# YouTube Transcript Scraper

**Use case:** 

Get YouTube transcripts as plain text, timestamped lines, SRT or WebVTT. Paste video, Shorts or channel links and pick your languages. Each row has the video's views, likes and date too. No API key. $1 per 1,000 transcripts plus $0.50 per 1,000 videos.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "home espresso machine review"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmsWH7xlTCw"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9sCPE181r4"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "channelTabs": [
    "videos"
  ],
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "uploadDate": "any",
  "duration": "any",
  "searchType": "video",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeTranscript": true,
  "transcriptLanguages": [
    "en"
  ],
  "transcriptAnyLanguage": true,
  "transcriptAutoGenerated": true,
  "transcriptFormat": "timestamped",
  "maxComments": 0,
  "commentsSort": "top",
  "monitorMode": false,
  "stateStoreName": "youtube-monitor-state",
  "stateRetentionDays": 90,
  "maxConcurrency": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcriptStatus": {
    "label": "Transcript status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcriptLanguage": {
    "label": "Transcript language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcriptIsAutoGenerated": {
    "label": "Auto-generated transcript",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Video URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Scraper & Monitor ($0.50/1K) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Transcript Scraper". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/BW8iJyLq8SUk5FIOo) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Transcript Scraper" task

The YouTube Scraper & Monitor ($0.50/1K) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search terms, youtube links, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Transcript Scraper" 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, transcript status, and more.

### 4. 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 Transcript Scraper" task via API](https://apify.com/hydedata/youtube-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Scraper & Monitor ($0.50/1K)](https://apify.com/hydedata/youtube-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hydedata/youtube-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/hydedata/youtube-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).