YouTube Transcript Scraper & Captions
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 video scrapeds
YouTube transcript scraper and transcript API alternative for public videos, channels, and searches. Export captions, subtitles, timestamped segments, metadata, comments, AI chapters, and MCP connector summaries.
Record Type
type
Optional
Set to 'channel' on channel-summary records and 'ai_analysis' on AI summary records. Absent on plain video records.
Video ID
video_id
Optional
11-character YouTube video ID.
URL
url
Optional
Canonical YouTube URL - for videos this is the watch URL, for channels it is the channel URL.
Video URL
video_url
Optional
Watch URL for the video record.
Title
title
Optional
Video or channel title.
Description
description
Optional
Up to ~500 chars of the video description, or full channel description on channel records.
View Count
view_count
Optional
Total view count at scrape time.
Like Count
like_count
Optional
Total like count at scrape time.
Comment Count
comment_count
Optional
Total comment count visible on the watch page.
Duration (seconds)
duration_seconds
Optional
Video length in seconds.
Duration (text)
duration_text
Optional
Human-readable duration (e.g. 12:25 or 1:02:45).
Published Text
published_text
Optional
Relative published string from YouTube (e.g. '2 weeks ago').
Published Date
published_date
Optional
Absolute ISO 8601 publish date when available.
Thumbnail URL
thumbnail_url
Optional
Highest-resolution thumbnail URL.
Is Short
is_short
Optional
True for vertical Shorts (duration < 60s).
Engagement Rate (%)
engagement_rate
Optional
(likes + comments) / views * 100, rounded to 4 decimals.
Channel ID
channel_id
Optional
Channel UC... ID.
Channel Name
channel_name
Optional
Channel display name.
Channel URL
channel_url
Optional
Canonical channel URL.
Channel Handle
channel_handle
Optional
Channel @handle when available.
Handle
handle
Optional
Channel @handle on channel records.
Subscriber Count
subscriber_count
Optional
Channel subscriber count on channel records.
Total Videos
total_videos
Optional
Channel video count on channel records.
Total Views
total_views
Optional
Channel lifetime view count on channel records.
Joined Date
joined_date
Optional
Channel creation date string from the About tab.
Country
country
Optional
Channel country code where exposed.
Verified
verified
Optional
True when the channel shows the verified checkmark.
Avatar URL
avatar_url
Optional
Channel avatar image URL.
Channel Keywords
keywords
Optional
Keywords declared on the channel.
[ "python", "tutorials", "data science"]Transcript (plain text)
transcript_text
Optional
Full plain-text transcript when transcripts are enabled and available.
Transcript Segments
transcript_segments
Optional
Timed segments with start, duration, and text.
[ { "start": 0, "duration": 4.32, "text": "Welcome back to the channel." }, { "start": 4.32, "duration": 5.1, "text": "Today we're looking at..." }]Transcript Language
transcript_language
Optional
Language code of the returned transcript.
Transcript Kind
transcript_kind
Optional
'asr' for auto-generated, '' for manually uploaded.
Transcript Available
transcript_available
Optional
True when a transcript was retrieved.
Chapters
chapters
Optional
AI-generated timestamped chapters from the transcript when generateChapters is enabled.
[ { "start": 0, "end": 60, "title": "Intro", "summary": "Sets up the topic and goals for the video." }, { "start": 60, "end": 240, "title": "Setup", "summary": "Walks through environment configuration." }]Search Query
search_query
Optional
Original query for video records emitted in 'search' mode.
AI Analysis
ai_analysis
Optional
Structured AI analysis attached to channel summary or AI summary records.
{ "themes": [ "beginner-friendly tutorials", "live coding" ], "audience": "Junior developers", "growth_signals": [ "Recent uploads outperforming the channel average." ]}Total Videos Analyzed
total_videos_analyzed
Optional
Count of videos sent to the AI analysis on summary records.
Scraped At
scraped_at
Optional
ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when the record was scraped.
Comments
comments
Optional
Top comments fetched when includeComments is enabled. Each entry includes comment_id, author + author_channel_id, text, like_count (and legacy likes), published_date, and a deep-link URL.