Turn YouTube videos into text for AI summaries
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Paste YouTube links and get each video's full transcript as plain text, ready to drop into ChatGPT, Claude or your own AI workflow to summarize, take notes or pull out key points. Works from the Apify API and AI agents too. Videos without a transcript are listed with the reason and are not charged.
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The YouTube Transcript & Subtitles (SRT, VTT) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Turn YouTube videos into text for AI summaries". Sign up or log in and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.
Start the "Turn YouTube videos into text for AI summaries" task
The YouTube Transcript & Subtitles (SRT, VTT) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like videos and output formats, to match your specific use case.
Receive the "Turn YouTube videos into text for AI summaries" 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 url, video title, language, and more.
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 "Turn YouTube videos into text for AI summaries" task via API.

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