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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 Python 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.

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 = { "start_urls": [{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fuNGRFR08" }] }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("scrapingxpert/youtube-video-to-transcript").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
15for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

YouTube video to Transcript API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

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