YouTube Transcript Scraper Extract video transcripts/captions from YouTube videos with timestamps. Get auto-generated or manual captions in multiple languages. ## Features - 📝 Extract full video transcripts with timestamps - 🌍 Support for multiple languages (en, es, fr, hi, etc.) - 🔗 Accept video IDs or full YouTube URLs - ⚡ Fast batch processing - 💾 Clean, structured JSON output ## Input json { "type": "video_transcript", "videoIds": ["arj7oStGLkU", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"], "lang": "en", "geo": "US", "maxItem": 100 } ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | type | string | Yes | Must be "video_transcript" | | videoIds | array | Yes | Array of video IDs or URLs | | lang | string | No | Language code (e.g., "en", "es", "fr"). Default: "en" | | params | string | No | Special parameters for transcript endpoints | | geo | string | No | Country code (ISO 3166-2). Default: "US" | | maxItem | number | No | Maximum videos to process. Default: 100 | ## Output json { "videoId": "arj7oStGLkU", "lang": "en", "transcript": [ { "text": "Hello everyone", "start": 0.0, "duration": 2.5 }, { "text": "Welcome to this video", "start": 2.5, "duration": 3.0 } ], "duration": 600, "metadata": { "videoTitle": "Sample Video", "channelName": "Sample Channel" }, "scrapedAt": "2025-12-13T10:30:00.000Z" } ## Use Cases - 📚 Content Analysis - Analyze video content and topics - 🔍 Search & Discovery - Make videos searchable by transcript - 📄 Documentation - Create written documentation from videos - 🌐 Translation - Get base text for translation services - 🎓 Education - Generate study materials from lectures - ♿ Accessibility - Create captions for accessibility ## Pricing - Free tier: 100 transcripts per run - Paid tier: Unlimited transcripts ## Examples ### Basic Usage json { "type": "video_transcript", "videoIds": ["arj7oStGLkU"] } ### Multiple Videos with Spanish Language json { "type": "video_transcript", "videoIds": ["arj7oStGLkU", "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "jNQXAC9IVRw"], "lang": "es" } ### Using Full URLs json { "type": "video_transcript", "videoIds": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU", "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" ] } ## Supported Languages Common language codes: - en - English - es - Spanish - fr - French - de - German - hi - Hindi - ja - Japanese - ko - Korean - pt - Portuguese - ru - Russian - zh - Chinese ## Notes - Not all videos have transcripts available - Auto-generated transcripts may have accuracy issues - Manual captions (when available) are more accurate - Transcript availability depends on video uploader settings ## Support For issues or questions, please contact support or open an issue on GitHub.