🧾 YouTube Extractor (Transcripts + Metadata)

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🎥Extract complete transcripts with precise timestamps ⏱️ and comprehensive video metadata from any YouTube video —> ⚡Fast, reliable, and ready to use.

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FlowExtract API

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11 hours

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You can access the 🧾 YouTube Extractor (Transcripts + Metadata) 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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YouTube Transcript Extractor - Video Captions to Text OpenAPI definition

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