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YouTube Transcript Scraper

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Extract timed transcripts and captions from YouTube videos in bulk. Paste video IDs, watch URLs, youtu.be links or Shorts links and get one row per caption line with start time, duration, text and language. Works on auto-generated and human captions in any language.

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from $0.70 / 1,000 transcript lines

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Superslow Sloth

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YouTube Transcript Scraper API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the YouTube Transcript Scraper Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under API & Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/superslowsloth~youtube-transcript-scraper/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/superslowsloth~youtube-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/superslowsloth~youtube-transcript-scraper?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the YouTube Transcript Scraper API programmatically via the Apify API.

You can choose from:

YouTube Transcript Scraper API in Python

YouTube Transcript Scraper API in JavaScript

YouTube Transcript Scraper API through CLI

YouTube Transcript Scraper OpenAPI definition

You can start YouTube Transcript Scraper with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The YouTube Transcript Scraper is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the YouTube Transcript Scraper run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.

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