Get a YouTube Video Transcript as Text
Paste a YouTube video URL and get its transcript as clean text plus timestamped segments, ready for summaries, notes or an AI/RAG pipeline. Add more URLs to do many videos in one run.
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Start the "Get a YouTube Video Transcript as Text" task
The YouTube Transcript Downloader & Scraper: Videos, Channels Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like videos, playlists or channels, preferred languages, and more, to match your specific use case.
Receive the "Get a YouTube Video Transcript as Text" output
Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, channel, languagecode, and more.
Integrate into your workflow
The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Get a YouTube Video Transcript as Text" task via API.
