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Video Transcript Data API

Scrape YouTube Video Transcript data with one API call. Returns the transcript of a YouTube video with timestamped text segments. Supports multiple languages.

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GET/v1/youtube/video/transcript

Full URL of the YouTube video

1 optional parameters

2 letter language code, ie 'en', 'es', 'fr' etc. If the transcript is not available in the language you specify, the transcript will be null.

Works with 21 platforms

·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
YouTube API

What can you do with the Video Transcript API?

The Video Transcript endpoint gives you structured, AI-enriched YouTube data in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/v1/youtube/video/transcript?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
urlYesFull URL of the YouTube video
languageNo2 letter language code, ie 'en', 'es', 'fr' etc. If the transcript is not available in the language you specify, the transcript will be null.
API Details

How does the YouTube Video Transcript API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with AI-computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for YouTube Video Transcript data?

We handle the complexity of YouTube data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 21 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 21 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

AI-enriched, not just scraped

Computed fields on every response: engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, language.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.socialcrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
    "engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
    "metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
  }
}
and many more

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