YouTube Transcript & Subtitles Scraper - Channels, Playlists
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from $2.13 / 1,000 transcripts
Extract YouTube transcripts, subtitles and captions in bulk - paste video, channel, or playlist URLs, or search queries. Download SRT, VTT, plain text or timed segments plus video metadata. Only delivered transcripts are charged. No cookies, no API key.
You can access the YouTube Transcript & Subtitles Scraper - Channels, Playlists programmatically from your own 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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