YouTube Transcript Scraper

Extract transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos using official APIs. This actor is built for speed and reliability, processing videos in 1-2 seconds each with a 99%+ success rate. You only pay for successful extractions.

Key Features

• Fast & Reliable: API-only architecture means no browser automation. It processes videos in 1-2 seconds and avoids YouTube's bot detection.
• Pay-Per-Result Pricing: You are charged only for videos where a transcript is successfully retrieved. No monthly commitments.
• Comprehensive Data: Returns 15 fields, including formatted transcript text, timed segments, and full video metadata (title, channel, views, duration, etc.).
• Intelligent Formatting: Transcripts are automatically split into readable paragraphs (~40 words each).
• Wide Compatibility: Supports full YouTube URLs, short URLs (youtu.be), and raw video IDs. Handles both manual and auto-generated captions in 30+ languages.

Performance at a Glance:
* Speed: ~1-2 seconds per video
* Throughput: 30-60 transcripts per minute
* Output: 15 structured data fields
* Architecture: Direct API access (Supadata + YouTube Data API v3)

How to Use

Run the actor on the Apify platform: https://apify.com/coregent/youtube-transcript-scraper?fpr=python_automation. Configure your run via the input schema below.

Input

The actor accepts a list of YouTube video identifiers. You can provide them in several formats:

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
    "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID",
    "VIDEO_ID"
  ]
}

Output

The dataset contains an item for each successfully processed video with the following key fields:

• videoId: The unique YouTube video ID.
• title: Video title.
• channelTitle: Name of the channel that uploaded the video.
• duration: Video length in seconds.
• viewCount: Total number of views.
• likeCount: Number of likes.
• transcriptText: The full transcript text, formatted with paragraph breaks (\n\n).
• language: Detected language, formatted as "English (en)".
• isGenerated: Boolean indicating if the transcript was auto-generated.
• segments: An array of timed transcript segments, each with text, startMs, and durationMs. Useful for generating SRT/VTT subtitle files.

For high-volume users (10,000+ transcripts/month): Contact the developer for enterprise pricing and volume discounts.