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YouTube Transcript

Createdjdepoix

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

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About

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.

Key Features

  • Supports automatically generated subtitles.
  • No API key or headless browser required.
  • 3,729 GitHub stars
  • Fetches transcripts for YouTube videos.
  • Translates subtitles into different languages.
  • Can preserve text formatting (e.g., italics, bold).

Use Cases

  • Analyzing spoken content of YouTube videos.
  • Building applications that require access to YouTube transcripts.
  • Creating subtitles or captions for videos.