# Youtube Transcript

**Use case:** 

Retrieve complete transcripts with timestamps from YouTube videos. This task also provides essential video metadata, including title, description, upload date, views, likes, channel information, and duration, delivering precision data for content analysis and research. Enter a YouTube URL to get started.

## Input

```json
{
  "youtube_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQgy8QDEBI",
  "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/@taostats",
  "max_videos": 10,
  "include_transcript_text": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "channel_id": {
    "label": "Channel ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_name": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_thumbnail": {
    "label": "Channel Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_username": {
    "label": "Channel Username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subscriber_count": {
    "label": "Subscriber Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "comment_count": {
    "label": "Comment Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "duration_seconds": {
    "label": "Duration (seconds)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Like Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Timestamp",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "transcript_text": {
    "label": "Transcript Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "published_at": {
    "label": "Published At",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "video_id": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "view_count": {
    "label": "View Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "geo_restrict": {
    "label": "Geo Restrictions",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Message",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "available_languages": {
    "label": "Available Languages",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "selected_language": {
    "label": "Selected Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_auto_generated": {
    "label": "Is Auto Generated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "thumbnail": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Video Transcript Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Youtube Transcript". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/q3sxUaYCbuKVFbC82) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Youtube Transcript" task

The YouTube Video Transcript Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like youtube video url, youtube channel url, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Youtube Transcript" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as channel id, channel name, channel thumbnail, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Youtube Transcript" task via API](https://apify.com/starvibe/youtube-video-transcript.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Video Transcript](https://apify.com/starvibe/youtube-video-transcript.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/starvibe/youtube-video-transcript.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/starvibe/youtube-video-transcript.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).