YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper
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YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper
2 days trial then $14.99/month - No credit card required now
Extract subtitles (captions) from one or multiple YouTube videos. Download YouTube video subtitles (captions) as a HTML, JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML doc.
You can access the YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11 "startUrls": [
12 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzjS9iYHbuU",
13 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTRHomGg9uQ"
14 ],
15 "language": "en",
16 "proxySettings": {
17 "useApifyProxy": true
18 }
19};
20
21// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
22const run = await client.actor("genial_candlestand/youtube-subtitles-scraper").call(input);
23
24// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
25console.log('Results from dataset');
26console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
27const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
28items.forEach((item) => {
29 console.dir(item);
30});
31
32// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper API in JavaScript
The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper 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: