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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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$1.50 / 1,000 transcript extracteds

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YouTube Video URLs or IDs

videoUrls

Optional

List of YouTube video URLs (watch, shorts, youtu.be) or 11-character Video IDs to extract transcripts and metadata from.

Type:array

Default:

[
  "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
]

Search Queries (Optional)

searchQueries

Optional

Search YouTube directly by keywords and extract transcripts + metadata for the top matching videos.

Type:array

Default:

[]

Max Results per Search Query

maxSearchResultsPerQuery

Optional

Maximum number of videos to process for each search query.

Type:integer

Minimum:1

Maximum:50

Default:5

Preferred Transcript Language

preferredLanguage

Optional

ISO 639-1 language code (e.g., 'en', 'fr', 'es', 'de'). Falls back automatically to available tracks if preferred language is not present.

Type:string

Default:en

Include Timestamp Segments

includeTimestamps

Optional

Include the detailed array of timestamped segments ([{start, duration, text}]) in the output.

Type:boolean

Default:true

Generate LLM / RAG Ready Markdown

includeMarkdown

Optional

Generate a clean Markdown document combining metadata, description chapters, and timestamped transcript for AI agents (n8n, Make, LangChain).

Type:boolean

Default:true

Proxy Configuration (Optional)

proxyConfiguration

Optional

Optional Apify Proxy configuration for high-volume runs.

Type:object

Default:

{
  "useApifyProxy": false
}

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