Captapi

Structured social media data from 32 platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Truth Social, Kick, Kwai, Komi, Pillar, Linkbio, Linkme, Amazon Shop) — transcripts, AI summaries, comments, stats, search and downloads.

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YouTube → YouTube Shorts Transcript

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Summary

Fetches a transcript for a public YouTube Short up to three minutes long, optionally requesting a caption language and using the 24-hour response cache.

Inputs

  • URL (required) — Public YouTube Shorts URL. Long-form videos return HTTP 422; use the matching YouTube endpoint instead.
  • Language — Preferred caption language as an ISO code, such as en. Defaults to auto-detection.
  • Cache — Defaults to false, which fetches fresh data. Set true to serve a cached response when available; cache hits cost 0 credits and include cached and cachedAt in the response envelope.

Output shape

A transcript response in an API envelope.

The property description specifies that cache-hit envelopes include cached and cachedAt. The exact transcript fields are not shown in the provided source pack.

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