YouTube Transcript Scraper
Pricing
from $2.55 / 1,000 results
Get the transcript of YouTube videos and Shorts as plain text and timed segments, in the spoken language or one you choose, with whether the captions are auto-generated, the other caption languages, and the video's title, channel, duration, views and publish date.
You can access the YouTube Transcript Scraper 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.
$echo '{< "startUrls": [< "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"< ],< "language": "original",< "proxyConfiguration": {< "useApifyProxy": true,< "apifyProxyGroups": [< "RESIDENTIAL"< ]< }<}' |<apify call logical_scrapers/youtube-transcript-scraper --silent --output-datasetThe Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Using installation script (macOS/Linux):
$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bashUsing installation script (Windows):
$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iexUsing Homebrew:
$brew install apify-cliUsing npm:
$npm install -g apify-cliOther API clients include: