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Prepare YouTube Transcripts for RAG

Extract complete, timestamped transcripts from several public YouTube videos for RAG source ingestion and knowledge-base research. The Actor returns the original segment text, timing, title, language, and status for each video; it does not create embeddings, chunks, or answers.

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YouTube Transcript Extractor - Timestamps
YouTube Transcript Extractor - Timestampsdatascraperes/youtube-transcript-scraper
Video ID
Canonical video URL
Result status
Video title
+5 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

YouTube video URLs(required):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY+2
Transcript language:en

Output fields

Video ID
Canonical video URL
Result status
Video title
Requested language
Transcript segment count
Transcript segments
Stable error code
User-facing error message

How it works

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The YouTube Transcript Extractor - Timestamps Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like youtube video urls and transcript language, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Prepare YouTube Transcripts for RAG" 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 video id, canonical video url, result status, and more.

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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Prepare YouTube Transcripts for RAG" task via API.

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