YouTube Transcript & Metadata Scraper
Pricing
Pay per usage
YouTube Transcript & Metadata Scraper
Extract high-quality transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos using the Transcript Downloader API. This actor supports auto language detection, batch processing, and optional comment extraction. Great for research, podcasting, content repurposing, and SEO analysis.
5.0 (1)
Pricing
Pay per usage
0
Total users
3
Monthly users
3
Runs succeeded
>99%
Last modified
18 hours ago
You can access the YouTube Transcript & Metadata Scraper 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.
$echo '{< "videoIds": [< "dQw4w9WgXcQ"< ]<}' |<apify call transcriptdl/transcript-downloader-youtube-transcript-and-metadata-scraper --silent --output-datasetYouTube Transcript & Metadata Extractor API through CLI
The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Transcript & Metadata Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the Apify CLI
$npm i -g apify-cli$apify loginOther API clients include:
