# YouTube Channel Transcript Downloader

**Use case:** 

Download every transcript from a YouTube channel in one run. Paste a channel link and get the full text of up to 200 videos, with titles, view counts and timestamped segments. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. Works with auto-generated and human-written captions in any language. No API key, no login. Beyond a small start fee, you pay only for transcripts delivered.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@TED"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxVideosPerSource": 200,
  "languages": [
    "en"
  ],
  "fallbackToAnyLanguage": true,
  "preferManualCaptions": true,
  "translateTo": "",
  "includeVideoMetadata": true,
  "includeTimestampedSegments": true,
  "includeSrt": false,
  "includeVtt": false,
  "chunkSize": 0,
  "chunkOverlap": 0,
  "includeVideosWithoutTranscript": false,
  "concurrency": 5,
  "blockRetries": 4,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Video",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Lang",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "isAutoGenerated": {
    "label": "Auto",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Seconds",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Timestamps Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Channel Transcript Downloader". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/1fXFKTBmBguqmqAUy) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Channel Transcript Downloader" task

The YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Timestamps Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like youtube urls, search terms, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Channel Transcript Downloader" 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 video, channel, lang, 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 Channel Transcript Downloader" task via API](https://apify.com/teamsasuke/youtube-transcript-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Transcript Scraper - Subtitles, Captions & Timestamps](https://apify.com/teamsasuke/youtube-transcript-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/teamsasuke/youtube-transcript-scraper.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/teamsasuke/youtube-transcript-scraper.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`).