Download YouTube Transcript as Text
Paste a YouTube link and get the full transcript as plain text, plus timestamped segments, language and word count. Example: freeCodeCamp's 4.5-hour Python course, 50,000+ words, in seconds.
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The YouTube Transcript Scraper: Subtitles to Text, SRT & API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🎬 videos, shorts, channels or playlists, 🌍 transcript languages, and more, to match your specific use case.
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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Download YouTube Transcript as Text" task via API.
