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YouTube Transcript API

novi/youtube-transcript-api

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Need to grab the words from YouTube videos? YouTube Transcript API is here to help! It's easy to use and gets the job done, plus it gives you some extra info too. Go ahead and try it!

You can access the YouTube Transcript API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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YouTube Transcript API OpenAPI definition

OpenAPI is a standard for designing and describing RESTful APIs, allowing developers to define API structure, endpoints, and data formats in a machine-readable way. It simplifies API development, integration, and documentation.

OpenAPI is effective when used with AI agents and GPTs by standardizing how these systems interact with various APIs, for reliable integrations and efficient communication.

By defining machine-readable API specifications, OpenAPI allows AI models like GPTs to understand and use varied data sources, improving accuracy. This accelerates development, reduces errors, and provides context-aware responses, making OpenAPI a core component for AI applications.

You can download the OpenAPI definitions for YouTube Transcript API from the options below:

OpenAPI.json

If you’d like to learn more about how OpenAPI powers GPTs, read our blog post.

You can also check out our other API clients:

YouTube Transcript API API in Python

YouTube Transcript API API in JavaScript

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YouTube Transcript API API

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Created in Feb 2025
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