# Bulk YouTube Transcript Downloader for AI and RAG

**Use case:** 

Paste a list of YouTube videos and get timestamped transcripts with title, channel, views, likes and publish date for each. Clean text ready for RAG, embeddings and LLMs.

## Input

```json
{
  "dataType": "video_details",
  "inputs": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0"
  ],
  "maxItems": 0,
  "includeTranscripts": true,
  "language": "en",
  "region": "US",
  "includeAiVideo": false,
  "includeChannelInsights": false,
  "includeCommentsAiReport": false,
  "aiTranslateTo": ""
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Row type"
  },
  "channelId": {
    "label": "Channel ID"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name"
  },
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "View count",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comments count",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "subscriberCount": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "videoCount": {
    "label": "Video count"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country"
  },
  "isShort": {
    "label": "Is Short"
  },
  "isLive": {
    "label": "Is Live"
  },
  "hasTranscript": {
    "label": "Has transcript"
  },
  "hasAiSummary": {
    "label": "Has AI summary"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error message (error rows only)"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The YouTube All-in-One: Transcripts, Channel, Comments & Shorts ✅ Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Bulk YouTube Transcript Downloader for AI and RAG". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/OcYKZO1hmayaWnx0g) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Bulk YouTube Transcript Downloader for AI and RAG" task

The YouTube All-in-One: Transcripts, Channel, Comments & Shorts ✅ Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 1. what do you want to pull?, 2. your inputs (paste anything - auto-detected), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Bulk YouTube Transcript Downloader for AI and RAG" 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 row type, channel id, channel name, 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 "Bulk YouTube Transcript Downloader for AI and RAG" task via API](https://apify.com/unseenuser/youtube-all-in-one-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How do I download YouTube transcripts in bulk for RAG?

Paste your video links into Your inputs, one per line, replacing the three saved videos. With Include transcripts on, each video comes back with a timestamped transcript and a plain-text version.

### What video details come with each transcript?

Each row includes the video ID, title, channel name and ID, publish date, view count, like count and comment count, plus whether a transcript was found.

### Which transcript languages are supported?

Transcript language offers 28 options, including English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi and Indonesian. This task uses English.

### Can I pull transcripts for a whole channel instead of single videos?

Yes. Set What do you want to pull to Channel Videos, paste a channel like @MrBeast, and keep Include transcripts on. Max items per input caps the count, and 0 pulls the full catalog.

### Do I need a YouTube API key or cookies?

No. The actor needs no cookies, no login and no YouTube API quota.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube All-in-One: Transcripts, Channel, Comments & Shorts ✅](https://apify.com/unseenuser/youtube-all-in-one-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/unseenuser/youtube-all-in-one-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/unseenuser/youtube-all-in-one-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`).