You can access the YouTube Video Transcript 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "youtube_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMCsCwvRp7c"
<}' |
<apify call starvibe/youtube-video-transcript --silent --output-dataset

YouTube Video Transcript API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Video Transcript locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

YouTube Video Transcript API in Python

YouTube Video Transcript API in JavaScript

YouTube Video Transcript OpenAPI definition

YouTube Video Transcript API

Youtube Transcript - 1$/month

insight_api_labs/youtube-transcript

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rohim.bisalive/youtube-transcript-summary

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akash9078/youtube-transcript-extractor

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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.

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Youtube Transcript Scraper

scraper-mind/youtube-transcript-scraper

Extract YouTube video transcripts, captions & metadata instantly using our youtube transcript scraper. Supports all URL types, smart proxy fallback, multi-language detection & JSON output. Fast, reliable & only $5/run—perfect for creators, researchers, and marketers.