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YouTube Transcript Extractor API

Elorm Dokosi

Elorm Marrion Dokosi

May 17, 2026

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Video is the new documentation. Before you fine-tune a model or build a quote index, you need text with timestamps. This API returns transcript segments so you can chunk, embed, or display accessible text alongside the player.

What you get

Timed caption lines, language hints where available, and plain text suitable for downstream NLP (summaries, Q&A, chapter detection).

Example request

curl "https://data-apis.elormdokosi.com/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Swap video_id for any public video with captions enabled.

When to use it

  • Content analysis — mine tutorials and talks for topics.
  • SEO research — compare how creators phrase keywords in speech.
  • Accessibility — generate readable transcripts for your own players.
  • Content repurposing — blog posts and newsletters from long-form video.

Playground

Test in /lab#playground. Docs: /apis/youtube. Batch jobs across channels are a common custom build — contact if you need one.