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from $5.00 / 1,000 transcripts

YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files

Download ready-to-use subtitle files from any YouTube video, playlist or channel. Every result carries the finished SRT and WebVTT text alongside plain text, correctly timed and ready to drop into a player, an editor or a caption workflow. Batch a whole channel in one run.

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from $5.00 / 1,000 transcripts

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Blackcube Agency AB

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You can access the YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "urls": [
12        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
13    ],
14    "formats": [
15        "srt",
16        "vtt",
17        "text"
18    ],
19    "proxyConfiguration": {
20        "useApifyProxy": true,
21        "apifyProxyGroups": [
22            "RESIDENTIAL"
23        ]
24    }
25};
26
27// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
28const run = await client.actor("vonsensey/youtube-subtitle-downloader").call(input);
29
30// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
31console.log('Results from dataset');
32console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
33const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
34items.forEach((item) => {
35    console.dir(item);
36});
37
38// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

YouTube Subtitle Downloader | SRT & VTT Subtitle Files API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files API in Python

YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files API through CLI

YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files OpenAPI definition

YouTube Subtitle Downloader - SRT & VTT Subtitle Files API

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