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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.

Pricing

from $0.84 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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LiteZero

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You can access the YouTube Video Transcript & Subtitles Extractor programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
10    "language": "en",
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("litezero/youtube-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

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