YouTube video to Transcript
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YouTube video to Transcript
1 day trial then $12.50/month - No credit card required now
Fetch YouTube video transcripts automatically using Apify. Supports multiple URLs and retrieves captions from YouTube. Ideal for video content analysis, subtitle generation, or transcription needs. Customize with headers and cookies for accuracy.
You can access the YouTube video to Transcript programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11 "start_urls": [
12 {
13 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fuNGRFR08"
14 }
15 ]
16};
17
18// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
19const run = await client.actor("scrapingxpert/youtube-video-to-transcript").call(input);
20
21// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
22console.log('Results from dataset');
23console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
24const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
25items.forEach((item) => {
26 console.dir(item);
27});
28
29// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
YouTube video to Transcript API in JavaScript
The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube video to Transcript API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
npm install apify-client
Other API clients include:
Actor Metrics
1 monthly user
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1 star
>99% runs succeeded
Created in Dec 2024
Modified a day ago