Youtube Transcripts

YouTube Transcripts Extraction 🧰 ### Tool Overview The YouTube Transcripts Scraper is a streamlined utility designed to efficiently extract transcripts from YouTube videos 🎥. By inputting a video's URL or 1000s URLs🔗, the tool retrieves the full transcript (when available), providing researchers 👨‍🔬, content creators 🎬, and users with convenient access to textual video content 📝. The tool works well with both, long videos and shorts videos. ### Update:(09-23-2024) You can now choose option output for the format to extract transcripts/captions: - The default output format is captions array with text only - captions array text with timestamps - captions in XML only - captions in XML with timestamps - captions in one line string text ### Update:(09-27-2024) - Improved speed - Better error handling ### Update:(11-26-2024) - Intermediate results are not lost. Even when the Actor's run is aborted or stops running or timedout. - Bug fix ### Update:(03-06-2025) added 14 data points to include in the results: - Channel Handle - Channel Name - Channel ID - Subscriber Count - Date Text: example feb 2, 2025 - Relative Date Text: example 3 days ago - Date Published: in ISO format - Upload Date: in ISO format - View Count: number of views - Likes: number of likes - Comments: number of comments - Keywords or Tags - Thumbnail url - Description ### Key Functionality ⭐ * Streamlined User Experience: Transcript retrieval is initiated through the simple input of the YouTube video URL or URLs – easy peasy! 🎉 * Rapid Data Retrieval: The tool swiftly fetches the transcript associated with the provided URL ⚡. No waiting around! * Clear Text Output: The extracted transcript is presented in a clean, readable plain text format, facilitating immediate use and analysis 👌. * Works for Shorts Videos: You can also extract transcripts from shorts videos, but you know, most of shorts do not contain transcripts or captions. ### How to Use ⚙️ 1. URL Input: * Identify the target YouTube video 🎥. * Copy the video's URL or URLs from the browser address bar. 2. Tool Initiation: * Access the YouTube Transcript Scraper tool input page. * Paste the copied URL or URLs into the designated input field. * Choose your desired captions/transcript output format (Text only, with timestamps...) * Retries count: How many times to retry a failed request. default is 3 times. * Click Start and sit back. 3. Transcript Retrieval: * Wait for extraction to finish. * Initiate the extraction process by clicking "Export". ✨ 4. Transcript Access: * The extracted transcript will be displayed on screen 짠! * You can copy the text directly or download it as a .json .html table .xml .xlsx .csv file for future reference 💾. ### Illustrative Example Step-by-Step Guide 1. Video Selection: Locate the desired video on the YouTube platform 🔍. 2. URL Acquisition: Copy the video URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ). 3. Transcript Extraction: Input the URL into the YouTube Transcript Scraper and click "Start". 4. Transcript Utilization: Proceed to view, copy, or download the retrieved transcript – it's yours! 🎉 Example Output Text Array Structure: json { "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "captions": [ "\[FILM PROJECTOR ROLLING\]", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪", "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪", "♪ I’M A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE, BABY JUMP ON ♪", "♪ COME ON, COME ON ♪", "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL (CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON, OHH ♪", "♪ THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE SOME SORT OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATION ♪", "♪ SLIP OFF YOUR JEANS, SLIDE IN THE SHEETS ♪", "♪ SCREAMING “YES” IN QUOTATIONS ♪", "♪ CLOCK IN, BABY GET TO WORK ♪", "♪ NIGHT SHIFT BUT WITH ALL THE PERKS ♪", "♪ TIME STAMPING WHEN YOU FELL IN LOVE ♪", "♪ TIME CAN’T MESS WITH US ♪", "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪", "♪ IF YOU THINK ABOUT FALLING ♪", "♪ GOT YOU COVERED LIKE GARMENTS ♪", "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪", "♪ I DESERVE AN APPLAUSE FOR ♪", "♪ KEEPING YOU UP LATE ‘TIL YOU", "CAN’T SEE STRAIGHT JUST WAIT, WOO! ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON (WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪", "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪", "♪ I’M A ROLLER COASTER RIDE, BABY JUMP ON ♪", "♪ COME ON COME ON ♪", "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL (CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON, OHH! ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON (WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL WAIT TILL ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪", "♪ YOU’LL GET YOUR THRILL ♪", "♪ JUST PROMISE YOU’LL BE PATIENT WITH THE OUTCOME ♪", "♪ COME ON ♪", "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL (CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON ♪", "♪ WHY WE CONVERSING OVER THIS STEAK TARTARE WHEN WE COULD BE ♪", "♪ SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN HERE MAKING OUT IN THE BACK OF A CAR ♪", "♪ OR IN THE BACK OF A BAR ♪", "♪ OR WE COULD MAKE A MEMOIR, YEAH ♪", "♪ ON THE BACK WALL OF THE LAST STALL IN THE BATHROOM AT THE BAZAAR ♪", "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪", "♪ IF YOU THINK ABOUT FALLING ♪", "♪ GOT YOU COVERED LIKE GARMENTS ♪", "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪", "♪ I DESERVE AN APPLAUSE FOR ♪", "♪ KEEPING YOU UP LATE ‘TIL YOU", "CAN’T SEE STRAIGHT JUST WAIT, WOO! ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON (WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪", "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪", "♪ I’M A ROLLER COASTER RIDE, BABY JUMP ON ♪", "♪ COME ON COME ON ♪", "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL (CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON, OHH! ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON (WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON (WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪", "♪ YOU’LL GET YOUR THRILL ♪", "♪ JUST PROMISE YOU’LL BE PATIENT WITH THE OUTCOME ♪", "♪ COME ON ♪", "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL (CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I ♪", "♪ OHH YEAH ♪", "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I ♪", "♪♪♪ \[VOCALIZING\]", "♪ BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL ♪", "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON, OHH! ♪", "SILENCE (FRENCH) SILENZIO (ITALIAN)", "♪♪♪" ] } Example Output Text Array with Timestamps Structure: json { "videoId": "mNHNktxbjdk", "captions": [ { "start": 0.667, "end": 3.17, "text": "[FILM PROJECTOR ROLLING]" }, { "start": 6.84, "end": 8.383, "text": "<i>- QU’EST-CE QUE JE VAIS TE\nNOMMER? </i>[FRENCH]" }, { "start": 10.052, "end": 11.386, "text": "<i>JE VAIS TE NOMMER</i>" }, { "start": 11.47, "end": 13.013, "text": "<i>L’AMOUR</i>" }, { "start": 13.513, "end": 16.225, "text": "<i>L’AMOUR TENDRE</i>" }, { "start": 16.308, "end": 18.185, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 19.144, "end": 20.27, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪" }, { "start": 20.354, "end": 22.189, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 23.523, "end": 24.691, "text": "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪" }, { "start": 24.775, "end": 27.360999999999997, "text": "♪ I’M A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE,\nBABY JUMP ON ♪" }, { "start": 27.819, "end": 28.987, "text": "♪ COME ON, COME ON ♪" }, { "start": 29.071, "end": 31.240000000000002, "text": "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL\n(CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪" }, { "start": 31.24, "end": 33.533, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I\nWANNA LOVE ON, OHH ♪" }, { "start": 33.617, "end": 37.745999999999995, "text": "♪ THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE SOME\nSORT OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATION ♪" }, { "start": 37.829, "end": 39.873, "text": "♪ SLIP OFF YOUR JEANS,\nSLIDE IN THE SHEETS ♪" }, { "start": 39.957, "end": 41.875, "text": "♪ SCREAMING “YES”\nIN QUOTATIONS ♪" }, { "start": 41.959, "end": 43.919000000000004, "text": "♪ CLOCK IN, BABY GET TO WORK ♪" }, { "start": 44.002, "end": 46.088, "text": "♪ NIGHT SHIFT BUT WITH ALL\nTHE PERKS ♪" }, { "start": 46.171, "end": 48.048, "text": "♪ TIME STAMPING WHEN YOU FELL\nIN LOVE ♪" }, { "start": 48.131, "end": 49.925, "text": "♪ TIME CAN’T MESS WITH US ♪" }, { "start": 50.008, "end": 52.844, "text": "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪" }, { "start": 52.928, "end": 54.638, "text": "♪ IF YOU THINK ABOUT FALLING ♪" }, { "start": 54.721, "end": 57.181999999999995, "text": "♪ GOT YOU COVERED LIKE\nGARMENTS ♪" }, { "start": 57.266, "end": 61.019, "text": "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪" }, { "start": 61.103, "end": 62.938, "text": "♪ I DESERVE AN APPLAUSE FOR ♪" }, { "start": 63.021, "end": 66.441, "text": "♪ KEEPING YOU UP LATE ‘TIL YOU" }, { "start": 63.021, "end": 66.441, "text": "CAN’T SEE STRAIGHT\nJUST WAIT, WOO! ♪" }, { "start": 66.525, "end": 69.069, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 69.152, "end": 70.529, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪" }, { "start": 70.612, "end": 73.03099999999999, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON\n(WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪" }, { "start": 73.115, "end": 74.366, "text": "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪" }, { "start": 74.449, "end": 77.244, "text": "♪ I’M A ROLLER COASTER RIDE,\nBABY JUMP ON ♪" }, { "start": 77.327, "end": 78.41199999999999, "text": "♪ COME ON COME ON ♪" }, { "start": 78.495, "end": 80.622, "text": "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL\n(CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪" }, { "start": 80.706, "end": 83.083, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON,\nOHH! ♪" }, { "start": 83.166, "end": 85.669, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON\n(WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪" }, { "start": 85.752, "end": 86.71199999999999, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL WAIT TILL ♪" }, { "start": 86.712, "end": 88.797, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 89.923, "end": 90.924, "text": "♪ YOU’LL GET YOUR THRILL ♪" }, { "start": 91.008, "end": 93.55199999999999, "text": "♪ JUST PROMISE YOU’LL BE PATIENT\nWITH THE OUTCOME ♪" }, { "start": 94.136, "end": 95.012, "text": "♪ COME ON ♪" }, { "start": 95.095, "end": 97.264, "text": "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL\n(CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪" }, { "start": 97.264, "end": 99.01599999999999, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 99.391, "end": 103.52000000000001, "text": "♪ WHY WE CONVERSING OVER THIS\nSTEAK TARTARE WHEN WE COULD BE ♪" }, { "start": 103.895, "end": 107.149, "text": "♪ SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN HERE\nMAKING OUT IN THE BACK OF\nA CAR ♪" }, { "start": 107.232, "end": 109.359, "text": "♪ OR IN THE BACK OF A BAR ♪" }, { "start": 109.443, "end": 111.90299999999999, "text": "♪ OR WE COULD MAKE\nA MEMOIR, YEAH ♪" }, { "start": 111.987, "end": 115.198, "text": "♪ ON THE BACK WALL OF THE LAST\nSTALL IN THE BATHROOM AT\nTHE BAZAAR ♪" }, { "start": 115.282, "end": 118.827, "text": "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪" }, { "start": 118.91, "end": 120.871, "text": "♪ IF YOU THINK ABOUT FALLING ♪" }, { "start": 120.954, "end": 123.457, "text": "♪ GOT YOU COVERED LIKE\nGARMENTS ♪" }, { "start": 123.874, "end": 127.294, "text": "♪ OOOH, OOOH, OOOH ♪" }, { "start": 127.377, "end": 129.004, "text": "♪ I DESERVE AN APPLAUSE FOR ♪" }, { "start": 129.087, "end": 132.38199999999998, "text": "♪ KEEPING YOU UP LATE ‘TIL YOU" }, { "start": 129.087, "end": 132.38199999999998, "text": "CAN’T SEE STRAIGHT\nJUST WAIT, WOO! ♪" }, { "start": 132.466, "end": 134.30100000000002, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 135.26, "end": 136.261, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪" }, { "start": 136.345, "end": 139.389, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON\n(WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪" }, { "start": 139.473, "end": 140.68200000000002, "text": "♪ I’M NO CHEAP THRILL ♪" }, { "start": 140.766, "end": 142.976, "text": "♪ I’M A ROLLER COASTER RIDE,\nBABY JUMP ON ♪" }, { "start": 143.435, "end": 144.561, "text": "♪ COME ON COME ON ♪" }, { "start": 144.644, "end": 146.81300000000002, "text": "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL\n(CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪" }, { "start": 146.813, "end": 149.149, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON,\nOHH! ♪" }, { "start": 149.232, "end": 151.86, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON\n(WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪" }, { "start": 151.943, "end": 152.98600000000002, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL, WAIT ‘TIL ♪" }, { "start": 153.07, "end": 155.697, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON\n(WAIT ‘TIL I TURN MY LOVE ON) ♪" }, { "start": 155.781, "end": 157.115, "text": "♪ YOU’LL GET YOUR THRILL ♪" }, { "start": 157.199, "end": 159.40900000000002, "text": "♪ JUST PROMISE YOU’LL BE PATIENT\nWITH THE OUTCOME ♪" }, { "start": 160.744, "end": 161.411, "text": "♪ COME ON ♪" }, { "start": 161.411, "end": 163.58, "text": "♪ CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL\n(CAUSE BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL) ♪" }, { "start": 163.58, "end": 164.99800000000002, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON ♪" }, { "start": 165.332, "end": 167, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I ♪" }, { "start": 168.502, "end": 169.79500000000002, "text": "♪ OHH YEAH ♪" }, { "start": 169.878, "end": 171.588, "text": "♪ WAIT ‘TIL I ♪" }, { "start": 171.922, "end": 178.136, "text": "♪♪♪\n[VOCALIZING]" }, { "start": 178.22, "end": 179.846, "text": "♪ BABY IF YOU CAN’T TELL ♪" }, { "start": 179.93, "end": 182.26500000000001, "text": "♪ YOU’RE WHAT I WANNA LOVE ON,\nOHH! ♪" }, { "start": 184.309, "end": 186.478, "text": "SILENCE (FRENCH)\nSILENZIO (ITALIAN)" }, { "start": 186.937, "end": 188.77200000000002, "text": "♪♪♪" } ] ### Potential Issues & Resolutions 🛠️ * Youtube scraping Errors: More than before YouTube blocks a lot of requests, if this is the case, increase number of retries in the input page and/or change proxy to Residential. * Transcript Unavailability: The tool will notify users if a transcript is not available for the specified video 😔. * URL Errors: Ensure the accuracy and validity of the inputted YouTube URL to avoid retrieval errors – double-check that link! We are making a lot of URL validity check and cleaning to make it suitable for the code to work well, but you never know, please check twice so you don't loose your time. ### Support & Assistance 🙋‍♀️ For technical assistance or inquiries, please infome me in the issues tab. ### Further Resources ➡️ We encourage you to leverage the YouTube Transcript Scraper for efficient and effective access to valuable video content! 😄