YouTube Transcript API
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YouTube Transcript API
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Need to grab the words from YouTube videos? YouTube Transcript API is here to help! It's easy to use and gets the job done, plus it gives you some extra info too. Go ahead and try it!
You can access the YouTube Transcript API programmatically from your own Python 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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 "video_urls": [
10 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw",
11 "qYNweeDHiyU",
12 ],
13 "language": "en",
14 "proxyConfiguration": {
15 "useApifyProxy": True,
16 "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
17 },
18}
19
20# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21run = client.actor("novi/youtube-transcript-api").call(run_input=run_input)
22
23# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
24print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
25for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
26 print(item)
27
28# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-startYouTube Transcript API 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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Created in Feb 2025
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