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YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Channels

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Extract YouTube transcripts, subtitles & captions in bulk - from video URLs, entire channels, playlists, or search. Timestamped segments, SRT/VTT, auto + manual captions, translation to 100+ languages, rich video metadata, and monitoring for new uploads. No login, no API key, no browser.

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from $5.00 / 1,000 transcripts

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Scrape Sage

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You can access the YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Channels 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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1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "videoUrls": [
10        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
11        "https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw",
12        "iG9CE55wbtY",
13    ],
14    "proxyConfiguration": {
15        "useApifyProxy": True,
16        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
17    },
18    "urlsFromFile": "",
19}
20
21# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
22run = client.actor("scrapesage/youtube-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
23
24# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
25print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
26for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
27    print(item)
28
29# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Channels API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Channels API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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