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YouTube Video Transcript & Subtitles Extractor

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Extract full timestamped transcripts, closed captions, and subtitles from YouTube videos in any language. Fast and lightweight without browser overhead.

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from $0.84 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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LiteZero

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🚀 YouTube Transcript & Subtitle Extractor

Extract complete YouTube subtitles, timestamps, duration, and clean text transcripts across any public video or Shorts without video downloading overhead.

🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

Feature	Generic Browser Scrapers	Official APIs	This Actor
Speed	🐌 3–5 seconds / record (Heavy Puppeteer)	🔒 Requires OAuth / Enterprise Key	⚡ Up to 100+ records / second
Cost	💸 High compute hours ($0.05+/run)	💸 High per-seat API fees	💰 $1.20 per 1,000 items (PPR)
Anti-Bot Resistance	❌ Blocked by Cloudflare & Captchas	N/A	✅ Direct Stream + Resilient Fallbacks
Setup Friction	⏳ Complex CSS selectors & logins	⏳ Complex developer approval	🚀 Zero auth. Plug & Play

🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

Method 1: Apify Console (No-Code GUI)

Configure your inputs in the Apify Web Console.
Click Start and download your structured dataset in CSV, Excel, or JSON.

Method 2: Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("litezero/youtube-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"])

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Method 3: Node.js SDK

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('litezero/youtube-transcript-scraper').call();
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} items!`);

Method 4: REST API / cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~youtube-transcript-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

📥 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description
`videoUrls`	`array`	List of YouTube video URLs, Shorts links, or Video IDs.
`language`	`string`	Language code (e.g. "en", "es", "de", "fr").
`includeTimestamps`	`boolean`	Whether to return granular sentence start and duration times.

📤 Output Data Dictionary

Field	Type	Description
`videoId`	`string`	YouTube 11-character video ID
`videoUrl`	`string`	Canonical YouTube video URL
`title`	`string`	Video title
`channel`	`string`	Channel name
`language`	`string`	Transcript language code
`totalLines`	`integer`	Total subtitle segments
`fullText`	`string`	Complete concatenated transcript text
`transcript`	`array`	Granular sentence segments with timestamps
`scrapedAt`	`string`	Extraction timestamp

💡 Top Use Cases & Commercial Value

Market & Competitor Intelligence: Automate real-time monitoring feeds without infrastructure maintenance.
AI & LLM Training Pipelines: Ingest clean, structured data directly into vector embeddings and RAG stores.
Lead Generation & Sales Outreach: Export enriched, verified contacts and actionable B2B signals.

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