Request a transcript.
Send a YouTube URL and select caption language, track, and output format.
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Add YouTube transcripts to your app or workflow.
Use the TranscriptLab API to request transcripts, read completed results, search cached text, and process videos in batches.
Create a TranscriptLab account and API key to start building. The API docs include authentication and request examples.
Built around the transcript
Build around a predictable transcript workflow.
Use synchronous responses for ready transcripts and jobs for work that needs more time.
Handle longer jobs.
Poll the job or retry URL when a request returns an asynchronous response.
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Scale to batches.
Queue multiple video URLs, then read results from the job endpoint.
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Link → text → next step
Three clear steps.
Start from the video, use the transcript, then carry the result into your own workflow.
Create an API key.
Sign in to the workspace and create a key for your application.
Send a transcript request.
Call the endpoint with a YouTube video ID or URL and your selected options.
Read or search results.
Use the transcript response, job status, or cached-query endpoints.
Before you start
A few useful details.
Can I request transcripts in code?
Yes. Use the POST /v1/transcripts endpoint with an API key and a YouTube video URL or ID.
Can the API process multiple videos?
Yes. The batch endpoint queues multiple YouTube URLs and returns a job you can check for results.
Can I query a transcript I already fetched?
Yes. The API includes endpoints for reading delivered transcripts and searching cached transcript text.
More ways to use it
See all use cases Choose another workflow.
VIDEO TO NOTES
Read and search a lecture transcript, generate an AI summary or timestamped chapters, and jump back to the source when you need more context.
View this workflowPODCAST TRANSCRIPTS
Find a quote inside an episode, keep its place in the conversation, and take the transcript into your research or show-notes workflow.
View this workflowReady when you areBuild with transcripts.
Read the API documentation Build with transcripts.
Start with the API.
Use the API docs to connect transcript requests and batch jobs to your app.