# Turn YouTube lectures into text for study notes

**Use case:** 

Get the full text of YouTube lectures and explainers, ready to turn into study notes, flashcards or summaries with AI. One row per video with the word count; videos without captions are never charged.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZwWFHWa-w"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerSource": 5,
  "languages": [
    "es",
    "en"
  ],
  "combinedFile": false,
  "fallbackToAnyLanguage": true,
  "captionType": "any"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isAutoGenerated": {
    "label": "Auto-generated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (seconds)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceTitle": {
    "label": "Source name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Video URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Message",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Video to Text](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-video-to-text.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-video-to-text.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

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