Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 transcripts

Try for free

Go to Apify Store

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels

Try for free

Fast YouTube transcripts & subtitles for videos, Shorts, whole channels, playlists and search results. Plain text, timestamps or SRT, any language. $2 per 1,000 transcripts, videos without captions are free.

Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 transcripts

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

TrendsData

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

12 hours ago

Last modified

Categories

Videos

Social media

You can access the YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "videos": [
12        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPQjjsBbIc"
13    ],
14    "channels": [],
15    "playlists": [],
16    "searchQueries": [],
17    "languages": [
18        "en"
19    ],
20    "proxyConfiguration": {
21        "useApifyProxy": true
22    }
23};
24
25// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
26const run = await client.actor("coiled_magistrate/youtube-transcript-fast").call(input);
27
28// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
29console.log('Results from dataset');
30console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
31const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
32items.forEach((item) => {
33    console.dir(item);
34});
35
36// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Fast, $2 per 1,000 Videos API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels API in Python

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels API through CLI

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels OpenAPI definition

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions, Channels API

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Channels

scrapesage/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract YouTube transcripts, subtitles & captions in bulk — from video URLs, entire channels, playlists, or search. Timestamped segments, SRT/VTT, auto + manual captions, translation to 100+ languages, rich video metadata, and monitoring for new uploads. No login, no API key, no browser.

Scrape Sage

YouTube Channel Transcripts Scraper

techforce.global/youtube-full-channel-transcripts-scraper

Bulk YouTube channel transcript scraper. Extract subtitles/captions and video + channel metadata from all videos of a channel. Export or push to Notion, Slack & more.

Techforce Global

YouTube Transcript Scraper – Download Subtitles & Captions

harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts, captions & subtitles from YouTube videos, channels or playlists — no API key. Timestamped or plain text, SRT/VTT export, 156-language translation, plus full video & channel metadata. Built for AI summaries, ChatGPT & research. Pay only for transcripts returned.

Harsh Maur

5.0

(2)

YouTube Channel Scraper

agentflow/youtube-channel-scraper

Scrape all videos from a YouTube channel's Videos tab. Fast, lightweight, no browser needed.

Yunbin Huang

YouTube Comments Scraper: Comments, Likes & Replies

buy-it/youtube-comments-scraper

Scrape comments from any YouTube video by URL or ID. Get comment text, author, likes, reply count, posting time and pinned or hearted status, with optional replies. Sort by top or newest. Export JSON, CSV or Excel, use the API, or schedule runs.

Ioannis Kokkinis

Youtube Transcript Scraper

yasmany.casanova/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos, channels, and playlists. Supports multiple languages, auto-generated captions, translation, batch processing, and 5 export formats (JSON, SRT, VTT). No API key required.

Yasmany Grijalba Casanova

YouTube Transcript Scraper Pro (Captions + AI Fallback)

codepoetry/youtube-transcript-ai-scraper

Extract YouTube transcripts at scale without burning through your budget. It starts with free captions whenever they're available, then switches to AI only for videos that don't have them. You stay in control of costs, and the output — JSON, SRT, VTT, plain text, or LLM-ready format

CodePoetry

1.8K

YouTube Transcript & Subtitles Scraper - Channels, Playlists

sauliusautomatesit/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract YouTube transcripts, subtitles and captions in bulk - paste video, channel, or playlist URLs, or search queries. Download SRT, VTT, plain text or timed segments plus video metadata. Only delivered transcripts are charged. No cookies, no API key.

Saulius Saulenas

4.0

(1)

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles & Captions, $0.001/Video

apidojo/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract YouTube transcripts, subtitles, and captions (uploaded or auto-generated) as JSON with per-line timestamps from youtube.com/watch and youtu.be links. $0.001 per transcript. Pick a caption language, run in bulk, reshape output. No API key or login. For AI, RAG, SEO, and research.

API Dojo

YouTube Transcript Scraper API | Captions & Subtitles

thescrapelab/Apify-YouTube-Transcript-Scraper-2-0

Extract YouTube transcripts, captions, subtitles, and timestamped transcript segments from YouTube URLs, Shorts, or video IDs. No YouTube API key required. Residential proxy enabled. Use from Apify Console or API.

Inus Grobler

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles and Captions

openclawmara/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos. Get auto-generated or manual captions in any language. Bulk extraction from video URLs, channels, or playlists. Output as plain text, timestamped segments, or SRT. Perfect for content repurposing, SEO, and video analysis.