# YouTube transcript extractor

Paste a YouTube video link and read what is said in it: the full text, and every line with its start and end time. One lookup is one call: $0.0020 from your own balance, the same price as the API. A failed lookup is not charged.

## What the numbers mean

- Text: Everything said in the video, as one string.
- Segments: Each line with where it starts and ends, in seconds from the beginning of the video.
- Language: The language of the transcript, where the platform says it.
- Nothing said: A video the platform has no transcript for comes back empty.

## Questions

### Why do I need to sign in?

Each lookup is a real call and costs $0.0020. Nothing on this site makes a call for a visitor who is not signed in. Signing in takes an email address, and the lookup then runs on your own balance.

### Which links work?

A link to one YouTube post or video, as the address bar shows it (for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ), or its ID.

### Which videos have a transcript?

Videos the platform has captions or a transcript for. One without comes back empty.

### Can I get plain text?

Yes. The result has the whole text in one field, and the timed segments beside it.

## By API

- Endpoint: `GET /v1/youtube/videos/transcript/get?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`
- Price: $0.0020 / call
- [YouTube video transcript](https://dataxapi.com/apis/youtube/videos/transcript/get/)
- [Run it in the Playground](https://dataxapi.com/console/playground/?capability=youtube.videos.transcript.get&params=%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdQw4w9WgXcQ%22%7D)

```bash
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/youtube/videos/transcript/get" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
```

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