YT Transcript API
# 🚀 Fast YouTube Transcript API Extract YouTube transcripts, video metadata, search results, comments, and channel details from a fast, cache-backed API built for AI apps, research tools, and content workflows. ## ✨ Why use this API? - ⚡ Fast transcript extraction with low latency - 🌍 Language support with graceful fallback when a subtitle language is unavailable - 🧠 Built for AI apps, RAG…
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276 ms avg latency
5 endpoints
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YT Transcript API endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
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| GET |
GET /transcript /transcript |
Fetch the transcript of a YouTube video. Use it when you need: - Full transcript text - Timestamped segments - Language-specific subtitles Example: ```bash… |
| GET |
GET /info /info |
Fetch video metadata and technical details. Use it when you need: - Title - Description - Duration - Views - Likes - Uploader - Tags - Formats Example: ```bash… |
| GET |
GET /search /search |
Search YouTube videos by query. Use it when you need: - Search results - Video IDs - Titles - Durations - Thumbnails - Uploaders Example: ```bash /search?q=rick%20astley&limit=3… |
| GET |
GET /comments /comments |
Fetch comments from a YouTube video. Use it when you need: - Author name - Comment text - Likes - Timestamp - Hearted state Example: ```bash /comments?url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&limit=5 ```… |
| GET |
GET /channel /channel |
Fetch channel metadata from a channel name or handle. Use it when you need: - Channel name - Channel ID - Channel URL - Description - Uploader data Example: ```bash… |
YT Transcript API pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | 1 / second |
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| PRO | $4.99 / month | 1 / second |
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| ULTRA Recommended | $11.99 / month | 3 / second |
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| MEGA | $29.99 / month | 10 / second |
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