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YouTube Transcript Scraper

📌 Introduction

The YouTube Transcript Scraper is a robust tool for extracting transcripts from YouTube videos. Whether you need auto-generated captions or user-uploaded subtitles, this scraper delivers accurate, structured transcript data for any video with available captions.

🎯 What Does This Tool Do?

• Extracts transcripts from YouTube videos using a full URL
• Supports both auto-generated and manually created captions.
• Outputs transcripts in both JSON and plain text formats for easy integration and analysis.

🚀 Key Features

• Retrieve transcripts from any YouTube video with captions
• Accepts only full URLs
• Outputs in JSON and plain text
• Includes timestamps for each transcript segment
• Fast and reliable extraction
• Json output for easy intrgration
• Minimal setup required

🔍 Use Cases

• Content Creators: Generate subtitles or repurpose video content.
• Researchers: Perform sentiment analysis, NLP, or content analysis.
• Accessibility: Provide readable transcripts for hearing-impaired users.
• SEO & Summarization: Create searchable summaries and improve discoverability.
• Education: Collect lecture or tutorial transcripts for study and reference.

📥 Inputs

What does the scraper accept?

• YouTube Video URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)

Note: The video must have captions enabled (either user-uploaded or auto-generated).

🔒 Restrictions

• Only works with videos that have available transcripts.
• Some videos (e.g., live streams, private videos) may not provide transcripts.

✅ Example Input

{
"videoUrl":[
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEbj3w8bDY"
]
}

📤 Outputs

What does the scraper return?

• JSON: Structured transcript with timestamps and text.
• Plain Text: Clean, readable transcript.

Example Output (JSON)

{
"videoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title":"Never Gonna Give You Up",
"transcript":[
{"timestamp":"0:00","text":"We're no strangers to love"},
{"timestamp":"0:05","text":"You know the rules and so do I"},
{"timestamp":"0:10","text":"A full commitment's what I'm thinking of"}
]
}

Example Output (Plain Text)

0:00 We're no strangers to love
0:05 You know the rules and so doI
0:10A full commitment's what I'm thinking of

⚙️ How to Use

1. Log in or Sign up on Apify Platform.
2. Create a new task and select "YouTube Transcript Actor".
3. Enter the YouTube video URL(s) in the startUrls field.
4. Choose whether to include timestamps (includeTimestamps: "toggle ON" or "toggle OFF").
5. Start the task and receive your transcript in JSON format.

🛠️ Troubleshooting

🔗 Additional Resources

• YouTube API Documentation
• Apify Platform
• My Profile

🙌 Acknowledgments

This tool was built with the support of the open-source community and the YouTube API. Special thanks to all contributors! 🎉