YouTube Transcript Scraper: Captions to Text

What does YouTube Transcript Scraper do?

YouTube Transcript Scraper turns YouTube captions into text. Paste video links and get the full transcript plus timed segments, in the language you choose. Built for AI/RAG pipelines, researchers, content repurposing and SEO.

Per result you get:

• 📝 full text and timed segments (start, duration, text)
• 🌐 caption language, auto-generated flag, all available languages
• 🎬 title, channel, length, views

How to use it

1. Click Try for free: the prefilled input runs in seconds.
2. Replace the example input with your own and press Start.
3. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or schedule the run.

Input example

{
    "videos": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw"
    ],
    "language": "en",
    "includeSegments": false
}

How much does it cost?

This Actor uses pay per event:

Event	Price
Transcript returned	$0.001 per video
Error rows	free

• 1,000 transcripts cost $1; videos without captions are free.
• Apify also charges a tiny standard start fee per run. Maximum cost per run caps your spending.

Data source and terms

• YouTube's public caption tracks (the subtitles youtube.com shows).
• This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. Collect only what you are allowed to use, and respect personal data rules (GDPR/CCPA) for any personal data in the results.

Limitations

• Only videos with captions (human or auto-generated) have a transcript; the Actor does not transcribe audio.
• Age-restricted, private and members-only videos are not available.

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