Overview
GetYouTubeTranscript turns YouTube videos into text. Paste a link on the website to get the full transcript in seconds, or use the REST API to get transcripts and video metadata inside your own app, script, AI agent or automation, without a Google API key.
Key Features
- Transcripts:
GET /transcriptreturns the transcript text, language, title, channel, thumbnail and word count for any video ID or URL. - Search:
GET /searchsearches YouTube with country, language and pagination (up to 50 results per page). - Playlists:
GET /playlistreturns a playlist's videos (first page for now). - Channel IDs:
GET /resolveturns a handle or URL into a channel ID, free. - Remote MCP server: Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can fetch transcripts and search YouTube directly.
- n8n node and Chrome extension: use transcripts in workflows, or ask AI about a video while you watch it.
- Clear errors: every error has a stable code, and failed requests are never charged.
Use Cases
- Give AI agents the ability to read and summarise YouTube videos.
- Turn lectures and talks into searchable notes for research and study.
- Repurpose videos into blog posts, show notes and social posts.
- Build n8n workflows that fetch, summarise and share transcripts.
Getting Started
- Create an API key in the dashboard (100 free credits, no card).
- Send it as
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_...tohttps://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/v1. - Call
GET /transcript?v=<video>and read the JSON. - For AI assistants, connect the remote MCP server or use the Claude Skill.
Pricing & Plans
- Free: 100 credits once, no card.
- Monthly: $5/month for 1,000 credits.
- Annual: $4.50/month ($54/year) for 1,000 credits a month. 1 credit = 1 successful request. Channel lookups and credit checks are free.
