# Transcribe public lectures into searchable text

**Use case:** 

Extract transcript text from public lectures or talks and skip videos that exceed your chosen length cap for manageable processing.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY"
    }
  ],
  "preferredLanguages": [
    "en"
  ],
  "outputFormat": "json",
  "useWhisperFallback": true,
  "whisperModel": "whisper-1",
  "translateTo": "",
  "includeAutoCaptions": true,
  "maxDurationMinutes": 30,
  "includeMetadata": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "thumbnail": {
    "label": "Thumb",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Lang",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcriptSource": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "segmentCount": {
    "label": "Segments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "characterCount": {
    "label": "Chars",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "videoUrl": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Video Subtitle & Caption Extractor](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/video-subtitle-extractor) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/video-subtitle-extractor) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.