YouTube Video transcript
Retrieve the video transcript with timestamps and language
Endpoint
One endpoint for every offer below. Omit provider and the router picks with automatic failover — the response's served_by tells you which one ran.
https://api.socialrouter.io/v1/extract/youtube/video.transcriptOffers
Every offer below returns the same normalized output, in failover order — the first one serves unless you pin another with the provider field.
apify/streamersvia Apifydefault routeUp to 100 URLs per request
$0.0055per record
Parameters
JSON body of the request. Unknown fields and unknown options are rejected with the valid list, so a wrong guess costs nothing.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
urlsRequired | string[] | One URL per record to process. Accepted shapes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<video_id> — youtu.be and /shorts/ URLs are accepted too.Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQA single url string is accepted too. |
providerOptional | string | Pin one offer, e.g. apify/streamers. Omit it and the router picks with failover. |
limitOptional | integer | Max records to return per URL. |
Output
Each record has the fields below, whichever offer serves the request. Offers may include additional platform-specific fields on top.
titlestringVideo title
video_idstringPlatform video ID
channel_namestringName of the channel / creator
channel_urlurlCanonical channel URL
durationstringDuration (e.g. "00:03:17")
posted_atiso8601When the video was published
transcriptstringFull transcript text (SRT with timestamps)
transcript_languagestringISO language code of the primary transcript
transcript_typestring"auto_generated" or "manual"
subtitlesobject[]All available transcript tracks (language, type, srt, srt_url)
sourcestringPlatform the record was extracted from (e.g. "linkedin")
extracted_atiso8601UTC timestamp when the record was produced
Going further
Auth, error semantics, and every other endpoint live in the API reference — including the machine-readable OpenAPI spec at /v1/openapi.json.
Frequently asked questions
How much does YouTube video transcript cost?
Prices start at $0.0055 per record, depending on the offer that serves the request. You are only charged for records actually returned.
Which offers serve youtube/video.transcript?
apify/streamers — 1 offer is available behind the same endpoint. Pin one with the optional "provider" field, or omit it and the router picks with automatic failover. The response's "served_by" field names the offer that ran.
What input does it need?
The "urls" field of the JSON body, as an array of strings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<video_id> — youtu.be and /shorts/ URLs are accepted too.. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Is the output format the same for every offer?
Yes. Every offer returns the normalized record schema documented on this page; some add extra platform-specific fields on top, but the documented fields are always present.
How many URLs can I send per request?
Up to 100 URLs in a single request, depending on the offer.
What happens if an offer fails?
SocialRouter automatically fails over to the next offer serving the same service, so a single upstream outage doesn't break your integration.