YouTube Transcript Scraper
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 saved transcripts
YouTube Transcript Scraper
Download transcripts from public YouTube videos in JSON, TXT, or SRT format. Fetch multiple video transcripts in one run, choose preferred languages, and save each transcript file with clear video and language references.
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 saved transcripts
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YouTube Transcript Downloader
Download transcripts for public YouTube videos and save them in JSON, TXT, or SRT format.
This Actor is built for users who need clean YouTube transcript exports without collecting extra video data. It accepts multiple video URLs in one run, tries to retrieve the selected transcript languages from YouTube, and saves each transcript file to the run's default Key-Value Store.
What This Actor Does
- Accepts multiple public YouTube video URLs in one run
- Tries to download transcripts in up to 5 selected languages
- Uses YouTube-supported transcript translation when a selected language is not directly available
- Saves one transcript file per video and language
- Supports
JSON,TXT, andSRTexport formats - Returns one dataset item per input URL with a clear result status
Input
Provide:
- One or more public YouTube video URLs
- Up to 5 preferred transcript languages
- A transcript file format:
JSON,TXT, orSRT
Output
Dataset
The dataset contains one item per input URL. Each item includes:
- The original input URL
- The detected video ID when available
- A result status such as
ok,unavailable,invalid_input, orfailed - Transcript file references for files saved to the Key-Value Store
- A friendly message when transcripts could not be saved
Key-Value Store
Transcript files are saved to the run's default Key-Value Store.
Each saved file includes clear metadata in the dataset so you can tell:
- which video it belongs to
- which language it contains
- which format was saved
- which Key-Value Store record key to open or download
Notes
- This Actor is intended for standard public YouTube video URLs
- Transcript availability depends on the video and YouTube support
- Shorts and live streams may not return transcripts reliably
