YouTube Transcript Extractor

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YouTube Transcript Extractor

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Extract transcripts and captions from YouTube videos. Timestamped segments, full plain text, multi-language. Detects auto-generated vs manual captions.

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Pay per usage

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Donny Nguyen

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YouTube Transcript Extractor - Get Video Captions as Text

Extract transcripts and captions from YouTube videos. Get timestamped segments and full plain text. Supports multiple languages and auto-generated captions.

Key Features

Extract transcripts from any YouTube video with captions
Timestamped segments with start time and duration
Full plain text output for easy processing
Multi-language support with auto-detection
Lists all available caption languages
Detects auto-generated vs manual captions

Cost

Typical runs cost $0.01-0.03 per video.

Input Example

{
    "videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
    "language": "en",
    "includeTimestamps": true
}

Output Example

{
    "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "videoTitle": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
    "hasTranscript": true,
    "language": "en",
    "isAutoGenerated": true,
    "wordCount": 245,
    "transcript": [{"start": 0.0, "text": "We're no strangers to love", "timestamp": "0:00"}]
}

Use Cases

Content repurposing: convert video content to blog posts or articles
Research: search and analyze video content at scale
Accessibility: generate text versions of video content
SEO: extract video transcripts for indexing and keyword research

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