YouTube video URL(s) to extract transcripts from. Can be provided as a single URL string or an array of URLs for batch processing. The Actor automatically detects and processes multiple URLs if provided in a string format. Each video is processed independently, and both successful transcriptions and errors are recorded in the output dataset.
Supported URL Formats:
- Standard watch URLs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
- YouTube Shorts:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID
- Short URLs:
https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
- Embed URLs:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
- Mobile URLs:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
URL Validation:
- URLs must be valid YouTube video URLs
- Video IDs must be 11 alphanumeric characters
- Invalid URLs will be logged as errors in the output dataset
- Processing continues with remaining valid URLs if some fail
Batch Processing:
- When providing multiple URLs, each video is processed sequentially
- Failed videos don't stop processing of remaining videos
- Each video result (success or error) is stored as a separate dataset item
- The Actor charges per video processed (see pricing in actor.json)