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 Python 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.
1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9 "startUrls": [
10 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzjS9iYHbuU",
11 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTRHomGg9uQ",
12 ],
13 "language": "en",
14 "proxySettings": { "useApifyProxy": True },
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("genial_candlestand/youtube-subtitles-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
22for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
23 print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-startYouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper API in Python
The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Video Subtitles (captions) Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
pip install apify-clientOther API clients include:
Flowo
