Transcribe a YouTube video to text with Whisper

Created by

ParseBird

Actor

Video & Audio Transcriber

Downloads the audio of one YouTube video and transcribes it with OpenAI Whisper (faster-whisper, base model), up to 60 minutes. Returns the full transcript plus timestamped segments and detected language. Works with TikTok, Instagram, X, SoundCloud and 1,800+ other sites — replace `mediaUrls` with any media URL.

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Video & Audio Transcriberparsebird/video-audio-transcriber

Title

Platform

Source Type

Language

+9 fields

Input

Media URLs(required):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Whisper model:base

Language:en

Max minutes per item:60

Output fields

Title

Platform

Source Type

Language

Duration (s)

Transcribed (s)

Billed Minutes

Words

Transcript

SRT File

VTT File

Source URL

Error

How it works

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Start the "Transcribe a YouTube video to text with Whisper" task

The Video & Audio Transcriber Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like media urls, whisper model, and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Transcribe a YouTube video to text with Whisper" 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 title, platform, source type, 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 "Transcribe a YouTube video to text with Whisper" task via API.