# Youtube Transcripts Task

**Use case:** 

Quickly retrieve accurate transcripts from YouTube videos. Get structured captions in various formats for easy reference and analysis.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoJacpk_OXo"
  ],
  "outputFormat": "captions",
  "maxRetries": 8,
  "channelNameBoolean": false,
  "channelIDBoolean": false,
  "dateTextBoolean": false,
  "relativeDateTextBoolean": false,
  "datePublishedBoolean": false,
  "viewCountBoolean": false,
  "likesBoolean": false,
  "commentsBoolean": false,
  "keywordsBoolean": false,
  "thumbnailBoolean": false,
  "descriptionBoolean": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelID": {
    "label": "Channel ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "datePublished": {
    "label": "Date Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dateText": {
    "label": "Date Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "relativeDateText": {
    "label": "Relative Date Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "View Count",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "comments": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "keywords": {
    "label": "Keywords",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "captions": {
    "label": "Captions",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "processedBy": {
    "label": "Processed By",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcriptFound": {
    "label": "Transcript Found",
    "format": "boolean"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Youtube Transcripts](https://apify.com/karamelo/youtube-transcripts) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/karamelo/youtube-transcripts) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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