Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 transcriptions

Try for free

Go to Apify Store

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions

Try for free

Extract YouTube transcripts with AI-powered fallback when captions are unavailable. Enter a URL or search query, get clean timestamped JSON with segments and word-level timings. Ideal for content repurposing, LLM training data, and video accessibility workflows.

Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 transcriptions

Rating

5.0

(1)

Developer

Epic Scrapers

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

12 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Developer tools

Social media

You can access the YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "urlList": [
12        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
13    ]
14};
15
16// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
17const run = await client.actor("epicscrapers/youtube-transcript-scraper").call(input);
18
19// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
20console.log('Results from dataset');
21console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
22const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
23items.forEach((item) => {
24    console.dir(item);
25});
26
27// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions API in Python

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions API through CLI

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions OpenAPI definition

YouTube Transcript Scraper — AI Fallback for Missing Captions API

Youtube Transcript Scraper

scrapeengine/youtube-transcript-scraper

🎬 YouTube Transcript Scraper (youtube-transcript-scraper) pulls clean video transcripts/captions with timestamps, multi-language, and batch export (JSON/CSV). 🔎 Ideal for SEO, keyword research, summaries, accessibility, and content repurposing. ⚡ Fast, reliable, API-ready.

ScrapeEngine

YouTube Transcript & Captions Scraper

benthepythondev/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts from any YouTube video with captions. Supports 100+ languages, auto-generated captions, and translation. Output as plain text, SRT, VTT, or JSON with timestamps. Includes video metadata (title, channel, views). Perfect for content repurposing and AI training.

ben

135

📝 YouTube Transcript Scraper — Captions & Text

nexgendata/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract full transcripts and captions from YouTube videos. Supports multiple languages, auto-generated subs, and bulk processing. Perfect for content repurposing, SEO, and AI training data.

NexGenData

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles and Captions

openclawmara/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos. Get auto-generated or manual captions in any language. Bulk extraction from video URLs, channels, or playlists. Output as plain text, timestamped segments, or SRT. Perfect for content repurposing, SEO, and video analysis.

OpenClaw Mara

YouTube Transcript Extractor & Caption Downloader

vnx0/youtube-transcription-analyzer

Extract YouTube video transcripts with timestamps, multi-language fallback, and token-efficient JSON output. Built for AI pipelines, content analysis, and accessibility.

Vnx0

YouTube Transcript Scraper

cloud9_ai/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts and captions from YouTube videos via InnerTube API. Support for auto-generated and manual captions in multiple languages. Get timestamped text segments.

cloud9

YouTube Transcript Scraper & Captions

harvestlab/youtube-scraper

YouTube transcript scraper and transcript API alternative for public videos, channels, and searches. Export captions, subtitles, timestamped segments, metadata, comments, and optional AI chapters. No YouTube API key required.

Nick

YouTube Transcript Scraper

automation-lab/youtube-transcript

Extract timestamped transcripts & subtitles from any public YouTube video. Batch hundreds of URLs, 100+ languages with auto-fallback, no API key required. Returns full video metadata + segments. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

Stas Persiianenko

208

Instagram Transcript Scraper

crawlerbros/instagram-transcript-scraper

Extract transcripts from Instagram videos and reels using auto-generated captions or AI-powered speech-to-text. Returns clean, timestamped transcript segments with full video metadata.

Crawler Bros

481

5.0

Youtube Transcript Scraper

easyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract YouTube video transcripts and captions effortlessly using multiple transcript services. Perfect for content analysis, subtitles extraction, and video accessibility.