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YouTube Transcript API + Summary & RAG

Extract YouTube captions with timestamps, SRT/VTT, summaries, chapters, action items, citations, and RAG chunks. No API key or external LLM required.

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YouTube Transcript API, SRT, Summary & RAG API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Transcript API + Summary & RAG 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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