Multi-Format Export

YouTube Transcript API & Data Feed

Access a clean YouTube transcript API structure to export video subtitles in TXT, JSON, and SRT formats. Free tool for builders and developers.

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99% Accuracy

Powered by advanced neural networks that understand context and technical jargon.

Fast Processing

Transcribe an hour of video content in under 60 seconds. Speed without compromise.

100+ Languages

Native support for Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, and more for global reach.

Manual vs. AI Transcription

Why thousands are switching to our automated workflow.

FeatureManual ProcessTranscribeYT AI
Speed1 hour per 15 min videoUnder 60 seconds
Cost$1.50 - $3.00 per minuteIncluded in plan (Free trial)
FormattingManual typing/stylingAutomatic structure & summaries
LanguagesRequires multi-lingual staff100+ languages supported
AvailabilityHuman working hours24/7/365 Instant access

How to Convert in 2 Steps

Fast, efficient, and requires no technical knowledge.

01

Paste URL

Copy the video URL from YouTube, TikTok, or X/Twitter and paste it into the converter at the top of the page.

02

Get Transcript

Review, edit, and export your transcript to PDF, Markdown, Word, or SRT subtitles in one click.

Professional
YOUTUBE-TRANSCRIPT-API

Power your software and AI agents with structured transcript data. Export video speech to machine-readable files seamlessly.

Designed for developers, data scientists, and automation builders integrating video transcripts into custom software, CMS tools, or database archives.

Open the free YouTube transcript generator
  • Fast and accurate AI transcription
  • Downloadable in multiple text formats
  • Encrypted & Secure processing

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our format transcription service.

Do you offer a developer API?
Yes, our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server acts as a clean, local API integration for AI agents (Cursor, Windsurf) to query transcripts.
What structured data formats are supported?
We support structured JSON, standard subtitle feeds (SRT, VTT), and raw plain text formatting.

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TranscribeYT API — Code Examples

One endpoint transcribes YouTube, TikTok, and X (Twitter) videos. Send a POST request with your API key and a video URL — get back the full transcript, timestamped segments, and your remaining credits.

POST /api/v1/transcribeBearer authYouTube · TikTok · X5,000 req/min

cURL

terminalbash
curl -X POST https://transcribeyt.com/api/v1/transcribe \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"}'

Python

Using requests — save the transcript to a file and print the timestamped segments:

transcribe.pypython
import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
resp = requests.post(
    "https://transcribeyt.com/api/v1/transcribe",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
    json={"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"},
    timeout=120,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()

# Full plain-text transcript
with open("transcript.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    f.write(data["fullTranscript"])

# Timestamped segments: [{"startSec": 0.0, "text": "..."}, ...]
for seg in data["segments"][:5]:
    print(f'{seg["startSec"]:>7.1f}s  {seg["text"]}')

print("Credits left:", data["remainingCredits"])

Node.js

transcribe.mjsjavascript
const resp = await fetch("https://transcribeyt.com/api/v1/transcribe", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TRANSCRIBEYT_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123" }),
});

if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`API error ${resp.status}: ${await resp.text()}`);

const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data.title);
console.log(data.fullTranscript.slice(0, 200));
console.log("Segments:", data.segments.length);

Response Schema

200 OKjson
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "youtube",            // youtube | tiktok | twitter
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Video title",
  "thumbnail": "https://...",
  "fullTranscript": "Full plain-text transcript...",
  "segments": [
    { "startSec": 0.0, "text": "First spoken sentence..." },
    { "startSec": 4.2, "text": "Second sentence..." }
  ],
  "remainingCredits": 74
}

Errors & Rate Limits

StatusMeaningFix
401Missing or invalid API keyCheck the Bearer header
403No active plan, or out of creditsUpgrade to Premium/Pro/Max or top up credits
400Missing url or unparseable video IDSend a full video URL in the JSON body
429Rate limit exceeded (5,000 req/min per key)Back off per the Retry-After header

Each successful transcription consumes 1 credit. Get your API key from the API keys dashboard. The MCP server exposes the same capabilities to AI agents via /mcp.

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