Does it support subtitle translation?

Yes, the API can translate subtitles into different languages supported by YouTube.

Do I need an API key to use this tool?

No, one of the key benefits of this API is that it does not require a YouTube API key.

How do I install and use the YouTube Transcript API?

You can install it using pip (`pip install youtube-transcript-api`). Refer to the documentation for code examples on fetching, listing, and translating transcripts.

YouTube Transcript

Name: YouTube Transcript
Author: jdepoix

byjdepoix

•

6,992

•

Web Scraping y Recopilación de Datos

Desarrollo de API

Ciencia de Datos y ML

Retrieves transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos, including automatically generated ones, without requiring an API key or headless browser.

The YouTube Transcript API is a Python library designed to extract transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos. It supports both manually created and automatically generated captions, and can translate subtitles into different languages. Unlike other solutions, it doesn't require an API key or a headless browser, making it a lightweight and efficient solution for accessing YouTube transcripts.

Características Principales

01Supports automatically generated subtitles.

02No API key or headless browser required.

033,729 GitHub stars

04Fetches transcripts for YouTube videos.

05Translates subtitles into different languages.

06Can preserve text formatting (e.g., italics, bold).

Casos de Uso

01Analyzing spoken content of YouTube videos.

02Building applications that require access to YouTube transcripts.

03Creating subtitles or captions for videos.