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YouTube Transcript Extractor

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🎬 Convert any YouTube video to text. Extract transcripts, subtitles, and captions from videos, Shorts, and live streams. Get timestamped segments or full text in JSON, SRT, or plain text. Auto-captions speech-to-text fallback. 14+ languages. No login needed.

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from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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Scriptbase

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15 days ago

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Social media

Automation

You can access the YouTube Transcript Extractor 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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JavaScript

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HTTP

MCP

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    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
10    "language": "en",
11    "format": "json",
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("scriptbase/youtube-transcript-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
19for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

YouTube Transcript Extractor API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

YouTube Transcript Extractor API in JavaScript

YouTube Transcript Extractor API through CLI

YouTube Transcript Extractor OpenAPI definition

YouTube Transcript Extractor API

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🎵 Convert any TikTok video to text. Extract transcripts, subtitles, and captions with timestamps. Outputs JSON, SRT, or plain text. Works with all TikTok URL formats including short links. Auto-captions speech-to-text fallback. 14+ languages. No login needed.

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📸 Convert any Instagram Reel to text. Extract the transcript and subtitles with timestamps. Outputs JSON, SRT, or plain text. Auto-captions + speech-to-text fallback. 14+ languages. No login needed.

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Extract transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos. Get auto-generated or manual captions in any language. Bulk extraction from video URLs, channels, or playlists. Output as plain text, timestamped segments, or SRT. Perfect for content repurposing, SEO, and video analysis.