Youtube Metadata Scraper (Transcripts Included 😋)

Introducing the most comprehensive and robust Youtube Metadata web scraper on Apify. Get video details, AI summary, creator/channel details, engagement statistics, transcripts and more from Youtube videos and shorts via a single interface.

😋 Features 😋

• Extract complete video metadata including video title, description, AI summary, thumbnail, creator/channel details, engagement stats and full transcripts.
• Seamlessly handle both videos and shorts URL through a single interface.
• Easily customize transcript options in the input settings including transcript formats and languages.
• Access detailed timestamps, including start times and time ranges for each transcript segment.

👩‍🍳 Input Parameters 👩‍🍳

Parameter	Type	Description	Default Value
startURLs	array	At least one Youtube URL (Video and Shorts URL are supported). The maximum number of URLs is 1000.	-
extractTranscript	boolean	If selected, includes transcript in the result	true
transcriptFormat	raw|timestamp	If raw, return transcript as a string without timestamp information. If timestamp, include timestamp information for each transcript segment	timestamp
includeEnglishAG	boolean	If selected, includes English (auto-generated) option in transcript	false
includeNonEnglish	boolean	If selected, includes non-English languages in transcripts	false
proxy	object	Apify's proxy configuration. Choose RESIDENTIAL proxies for reliable runs	RESIDENTIAL

🍖 Output Example 🍖

{
  "id": "iDdn17jLfQ0",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDdn17jLfQ0",
  "title": "If Teachers Were Honest | Honest Ads",
  "description": "It's back to school season, which means your annual reminder that teachers don't get paid enough and are buying their own classroom supplies! What other honest truths are there about school teachers? Roger Horton investigates. Go to https://bit.ly/4nAV6s3 and use promo code HONESTADS to get a discount on Plaud now! #Plaud #PlaudNote #PlaudNotePin #ChatGPT #AINoteTaker #AITechnology.\n\nCast:\nMr. Horton: Jack Hunter\nDad: Michael Strauss\nMom: Britt Migs\n\nWritten by Reva Grimball\nProduced by Michael Strauss\nDirector of Photography is Rob Menzer \n\n#teachers #backtoschool #comedysketch #honestads #rogerhorton #satire #parody",
  "aiSummary": "Roger Horton satirizes the realities of teaching in this Honest Ads sketch. A parent-teacher conference takes an unexpected turn with the school superintendent. The conversation explores funding, teacher shortages, and classroom conditions.",
  "lengthInSeconds": 415,
  "uploadDatetime": "2025-10-07T18:00:44+00:00",
  "category": "Comedy",
  "tags": [
    "student",
    "cracked",
    "cracked.com",
    "student loans debt",
    "private student loans",
    "student loans explained",
    "honest ad",
    "honest",
    "commercial parody",
    "funny",
    "spoof",
    "humor",
    "satire",
    "sketch",
    "commercial parodies",
    "hilarious",
    "loan forgiveness",
    "honest ads",
    "honest commercials",
    "roger horton",
    "sketch comedy",
    "elementary school",
    "school",
    "teachers",
    "school board",
    "high school",
    "budgets",
    "school supplies",
    "back to school",
    "school shopping",
    "curriculum",
    "high school curriculum",
    "roger horton cracked"
  ],
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iDdn17jLfQ0/hqdefault.jpg",
  "channelID": "UC-0dXntqR76zT7b3-iB7Q1g",
  "channelURL": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-0dXntqR76zT7b3-iB7Q1g",
  "channelUsername": "Honest_Ads",
  "channelDisplayName": "Honest Ads",
  "channelSubscribers": "274K",
  "creators": [
    {
      "channelId": "UC-0dXntqR76zT7b3-iB7Q1g",
      "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-0dXntqR76zT7b3-iB7Q1g",
      "channelUsername": "Honest_Ads",
      "channelDisplayName": "Honest Ads",
      "channelSubscribers": "274K"
    },
    {
      "channelId": "UCjD2KyAEm84yVH8cTilID7Q",
      "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjD2KyAEm84yVH8cTilID7Q",
      "channelUsername": "cracked",
      "channelDisplayName": "Cracked",
      "channelSubscribers": "2.67M"
    }
  ],
  "viewCount": 151584,
  "likeCount": 11907,
  "commentCount": 1459,
  "chapters": null,
  "transcripts": [
    {
      "language": "English (auto-generated)",
      "content": "They say that children are our future. If that's so, then we are 100% Students have it so easy these days with chat GPT. But if kids don't have to pay attention in class anymore, I shouldn't have to pay attention at work. That's why I use Plaude. In one click, Plaude records your meetings, calls, lectures, even those weekly check-ins that should have been an email and instantly turns them into wordto-word transcription, structured summaries, and action items. But it goes beyond just audio. You can take pictures of whiteboards, jot down spontaneous ideas, and pin key moments you want to revisit. All seamlessly woven together into a single multimodal notebook that perfectly recreates the entire context for you later. Plus, easily share and export your content with seamless integrations to tools like Google Drive and Notion if you don't want to spend extra time writing a recap email. That's where Plaude comes in. Just let it do tasks for you. Or you can even brainstorm with it. It's like copying off the smart kid in class, except the smart kid is a credit card size gadget you can clip to the back of your phone. If you don't feel like paying attention in your all hands-on meeting, you don't have to. Just smile, nod, and let Plaude do the work. So, go to the link in the description and use the promo code honest ads to get Claude now before your boss bans it. They say that children are our future. If that's so, then we are 100% screwed. And before you march down to the school board with the Roger hates children comments, let me clarify. I don't think it's the children's fault they're as dumb as hell. It's yours. I'm sorry. Did you just call my kid stupid and then blame me? It's a parent teacher conference. Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm not a teacher. Oh, no. Can you imagine? That job would really suck. No, I'm the superintendent. Your kid's teacher quit. What? Why? When? Not very involved, are you? I'm starting to see why your kid uh Josh Toeer Joshifer. It's easy to say. Hey, I can see why Josher can't read, but I'm glad you asked. Here's a pop quiz. I hope you've been studying. It's a family name. Okay, question number one. Why did your kids teacher quit? Is it A, because of your dumb kid? B, they couldn't handle the thrill of working under me? C, the pay is absolute garbage. Or is it, D, all of the above? Sorry. Why would the superintendent show up at a parent teacher conference? Don't you have better things to do? I'm guessing D. Don't guess. Correct. Congratulations. You win absolutely nothing. Much like the teachers. Teachers shouldn't be in it for the money anyways. It should be about the children. Ah, perfect. True or false? Teachers can pay their rent with it's about the children. Okay, I see what you're doing there. Smarty pants, you're the superintendent, so you control how much the teachers get paid. You should just pay the teachers more. It's false. Wow. Two for two. You're on fire. Just like the education budget. Oh, way to go, Johnny. Here's a little crown. You put that together. If you need help, I'll help you. And you can wear that all day long. Don't Don't put that on. Our Josher can be a handful, but he really is right. He just needs a little extra attention. Exactly. Well, what do you want? When all my teachers quit, you end up with overcrowded classrooms and kids like Joshifer falling through the gym floor cracks. The gym floor actually does have a man-sized crack in it. We don't have the budget to fix it. What? But also, if you're losing teachers, just hire more. How is this hard? I'll show you a mansized crack. Okay, let me make up a multiplechoice question here. Multiple choice. Who's teaching your kid now that we're desperate for staff? Is it A, anyone with a pulse? B, an absolute weirdo? C, the football coach? And of course, D, all of the above. Tell me it's not D. It is D. I I just don't understand how you don't have money. We pay a lot in taxes to live in this district. Oh, yes you do. But most of it goes toward accreditation and accountability metrics like standardized testing. Got to prove I'm doing a good job even though I'm definitely not. Seriously. Well, rest easy. Josher might not learn any critical thinking or any real skills. Uh but his ability to bubble in a scantron phenomenal. It's not exactly comforting. No, these kids can't focus for more than five minutes. Unless it's on a YouTube video about slime. That sounds like a serious problem. As long as the standardized test numbers look good, I can pretend everything's fine. Shouldn't you be doing something about their attention spans? Oh, sure. You got any tricks for getting kids to put down their smartphone? These kids can't sit through a picture book, let alone a lesson. And half their parents aren't actually helping. Who do you think's letting them scroll through hours of screen time at home? Okay, fair point. Maybe as parents we could be more involved. Fine. Well, you could start by buying some supplies for the classroom, like pencils and paper. Your kid's teacher was already crowdfunding for that before they quit. While you're at it, why not chip in for a door barricade or some bulletproof whiteboards? Bulletproof whiteboards. Got to make sure the teacher can duck behind something semi-effective. You're joking, right? I wish I was kidding. The budget can't cover crayons because we have to train teachers for hand-tohand combat. I'm sorry. What is this? A dystopian action movie? It's disturbing. Teachers didn't sign up for this. And hey, they can always quit, which they are doing in droves. Is it too late to homeschool? Is it too late to homeschool? Yes. Fair warning, teaching Josher yourself might make you nostalgic for the weirdos in the football coach. We never talked about Josher's grades. Oh well, he's absolutely failing. What? But don't worry, that won't stop us from promoting him to the next grade because here it's test scores first, actual learning second, and common sense dead last. Anyway, I've been Roger, your friendly neighborhood superintendent. Good luck out there. You're going to need it."
    }
  ]
}

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