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YouTube → Get Video Transcription

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Summary

Retrieve the transcription text of a YouTube video by specifying its video ID, optionally providing a language code for the transcription.

Inputs

  • Video ID (required) — The YouTube video ID to retrieve the transcription for.
  • Language — Optional language code to specify the transcription language (default is 'en').

Output shape

a single record containing the transcription data

The transcription is fetched via a GET request to /youtube/videos/{videoId}/transcription with an optional 'language' query parameter.

Examples

Example 1: Get the English transcription for a YouTube video

Set 'Video ID' to the target video's ID and optionally set 'Language' to 'en'.

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