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YouTube Transcript API with Python

Use a simple YouTube transcript extractor API to get precise, timestamped transcripts from YouTube videos for content analysis, accessibility, and data processing. Easy integration with Python.

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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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3 Simple Steps to Analyze Social Media Videos

Start extracting insights from Social Media Videos in minutes, and save days of development.

01

Get Your Access Key

Sign up and get your API key instantly - no sales calls, no complex onboarding.

02

Send Your First Request

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

03

Extract Insights at Scale

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

Integrate with Your Favorite No-Code Platform

Use Zapier, Make, n8n or any other no-code platform using our native connection or by using the access token.

Quick Integration Example

Get started in minutes

typescript
import requests

# Using GET request
url = "https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/transcript"
params = {
    "access_key": "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY",
    "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = response.json()

# Or using POST request
response = requests.post(url, json=params)
data = response.json()

print(f"Transcript: {data['data']['transcript']}")
print(f"Word count: {data['data']['wordCount']}")

Tips & Best Practices

Learn from common mistakes and follow proven patterns

Common Pitfalls to Avoid

  • Forgetting to handle API errors and rate limits
  • Not URL-encoding video URLs properly
  • Hardcoding access keys instead of using environment variables

Best Practices

  • Store access_key in environment variables
  • Implement retry logic for failed requests
  • Cache responses to minimize API calls
  • Use asyncio/aiohttp for concurrent requests

Popular Use Cases

See how teams are using this API in production

Content Repurposing

Turn YouTube videos into blog posts, social media content, and email newsletters. Extract transcripts and use AI to reformat into different content types.

A B2B SaaS company repurposes their webinar recordings into 10+ blog posts monthly by extracting transcripts and editing them into written content.

SEO & Content Research

Analyze competitor video content, extract keywords, and identify content gaps. See exactly what topics and phrases are working in your niche.

SEO agencies extract transcripts from top-ranking YouTube videos to identify keyword patterns and content structures that drive rankings.

Accessibility Compliance

Generate accurate captions and subtitles for video content to meet accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA). Create searchable video archives.

Educational platforms automatically generate captions for thousands of course videos, ensuring compliance and improving student learning outcomes.

AI Training & Analysis

Feed transcripts into AI models for sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and content classification. Build datasets for machine learning projects.

Researchers analyze 50,000+ video transcripts to study communication patterns, trending topics, and audience sentiment across different niches.

Common Workflows

Integrate with your existing tools and platforms

Automated Content Pipeline

Extract transcripts, process with AI, and publish to multiple platforms automatically.

MakeZapiern8nOpenAIWordPress

Data Analysis Workflow

Pull transcripts into databases or spreadsheets for analysis and reporting.

AirtableGoogle SheetsPythonTableauPower BI

Video SEO Tool

Build tools that analyze video transcripts for keyword optimization and ranking.

Node.jsReactPostgreSQLElasticsearchRedis

6 Ways to Use YouTube Transcript API

Extract precise transcripts from YouTube videos for accessibility, content analysis, and data processing workflows.

Accurate Transcripts

Get precise, word-for-word transcripts from YouTube videos with high accuracy speech recognition.

Timestamped Segments

Receive transcripts with precise timestamps, making it easy to sync with video content and create captions.

Multiple Languages

Support for transcripts in multiple languages with automatic language detection and processing.

All Content Types

Works with regular YouTube videos, and YouTube Shorts with consistent quality.

Content Analysis Ready

Perfect for content analysis, SEO research, and accessibility compliance with structured output.

Fast Processing

Get complete transcripts in seconds with reliable API performance for real-time applications.

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Comprehensive TikTok video and creator analytics

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Extract and analyze TikTok comments at scale

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AI-powered video summaries from TikTok URLs

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Extract accurate transcripts from TikTok videos

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Comprehensive TikTok channel analytics

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Extract video summaries, transcripts, comments, and engagement metrics from social media content with our powerful Social Media Data Extraction API.

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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...