Get YouTube video transcripts (captions) with timestamps by video URL, for a cha
Get YouTube video transcripts (captions) with timestamps by video URL, for a channel's latest videos or for search results: full text, segments, language (human or auto), translation, plus title, channel, views, duration. No API key, no login. One search per call (result caps in the input schema); failed lookups are not charged.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
394 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://agent-data.centorprat.workers.dev/tools/youtube-transcript-scraper
| Category | Image and media |
|---|---|
| Provider host | agent-data.centorprat.workers.dev |
| Networks | eip155:137, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 3 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 394 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"videos": [
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
]
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"includeSegments": {
"description": "Also return each caption segment with start time and duration (seconds).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"includeTimestamps": {
"description": "Also return the transcript as \"[m:ss] line\" text.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"languages": {
"description": "Language codes in order of preference, e.g. [\"en\"], [\"es\", \"en\"]. Falls back to the video's own language.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 3,
"type": "array"
},
"maxVideosPerChannel": {
"description": "Latest N videos of each channel.",
"type": "integer"
},
"maxVideosPerSearch": {
"description": "Top N videos of each search.",
"type": "integer"
},
"preferManual": {
"description": "Use uploaded (human) captions before auto-generated ones when both exist.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"translateTo": {
"description": "Language code for YouTube's machine translation, e.g. \"es\". If YouTube refuses, the original transcript is returned (translationUnavailable: true).",
"type": "string"
},
"videos": {
"description": "Video URLs or IDs (watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live links all work), one per line.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 3,
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": []
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST",
"PUT",
"PATCH"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}