Lightning YouTube Scraper (Transcript & Metadata)
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Extract full transcripts (subtitles) and metadata from YouTube videos instantly without opening a browser. Perfect for AI, LLMs, and content summarization.
You can access the Lightning YouTube Scraper (Transcript & Metadata) 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 '{< "startUrls": [< {< "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"< }< ],< "proxyConfiguration": {< "useApifyProxy": true< }<}' |<apify call tyegen/universal-youtube-transcript-extractor --silent --output-datasetThe Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Lightning YouTube Scraper (Transcript & Metadata) 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: