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YouTube Transcript/Subtitle Extractor

Extract transcripts, subtitles, and captions from any YouTube video, channel, or playlist — with full metadata, 30+ languages, and 5 export formats.

👁 Apify Actor
👁 No API Key
👁 Proxy

Quick Start

Extract a single video transcript

{
"mode":"transcript",
"videoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU"
}

Batch extract multiple videos

{
"mode":"batch_transcript",
"videoUrls":[
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw"
],
"languages":["en"]
}

Extract from a YouTube channel with proxy

{
"mode":"channel",
"channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/@TED",
"maxVideos":20,
"sortBy":"newest",
"useApifyProxy":true,
"proxyCountry":"US",
"proxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]
}

Tip: Use transcript_list mode first to discover available languages, then use transcript mode with your preferred language.

Features

Use Cases

• Content Repurposing — Convert YouTube videos into blog posts, articles, social media content, or newsletters
• AI & LLM Training Data — Collect structured transcript data for RAG pipelines, fine-tuning, or training datasets
• SEO & Keyword Research — Analyze video transcripts to discover trending keywords and topics in your niche
• Accessibility & Subtitles — Download subtitles in SRT/VTT format for video players, translation projects, or archiving

Input Parameters

Note: Proxy is optional but recommended for production use. Without proxy, YouTube may rate-limit requests from data center IPs. If you get a REQUEST_BLOCKED error, enable the proxy. Proxy usage is billed separately to your Apify account.

Output Example

{
"mode":"transcript",
"data":{
"video_id":"arj7oStGLkU",
"video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU",
"title":"Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED",
"channel_name":"TED",
"view_count":60876042,
"duration_seconds":844,
"language":"English",
"is_generated":true,
"snippets":[
{
"text":"So in college,",
"start":12.64,
"duration":1.37,
"formatted_start":"00:00:12"
},
{
"text":"I was a government major,",
"start":15.349,
"duration":1.561,
"formatted_start":"00:00:15"
}
],
"full_text":"So in college, I was a government major, which means I had to write a lot of papers...",
"snippets_count":315
},
"metadata":{
"mode":"transcript",
"items_count":315,
"scraped_at":"2026-02-21T14:14:31.116000+00:00",
"actor_version":"1.0",
"proxy_used":false
}
}

Output Formats

FAQ

Support

1. Check the FAQ above for common solutions
2. Test with default values using the single transcript example
3. Contact support through Apify for additional assistance