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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

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 = { "videos": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"] }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("startuphub/youtube-transcript").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 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

YouTube Transcript Scraper

adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-transcript-scraper

Get YouTube video transcripts with timestamps plus video and channel metadata, for single videos, lists of videos, or a whole channel within a date range. No API key needed. You only pay for videos that return a transcript.

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Youtube Transcript Extractor

curious_coder/youtube-transcript-extractor

Scrape transcripts or captions from youtube videos without getting blocked ✅ 99% Success rate

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YouTube Transcript Scraper

naz_here/youtube-transcript-scraper

Cheap, Reliable and best YouTube transcript scraper.

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3.4

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YouTube Transcript API & Scraper | Extractor | $0.55/1K

getanyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper

Turn YouTube videos into text for content research. $0.55 per 1,000 transcripts. Add a video URL or ID and get the transcript text, language, and available timed segments. Works on videos, Shorts, and livestream replays with captions. Export to JSON or CSV. Free plans get 1,000 results a month.

AnyAPI

YouTube Transcript Scraper (with AI transcription)

ytranscript/youtube-transcript

Get transcripts of YouTube videos in bulk, including videos with no captions (AI speech-to-text). Returns the spoken language, plain text, and timestamped segments.

yTranscript API

YouTube Transcript Extractor

knowbaseai/youtube-transcript-extractor

Professional YouTube transcript extraction tool. Features multi-language support, timestamped chunks in JSON format, and complete transcript text. Ideal for content analysis, research, and creating searchable video archives.

knowbase

197

1.0

(1)

Youtube Transcript Scraper

thedoor/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract full YouTube transcripts instantly. Bulk video support, precise timestamps, and multiple export formats (CSV, Excel, JSON). Perfect for AI training, SEO, and content analysis.

TheDoor

5.0

(1)

Youtube Transcript Extractor ( with Metadata )

devnaz/youtube-transcript-extractor

Extract YouTube video transcripts with complete metadata including title, description, views, likes, channel information, tags, and more.

DevnaZ

🎥 YouTube Transcript Downloader + Timestamp Export

vulnv/youtube-transcript-downloader-timestamp-export

Extract and generate transcripts from YouTube videos by providing a video URL.

VulnV

YouTube Transcript Scraper - JSON, SRT, VTT, RAG

jamhimself/youtube-transcript-extractor

Extract transcripts from YouTube videos. Input: video URLs or IDs + language preferences. Output: plain text, timestamped segments, SRT/VTT subtitles, and RAG chunks with deep links. 100+ languages, no API key. $0.0075 per delivered transcript.