube Transcript Scraper API in Python

YouTube Transcript Scraper API in JavaScript

YouTube Transcript Scraper OpenAPI definition

YouTube Transcript Scraper API

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