YouTube Transcript Scraper & API - Transcripts + Comments
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 transcripts
YouTube transcript API and scraper: get transcripts, captions and subtitles in the language you choose from videos, channels, playlists or search, plus top comments. Timestamped segments, text or markdown chunks for AI, RAG, n8n and MCP. No-caption videos are free. $0.80 per 1,000 transcripts.
You can access the YouTube Transcript Scraper & API - Transcripts + Comments 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.
$echo '{< "videos": [< "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"< ],< "channels": [],< "playlists": [],< "searchQueries": [],< "languages": [< "en"< ],< "proxyConfiguration": {< "useApifyProxy": true,< "apifyProxyGroups": [< "RESIDENTIAL"< ]< }<}' |<apify call superxcoder/youtube-transcripts-scraper --silent --output-datasetThe Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Transcript Scraper & API - Transcripts + Comments locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Using installation script (macOS/Linux):
$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bashUsing installation script (Windows):
$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iexUsing Homebrew:
$brew install apify-cliUsing npm:
$npm install -g apify-cliOther API clients include: