YouTube Shorts Transcript API for Data Analysts

Extract clean, structured data for analysis without writing scrapers. Export to CSV, JSON, or integrate with your BI tools.

Social media analytics and reporting
Competitor benchmarking
Trend analysis and forecasting
Content performance measurement

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https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/transcript?url=youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

AI Summary

+transcript

Video discusses upcoming social media trends including AI-generated content...

• Full transcript available

Engagement

+15 metrics

94%

Rate

8.2

Score

• Views, likes, comments...

Topics

+keywords

AI ContentTrendsMarketing...

• Sentiment, entities...

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Call our Social Media API with any YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram URL.

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Get video summaries, transcripts, engagement metrics, and more.

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How It Works

Step-by-step workflow to get started

Connect API to your data pipeline

Extract metrics (views, likes, comments, etc.)

Store in database or export to CSV/Excel

Build dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, or Looker

Schedule automated data refreshes

Why Teams Choose Us

We solve real problems faced by teams every day

Common Challenges

Cleaning and normalizing messy social data
Tracking metrics over time consistently
Combining data from multiple platforms
Creating executive-ready visualizations

How We Help

Get clean, structured JSON data ready for analysis. No more scraping, parsing HTML, or dealing with format inconsistencies. Integrate directly with Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, or your database.

Popular Use Cases

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Viral Hook Analysis

Extract exact wording from the first 3 seconds of viral Shorts to build a library of proven hooks that grab attention.

Content coaches extract transcripts from 5,000+ viral Shorts, analyzing opening lines that drive retention and views.

Script Pattern Library

Build databases of successful Shorts scripts to understand pacing, structure, and messaging that works.

Creators categorize 10,000+ Shorts transcripts by format, building reference libraries of proven script patterns.

Shorts Caption Generation

Automatically generate captions for YouTube Shorts to improve accessibility and viewer retention.

Brands add captions to all Shorts using extracted transcripts, improving engagement by 40% and meeting accessibility standards.

Competitor Script Research

Analyze competitor Shorts scripts to understand their messaging, CTAs, and content strategies.

Marketing teams extract competitor Shorts scripts weekly, identifying successful messaging patterns to adapt.

Features Built for YouTube Shorts Transcript API Data Analysts

Specialized capabilities designed specifically for data analysts workflows and use cases.

Accurate Shorts Transcripts

Get precise word-for-word transcripts from YouTube Shorts optimized for short-form vertical video content.

Precise Timestamps

Receive transcripts with exact timestamps perfect for analyzing hooks, pacing, and creating Shorts captions.

Hook Analysis

Extract the exact wording from the first 3 seconds to analyze what hooks work in viral YouTube Shorts.

Script Pattern Research

Study successful YouTube Shorts scripts to understand pacing, structure, and messaging patterns that drive views.

Shorts Optimized

Specialized for YouTube Shorts audio characteristics, fast pacing, and vertical video format.

Fast Extraction

Get complete YouTube Shorts transcripts in under 2 seconds for real-time analysis and monitoring.

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