# YouTube Playlist Transcripts

**Use case:** 

Get transcripts for the videos of a YouTube playlist, such as a course or lecture series, as JSON with timestamps and full text. Runs on YouTube Transcript & Subtitles API: $5 per 1,000 on paid plans, and you only pay for successful transcripts.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI",
  "targetLanguage": "en",
  "playlistUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab",
  "maxVideos": 5,
  "outputFormat": "both",
  "chunkSize": 0,
  "extraFormats": [],
  "fallbackToAnyLanguage": true,
  "onlyNewVideos": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Video title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Transcript language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "errorType": {
    "label": "Error type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Full transcript text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "data": {
    "label": "Transcript segments",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Transcript & Subtitles API: Bulk, Channels, Playlists Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Playlist Transcripts". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/sXLviR3QIbqkg2SaA) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Playlist Transcripts" task

The YouTube Transcript & Subtitles API: Bulk, Channels, Playlists Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like video url, target language, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Playlist Transcripts" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as video id, video title, channel name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "YouTube Playlist Transcripts" task via API](https://apify.com/nawfel_bc/youtube-transcript-api.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Transcript & Subtitles API: Bulk, Channels, Playlists](https://apify.com/nawfel_bc/youtube-transcript-api.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nawfel_bc/youtube-transcript-api.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/nawfel_bc/youtube-transcript-api.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).