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YouTube Video Transcript Fetcher
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YouTube Video Transcript Fetcher is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-27).
Fetches the transcript/captions of a YouTube video by URL, with optional language selection
Price / call$0.02
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Transcript
Output
Returns the full transcript text of the specified YouTube video in the requested language. If the transcript is unavailable in the specified language, the transcript field will be null. The response contains the spoken/captioned content of the video as plain text.
Example use cases
Summarize a YouTube lecture
“Get the transcript of this YouTube lecture so I can summarize the key points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz — grab it in English please.”
Translate YouTube video content
“Fetch the Spanish transcript from this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyz456abc so I can translate it into English for my team.”
Research competitor YouTube content
“Pull the full transcript from this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def789ghi — I want to analyze what talking points they're making about our industry.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://x402.orthogonal.com/scrapecreators/v1/youtube/video/transcript?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to extract spoken content or captions from a YouTube video programmatically, especially when you need multilingual support or want to process video content as text. Prefer this over manual captioning when you need fast, automated transcript retrieval from YouTube URLs.
Side effects
- Transcript not available in the specified language — transcript field returns null
- Invalid or malformed YouTube URL — returns error
- Video has no captions or transcript enabled — returns null or error
- Private or deleted video — returns error
- Unsupported language code format — may return null transcript
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object |
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