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# YouTube Transcript

> Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for analysis and automation.

# YouTube Transcript

Use this feature to pull the transcript from a YouTube video so you can summarize it, search it, repurpose it, or feed it into an AI workflow.

## What it does

* Extracts transcript text from a YouTube video
* Can include timestamps
* Supports preferred language selection when transcripts are available
* Returns text that can be used in prompts, reports, or automations

## Common use cases

* Turn videos into blog drafts or notes
* Summarize long interviews, podcasts, or talks
* Index transcripts for search or RAG workflows
* Analyze content themes across channels

## Why use it

You get transcript-ready text without handling subtitle parsing or custom YouTube integrations yourself.

## Related endpoints

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Get YouTube Transcript API" icon="book" href="/api-reference/endpoint/get-youtube-transcript">
    Parameters, examples, and supported options
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search YouTube" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/api-reference/endpoint/search-youtube">
    Find videos before pulling transcripts
  </Card>

  <Card title="YouTube Video" icon="video" href="/api-reference/endpoint/get-youtube-video">
    Fetch metadata for a specific video
  </Card>

  <Card title="Unified API" icon="sparkles" href="/api-reference/v2/introduction">
    Use `get_youtube_transcript` for new capability-first transcript workflows
  </Card>
</CardGroup>