ScrapeCreators: Youtube Transcript

Get the transcript of a YouTube video or short, with timestamps and plain text, from its URL or video ID.

Tool ID: scrapecreators_youtube_transcript

Run this action

Use the TypeScript SDK for one call. Use ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play for durable calls, scheduled calls, or CSV processing.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'scrapecreators_youtube_transcript',
  {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute scrapecreators_youtube_transcript --input '{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}' --json

Example response

The static output schema lacks the details for a reliable example. Use deepline describe scrapecreators_youtube_transcript --json for the complete live contract.

Input reference

Retrieves the captions, subtitles, or transcript of a YouTube video or short. Returns both a timestamped transcript array with start/end times and a plain-text version in transcript_only_text. Supports specifying a language code. Note: the video must be under 2 minutes for transcript extraction to work.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.url`	`string`	No	—	YouTube video or short URL
`payload.language`	`string`	No	—	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.
`payload.video_id`	`string`	No	—	Deprecated legacy Deepline input. Prefer url with a full YouTube URL. Minimum length: 1.

Output reference

Standard tool result payload.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`unknown`	Yes	—	Provider response payload.
`result.meta`	`object`	No	—	Additional response metadata (status, paging).

Deepline cost

Pricing model: fixed (per call).
Estimated Deepline credits: 0.02 per pricing unit.

​Run this action

​CLI

​Example response

​Input reference

​Output reference

​Deepline cost

​Related documentation

Run this action

CLI

Example response

Input reference

Output reference

Deepline cost

Related documentation