YouTube Transcript Scraper

What is YouTube Transcript Scraper and How Does it Work?

The YouTube Transcript Scraper is a simple yet powerful tool built to extract video transcripts directly from YouTube. It works with both manually created subtitles and auto-generated captions, providing accurate and organized data for any video with available transcripts.

This scraper is perfect for content creators, researchers, educators, and data analysts who want to retrieve text data from videos without spending time manually copying it.

Simply enter a YouTube video URL or video ID into the input field, start the scraper, and download the transcript from the output tab. The scraper ensures fast and reliable results with minimal setup.

Note: The video must have captions available (either user-uploaded or auto-generated) for the scraper to work correctly.

Why Scrape YouTube Transcripts?

Unlock the full potential of YouTube data with transcript extraction:

Content Analysis

Analyze tone, keywords, topics, and content structure for educational or business insights.

SEO and Summarization

Use transcripts to create searchable summaries, improve SEO, or generate captions for repurposed content.

Language Processing

Use the text data for natural language processing (NLP), sentiment analysis, or chatbot training.

Accessibility

Provide easy-to-read transcripts for hearing-impaired users or to translate content into other languages.

Educational Research

Collect lecture transcripts, tutorial steps, or discussion points for academic purposes.

How to Use YouTube Transcript Scraper

Video URL Scraping:

Paste a full YouTube URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) into the input. The scraper will fetch the transcript and save it in structured JSON and plain text format.

Video ID Scraping:

You can also use just the video ID (e.g., dQw4w9WgXcQ). The scraper handles both formats with ease.

Input Options

Start URLs

• A full YouTube video URL Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
• Multiple URLs can be provided as an array

Proxy Configuration (Apify Platform)

• Use Apify Proxy: Enable/disable Apify Residential Proxy (default: enabled)
• Proxy Country Code: Choose the country for residential proxies (e.g., US, GB, DE)
• Recommended to avoid IP blocks and rate limiting

Other Settings

• Max Request Retries: Number of retry attempts for failed requests (default: 3)
• Max Concurrency: Number of parallel requests (default: 1, max: 2)

Make sure the video has captions enabled.

Output

The output consists of both JSON and plain text formats.

{
	"videoUrl": "`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
	"title": "Never Gonna Give You Up",
	"transcript": [
		{
			"start": "0:00",
			"text": "We're no strangers to love"
		},
		{
			"start": "0:05",
			"text": "You know the rules and so do I"
		},
		{
			"start": "0:10",
			"text": "A full commitment's what I'm thinking of"
		}
	]
}