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YouTube Subtitle Downloader

Download the caption file itself — SRT or VTT with the timings intact.

Free caption pulls available each month. No sign-in needed.

Same job, one API call

curl -s https://api.transcriptlab.dev/v1/transcript \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ytgw_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"video_id": "VIDEO_ID", "format": "vtt"}'
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Questions

SRT or VTT — which should I take?

SRT is the safe default: every editor and player reads it. Pick VTT when the target is a web player, since VTT is the Web Video Text Tracks format.

Are auto-generated captions included?

Yes. The tool returns whichever track the video has — uploaded captions or YouTube’s generated track — and labels which one you got.

Can I get the text without the timings?

Yes — run the downloaded file through the Caption Format Converter, which also outputs plain text. Or use the Transcript Generator and pick TXT in the first place.

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