Who should use YouTube Transcript API?

YouTube Transcript API is a B2B product built for developers needing YouTube transcript extraction.

What platforms does YouTube Transcript API run on?

YouTube Transcript API runs on API.

Is YouTube Transcript API still active?

Unverified. YouTube Transcript API has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to YouTube Transcript API?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Transcript, YouTube to Transcript, and YouTube Transcript AI.

Does YouTube Transcript API have an API or integrations?

Yes — YouTube Transcript API exposes a public API.

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YouTube Transcript API

Name: YouTube Transcript API
Price: 9 USD

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YouTube Transcript API is a developer-focused REST API that enables reliable extraction of transcripts from YouTube videos, even when captions are unavailable. It uses Whisper for speech-to-text fallback and provides JSON output with language detection and timestamps, simplifying integration for developers.

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Overview

6 features

In the API design, testing & docs space, YouTube Transcript API takes a focused approach. It focuses on extracting accurate transcripts from YouTube videos, including those without captions, via a simple API. YouTube Transcript API is a B2B product aimed at developers needing YouTube transcript extraction. YouTube Transcript API is paid, starting at $9. It runs on API.

YouTube Transcript API first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include transcript extraction, whisper fallback, and REST API. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Transcript extraction
Whisper fallback
REST API
Language detection
Timestamped segments
No proxy required

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.js

Hosting

Railway

AI providers

openai

Connectors

API

Runs on

API-onlyCloud-managed

Detected from

Next.js: x-powered-by header · /_next/static/ in the HTML · __next_f in the HTML
openai: dall- in the HTML
Railway: x-railway-request-id header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPS

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Jul · 10:25 UTC
Show HN: A YouTube transcript API that survives YouTube's bot war verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about YouTube Transcript API

What does YouTube Transcript API do?: YouTube Transcript API focuses on extracting accurate transcripts from YouTube videos, including those without captions, via a simple API. It is catalogued under API design, testing & docs on PulseGate.
Who should use YouTube Transcript API?: YouTube Transcript API is a B2B product built for developers needing YouTube transcript extraction.
How much does YouTube Transcript API cost?: Paid plans start at $9.
What platforms does YouTube Transcript API run on?: YouTube Transcript API runs on API.
Is YouTube Transcript API still active?: Unverified. YouTube Transcript API has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to YouTube Transcript API?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Transcript, YouTube to Transcript, and YouTube Transcript AI.Youtube Transcript YouTube to Transcript YouTube Transcript AI
When did YouTube Transcript API launch?: YouTube Transcript API first shipped in 2024.
Does YouTube Transcript API have an API or integrations?: Yes — YouTube Transcript API exposes a public API.

At a glance

Pricing: Paid · from $9
Platforms: Api
Languages: English
Built for: Developers needing YouTube transcript extraction
Model: B2B
Solves: Extracting accurate transcripts from YouTube videos, including those without captions, via a simple API.

Developer

Ytranscript

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95.6
Indexed: 2 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 2 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: show-hn-a-youtube-transcript-api-that-survives-youtube-ytranscript-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://ytranscript.com/developers

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