CNN Transcripts Scraper
Pricing
Pay per event
Scrape broadcast transcripts from transcripts.cnn.com. Extracts full segment text, speaker labels, show metadata, and airtime info for any CNN show and date range.
Show Slug
show_slug
Optional
CNN show identifier from URL (e.g. cnr, fzgps, sotu)
Show Title
show_title
Optional
Full show name as displayed on transcripts.cnn.com (e.g. CNN Newsroom)
Aired Date
aired_date
Optional
Broadcast date in YYYY-MM-DD format
Segment Number
segment_number
Optional
Segment index within the show-date (integer, e.g. 1, 2, 19)
Segment Title
segment_title
Optional
Segment headline and topics as listed in the date index
Segment Url
segment_url
Optional
Canonical URL of the segment on transcripts.cnn.com
Body Html
body_html
Optional
Raw transcript HTML from #cnnContainer (preserves
, italics, timestamps)
Body Text
body_text
Optional
Plain-text transcript with speaker labels and paragraph breaks preserved
Speakers
speakers
Optional
Comma-separated list of detected speaker labels (ALL-CAPS names before colon)
Aired At Local
aired_at_local
Optional
ET broadcast time string from the page (e.g. 02:00 ET)
Source
source
Optional
Always 'transcripts.cnn.com'
Scraped At
scraped_at
Optional
ISO timestamp when this record was scraped
