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YouTube Transcript API

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Extract available captions from public YouTube videos using URLs or video IDs. Get full transcript text, timestamped segments, optional word timings and paragraphs, caption details, and SRT, VTT, Markdown, and PDF download links.

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Maxime Dupré

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You can access the YouTube Transcript API 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    "videoUrlsOrIds": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
10    "preferredCaptionLanguage": "en",
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("maximedupre/youtube-transcript-api").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

YouTube Transcript API for Video to Text API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Transcript API API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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