YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter
by matthewjames
Extracts auto-generated YouTube transcripts from videos and formats them in plain text, SRT, and VTT format.
Opens on Apify.com
About YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter
Extracts auto-generated YouTube transcripts from videos and formats them in plain text, SRT, and VTT format.
What does this actor do?
YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter ## YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter YouTube Transcript Scraper And Formatter quickly fetches auto-generated transcripts (Plain, SRT, and VTT) from YouTube video URLs, perfect for automating workflows and analysis. ## Features * Extracts auto-generated transcripts directly from YouTube. * Supports multiple YouTube URLs simultaneously. * Provides transcripts in plain text, VTT, and SRT formats. * Clearly reports errors encountered with problematic URLs. * Efficient concurrency control for faster results. ## Data Output Structure * video_url: The original YouTube URL provided. * success: Boolean indicating successful transcript extraction. * segments: Number of transcript segments extracted. * plain: Full transcript as plain text. * srt: Transcript formatted as SRT. * vtt: Transcript formatted as WebVTT. * error: Error message if extraction fails. ## Example Output json { "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID", "success": true, "plain": "This is an example transcript. It combines all segments into one readable paragraph.", "srt": "1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:05,000\nThis is an example segment.\n\n2\n00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000\nSecond segment of the transcript.", "vtt": "WEBVTT\n\n00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.000\nThis is an example segment.\n\n00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:10.000\nSecond segment of the transcript.", "error": null, "segments": 5 } ### Example of Error Output json { "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INVALID_ID", "success": false, "plain": "Invalid video ID", "srt": "", "vtt": "", "error": "Invalid video ID" "segments": 0 } ## Workflow Usage ### Example payload for workflow integration: json { "videoUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valid_video_id" }, { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=another_valid_video_id" } ] } ## Important Notes * Only supports videos with auto-generated transcripts enabled on YouTube.
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
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- Developer
- matthewjames
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 671
- Active Users
- 33
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