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YouTube transcripts by search keyword, no API key needed

Type a topic and get plain-text transcripts of the top 10 YouTube videos for it, with title, channel, views and timestamps. No YouTube API key, no quota, and no IP blocks: requests run on Apify infrastructure, not from your machine. Videos without captions are never charged. Switch the format to SRT or VTT if you need subtitle files.

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YouTube Transcript Scraper - Bulk Channels, No Repeat Charges
YouTube Transcript Scraper - Bulk Channels, No Repeat Chargesgarnet_puppet/youtube-transcript-scraper
Title
Channel Name
Channel URL
View Count
+14 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

Search keywords:ted talk productivity
Max videos per source:10
Preferred languages:en
Transcript format:text

Output fields

Title
Channel Name
Channel URL
View Count
Published At
Duration (Seconds)
Transcript Language
Auto-Generated Captions
Available Languages
Transcript Quality
Transcript Available
Translated To
Thumbnail URL
Keywords
Video ID
Video URL
Input URL
Scraped At

How it works

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Start the "YouTube transcripts by search keyword, no API key needed" task

The YouTube Transcript Scraper - Bulk Channels, No Repeat Charges Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search keywords, max videos per source, and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "YouTube transcripts by search keyword, no API key needed" 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 title, channel name, channel url, and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "YouTube transcripts by search keyword, no API key needed" task via API.

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