YouTube Transcript Scraper
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 transcripts
Get transcripts from YouTube videos, whole channels or playlists in one run. JSON with timestamps, SRT, VTT or plain text. 2 USD per 1,000 transcripts, and videos without captions are free.
You can access the YouTube Transcript 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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