YouTube Transcript Extractor 📝

Extract transcripts and closed captions from YouTube videos easily and efficiently. This actor supports multiple transcript services to ensure reliable results.

Features 🌟

• Extract transcripts from any YouTube video using video URL or ID
• Support for multiple transcript services (Tactiq, NoteGPT)
• Detailed timestamp information for each caption segment
• Clean JSON output format
• Handles various YouTube URL formats automatically

Use Cases 💡

• Content Analysis & Research
• Video Accessibility Enhancement
• Subtitle Generation
• SEO Optimization
• Educational Content Processing
• Video Content Mining

Input Parameters ⚙️

You can provide either the video ID or the complete YouTube URL. The actor will automatically extract the correct video ID.

Output 📊

The actor outputs a JSON object containing:

• Video ID
• Service used for extraction
• Complete transcript with timestamps
• Timestamp of extraction

Tips 💪

• For best results, ensure the video has closed captions enabled
• Processing time may vary depending on video length

Limitations ⚠️

• Only supports YouTube videos
• Rate limits may apply based on service provider

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Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

{
    "videoId": "hql6k88BKP8"
}

Output sample

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[
	{
		"title": "Eye Doctor Explains How to Get Rid of Under EYE BAGS",
		"captions": [
			{
				"start": "0",
				"dur": "5.84",
				"text": "so a super common question I get as an eye doctor is: how to get rid of under eye bags? I bet at  "
			},
			{
				"start": "5.84",
				"dur": "4",
				"text": "some point you've looked in the mirror and saw your eyelids looking puffy and you're like,  "
			},
			{
				"start": "9.84",
				"dur": "4.24",
				"text": "Why do i have these bags under my eyes? and ultimately how do i get rid of them? and I've  "
			},
			{
				"start": "14.08",
				"dur": "5.92",
				"text": "seen a lot of BS stuff on YouTube as well as on the internet just kind of talking about ways to  "
			},
			{
				"start": "20",
				"dur": "9.84",
				"text": "remove eye bags so I wanted to shed some light on the subject that's today's video let's take a look"
			},
			{
				"start": "32.16",
				"dur": "3.44",
				"text": "hey what's up this is Dr Allen here from the Doctor Eye Health show helping you learn all  "
			},
			{
				"start": "35.6",
				"dur": "3.76",
				"text": "about the eyes vision and finding the best vision products if you're new here to the channel and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "39.36",
				"dur": "3.44",
				"text": "like learning about the eyes seeing your best then hit that subscribe button down below and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "42.8",
				"dur": "4.08",
				"text": "ring the bell so that you don't miss any of our future videos now in this video i first want to  "
			},
			{
				"start": "46.88",
				"dur": "4.24",
				"text": "go over how to get rid of eye bags naturally, as a lot of my viewers on this channel and my  "
			},
			{
				"start": "51.12",
				"dur": "4.8",
				"text": "patients in the clinic including myself we're not big fans of taking medications if we don't have to  "
			},
			{
				"start": "55.92",
				"dur": "5.76",
				"text": "but then I also want to comment on under eye bag creams and really why I don't recommend them and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "61.68",
				"dur": "4.4",
				"text": "then we'll comment on different surgical options for treatment for under eye bags  "
			},
			{
				"start": "66.08",
				"dur": "4.88",
				"text": "but first here are a few things that you can do at home tip number one is to avoid high salt  "
			},
			{
				"start": "70.96",
				"dur": "5.68",
				"text": "diets when you eat a lot of salty food that's going to cause water to accumulate in your tissues  "
			},
			{
				"start": "76.64",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "leading to swollen puffy eyes with that under eye bag appearance it's not the true number one cause  "
			},
			{
				"start": "82.64",
				"dur": "5.04",
				"text": "for having under eye bags but it certainly causes this issue for a lot of people and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "87.68",
				"dur": "5.76",
				"text": "it will exacerbate your symptoms and this is even the same reason why people get puffy eyelids after  "
			},
			{
				"start": "93.44",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "crying because the salt content of your tears ends up drawing water into the tissue causing swollen  "
			},
			{
				"start": "99.44",
				"dur": "5.68",
				"text": "puffy eyelids leading to those under eye bags in this case for anybody with a swollen puffy eyelid  "
			},
			{
				"start": "105.12",
				"dur": "5.52",
				"text": "use cold compresses cold compresses will help shrink the blood vessels around the eye  "
			},
			{
				"start": "110.64",
				"dur": "4.8",
				"text": "causing the eyelids to look less puffy now of course people have always seen these videos of  "
			},
			{
				"start": "115.44",
				"dur": "5.36",
				"text": "people with cucumbers on their eyes i don't think there's anything magical about the cucumber itself  "
			},
			{
				"start": "120.8",
				"dur": "4.08",
				"text": "maybe antioxidants but i don't have any real studies to base that off of  "
			},
			{
				"start": "124.88",
				"dur": "5.12",
				"text": "and it's really probably just the coolness of having a cold cucumber on the eye that's really  "
			},
			{
				"start": "130",
				"dur": "4.8",
				"text": "doing the help at home of course you can do a cold compress with an ice pack for example a  "
			},
			{
				"start": "134.8",
				"dur": "5.76",
				"text": "cold compressed mask or you can use something like a bag of peas or even do the frozen spoon trick  "
			},
			{
				"start": "140.56",
				"dur": "4.24",
				"text": "it's really not that technical you just want to get something cold to those eyelids to shrink  "
			},
			{
				"start": "144.8",
				"dur": "3.92",
				"text": "them down and then hopefully you won't have such a large appearance of those under eye bags  "
			},
			{
				"start": "148.72",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "now another big issue for under eye bags is eye allergies allergies are going to cause histamine  "
			},
			{
				"start": "154.32",
				"dur": "4.32",
				"text": "to be released from your tissue that's going to cause your blood vessels and your tissues to  "
			},
			{
				"start": "158.64",
				"dur": "6.48",
				"text": "swell up become red and you'll have that itchy sensation number one do not rub your eyes when  "
			},
			{
				"start": "165.12",
				"dur": "5.36",
				"text": "you're having eye allergies it'll feel good at first but really just makes things worse two  "
			},
			{
				"start": "170.48",
				"dur": "4.56",
				"text": "using a cold compress like we just discussed should help with a lot of the symptoms and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "175.04",
				"dur": "5.52",
				"text": "bring down some of that swelling and number three there are great antihistamine eye allergy drops  "
			},
			{
				"start": "180.56",
				"dur": "5.36",
				"text": "and oral antihistamines that can help with this thankfully we have great eye allergy drops and  "
			},
			{
				"start": "185.92",
				"dur": "3.6",
				"text": "I've done a couple of videos on some of the best ones you can always look those up if you want to  "
			},
			{
				"start": "189.52",
				"dur": "4.48",
				"text": "check them out otherwise the only warning i would give out about using any oral antihistamines is  "
			},
			{
				"start": "194",
				"dur": "5.36",
				"text": "that they often do dry out your tissues and so a lot of people on those medications for allergies  "
			},
			{
				"start": "199.36",
				"dur": "5.44",
				"text": "can end up with really dry eyes so watch out for that now before we talk about under eye bag creams  "
			},
			{
				"start": "204.8",
				"dur": "3.28",
				"text": "let me know that you're getting value out of this video by smashing the like button because  "
			},
			{
				"start": "208.08",
				"dur": "3.92",
				"text": "that's going to let me know that i should keep making videos like this thanks now when it comes  "
			},
			{
				"start": "212",
				"dur": "4.48",
				"text": "to under eye bag creams there are about a million different brands out there on the market and I'm  "
			},
			{
				"start": "216.48",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "honestly not a big fan of them and I'll tell you why most of these under eye bag creams such as  "
			},
			{
				"start": "222.08",
				"dur": "7.68",
				"text": "serum albumin is a lid or skin tightening cream and yes some of them do work but they're only  "
			},
			{
				"start": "229.76",
				"dur": "6.8",
				"text": "temporary as a fix they ultimately don't solve the issue and most of these different cosmetics  "
			},
			{
				"start": "236.56",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "these creams they're not regulated and so they use preservatives which many of these preservatives  "
			},
			{
				"start": "243.12",
				"dur": "6.32",
				"text": "have been found to cause permanent damage to the oil glands in the eyelids and that can lead to not  "
			},
			{
				"start": "249.44",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "only dry skin on the eyelid which again the skin is very thin and delicate and then you can end up  "
			},
			{
				"start": "255.04",
				"dur": "4.96",
				"text": "with really severe dry eye disease that's exactly why most eye doctors do not recommend using  "
			},
			{
				"start": "260",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "retinol face creams on the eyelid because there have been studies showing that those creams can  "
			},
			{
				"start": "266",
				"dur": "5.52",
				"text": "cause permanent damage to the Meibomian glands in the eyelid leading to evaporative dry eye disease  "
			},
			{
				"start": "271.52",
				"dur": "5.36",
				"text": "so again i personally do not recommend under eye bag creams but I know if you're looking for either  "
			},
			{
				"start": "276.88",
				"dur": "5.12",
				"text": "moisturizing creams for the eyes sunblock around the eyes or even you're looking for makeup or  "
			},
			{
				"start": "282",
				"dur": "5.04",
				"text": "something on the eyes that's eye friendly this is becoming a bigger concern in eye care and so some  "
			},
			{
				"start": "287.04",
				"dur": "3.76",
				"text": "companies are researching this and coming out with products I'll try to put some links in the  "
			},
			{
				"start": "290.8",
				"dur": "3.92",
				"text": "video description below in case you're interested in just finding again something that's more eye  "
			},
			{
				"start": "294.72",
				"dur": "6.16",
				"text": "friendly now the true number one cause for under eye bags largely has to do with changes of your  "
			},
			{
				"start": "300.88",
				"dur": "7.04",
				"text": "eyelids skin and the fat around your eyes the skin of your eyelid is the thinnest skin on your  "
			},
			{
				"start": "307.92",
				"dur": "5.92",
				"text": "body and underneath the skin is a piece of tissue which when we're young is fairly rigid and holds  "
			},
			{
				"start": "313.84",
				"dur": "5.76",
				"text": "the fat behind it in place but then as you get older due to damage of the skin and this tissue  "
			},
			{
				"start": "319.6",
				"dur": "6.88",
				"text": "whether it be from sunlight or UV light exposure due to age and genetics the tissue becomes very  "
			},
			{
				"start": "326.48",
				"dur": "6.32",
				"text": "elastic which means the fat behind it starts to push and it protrudes outward leading to under  "
			},
			{
				"start": "332.8",
				"dur": "5.12",
				"text": "eye bags which makes it really tough to hear for a lot of people that this is largely due to age  "
			},
			{
				"start": "337.92",
				"dur": "6.48",
				"text": "and there's not really a miracle cure for it but because of these reasons that is why oftentimes  "
			},
			{
				"start": "344.4",
				"dur": "6.4",
				"text": "surgical correction is kind of the end-all be-all treatment for under eye bags we call this surgery  "
			},
			{
				"start": "350.8",
				"dur": "7.6",
				"text": "for having under eye bags called a lower eyelid blepharoplasty sometimes referred to as a lower  "
			},
			{
				"start": "358.4",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "eyelid lift this is where your surgeon will go in underneath your eyelid and make an incision  "
			},
			{
				"start": "364",
				"dur": "5.28",
				"text": "and they'll remove some of this orbital puffy orbital fat from underneath that lower puffy  "
			},
			{
				"start": "369.28",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "eyelid and they make the incision under the eyelid that way when it heals you don't have this obvious  "
			},
			{
				"start": "375.28",
				"dur": "5.92",
				"text": "scar on your face now of course surgery may not be for everyone but if you are thinking hey I have  "
			},
			{
				"start": "381.2",
				"dur": "4.4",
				"text": "this I just want to get it done i want to talk to a medical professional about what's going on  "
			},
			{
				"start": "385.6",
				"dur": "4.64",
				"text": "I encourage you to reach out to a local eye care professional especially one that may work with  "
			},
			{
				"start": "390.24",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "oculoplastic surgeons who are familiar with it as well as helping you kind of coordinate your care  "
			},
			{
				"start": "396.24",
				"dur": "5.52",
				"text": "thankfully most major cities and medical centers do have an oculoplastic surgeon or just a plastic  "
			},
			{
				"start": "401.76",
				"dur": "6",
				"text": "surgeon in general who has experience doing lower lid blepharoplasties one extra tip I like to throw  "
			},
			{
				"start": "407.76",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "out there is about prevention and preventing your under eye bags from getting worse I think  "
			},
			{
				"start": "413.36",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "one ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment right so wearing UV light protecting  "
			},
			{
				"start": "418.96",
				"dur": "6.16",
				"text": "sunblock on your skin regularly when you're outside wide brim hats and sunglasses are great  "
			},
			{
				"start": "425.12",
				"dur": "5.68",
				"text": "tips to help slow down sunlight damage to your skin because the vast majority of early aging  "
			},
			{
				"start": "430.8",
				"dur": "5.44",
				"text": "and damage to your skin tissues especially the thin eyelid has to do with sunlight exposure so  "
			},
			{
				"start": "436.24",
				"dur": "3.92",
				"text": "hey I hope you enjoyed this video and I'll pass it off to you to let me know in the comment section  "
			},
			{
				"start": "440.16",
				"dur": "4.48",
				"text": "what your favorite part of the video was is there any other questions you have about under eye bags  "
			},
			{
				"start": "444.64",
				"dur": "4",
				"text": "or under eye bag treatment again let me know in the comment section otherwise thank you so  "
			},
			{
				"start": "448.64",
				"dur": "4.08",
				"text": "much for watching again if you enjoyed today's video hit that like button for me subscribe if  "
			},
			{
				"start": "452.72",
				"dur": "5.44",
				"text": "you have not done so already and if you have confusion about kind of what under eye bags  "
			},
			{
				"start": "458.16",
				"dur": "4.24",
				"text": "are versus things like dark circles I did a video on dark circles about a year ago it'd  "
			},
			{
				"start": "462.4",
				"dur": "3.12",
				"text": "probably help you out if you want to check out that video go ahead and click or tap the screen  "
			},
			{
				"start": "465.52",
				"dur": "5.6",
				"text": "up over here to the side or if you just have other questions concerns about eye care contact lenses  "
			},
			{
				"start": "471.12",
				"dur": "4.4",
				"text": "glasses surgeries like Lasik go ahead and click or tap the screen down over here again this is  "
			},
			{
				"start": "475.52",
				"dur": "4.32",
				"text": "Dr. Allen here from the Dr Eye Health show, keep an eye on it and we'll talk to you soon"
			}
		]
	}
]