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YouTube Transcript & Metadata Scraper (RAG)

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Ultra-fast YouTube Transcript & Metadata Extractor via internal Innertube API. Extract timestamped transcripts, plain text, LLM-ready Markdown, chapters, views, and channel data from URLs, Video IDs, or Search Queries. 80% cheaper ($1.25/1k).

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YouTube Transcript, Chapters & Metadata Scraper (AI / RAG Ready)

Extract YouTube video transcripts, timestamps, chapters, and full video metadata in milliseconds using YouTube's lightweight internal Innertube API — no headless browser required.

Built specifically for AI Agents, RAG pipelines, n8n, Make, Zapier, and bulk research workflows.

Why Use This YouTube Transcript Scraper?

Feature	Legacy Browser Scrapers (`$5 - $10 / 1k`)	YouTube Transcript Pro (`$1.25 / 1k`)
Price per 1,000 Videos	`$5.00` – `$10.00`	`$1.25 / 1,000 results`
Execution Speed	8 – 25 seconds per video	`< 0.4 seconds` per video
Memory Footprint	2,048 MB – 4,096 MB (Chromium)	`128 MB RAM` (Pure HTTP)
Input Flexibility	Video URLs only	Video URLs, Shorts, Video IDs + Keyword Search
AI / LLM Output	Raw text only	Clean Text + Timestamped JSON + RAG Markdown + Chapters

Key Features

Direct URLs, Shorts & Video IDs: Pass any standard youtube.com/watch?v=..., youtu.be/..., youtube.com/shorts/..., or raw 11-character Video ID.
Built-in Keyword Search: Pass searchQueries (e.g., ["AI agents tutorial", "n8n automation"]) to automatically discover top videos and extract their full transcripts in a single run.
Multi-Language Support: Specify your preferredLanguage (en, fr, es, de, pt, ja, etc.) with automatic fallback to manual or auto-generated (asr) captions.
Description Chapter Parsing: Automatically extracts chapters (00:00 Intro, 02:15 Architecture, etc.) from the video description.
LLM / RAG Markdown Output: Generates a structured ragMarkdown field ready to feed directly into OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Pinecone, Qdrant, or n8n AI nodes.

Input Example

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "mcp server tutorial"
  ],
  "maxSearchResultsPerQuery": 3,
  "preferredLanguage": "en",
  "includeTimestamps": true,
  "includeMarkdown": true
}

Output Example

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
  "channelName": "Rick Astley",
  "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
  "publishDate": "2009-10-25T06:57:33-07:00",
  "durationSeconds": 213,
  "durationFormatted": "03:33",
  "viewCount": 1600000000,
  "hasTranscript": true,
  "language": "en",
  "isAutoGenerated": false,
  "wordCount": 412,
  "fullText": "♪ We're no strangers to love ♪ ♪ You know the rules and so do I ♪ ...",
  "chapters": [],
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 18.64,
      "duration": 3.24,
      "timestamp": "00:18",
      "text": "♪ We're no strangers to love ♪"
    }
  ],
  "ragMarkdown": "# Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up...\n## Transcript\n[00:18] ♪ We're no strangers to love ♪..."
}

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