Youtube Subtitles Transcription API

Unravel the Power of Words with the YouTube Subtitles Transcription API! Instantly access captivating video transcripts in multiple languages using any YouTube URL. Seamlessly retrieve accurate subtitles from public videos with enabled captions. Unlock new possibilities for accessibility, research, and content creation with this essential transcription service.

About the API: 

The YouTube Subtitles Transcription API is a powerful tool designed to streamline the process of accessing comprehensive video transcripts from YouTube videos. With this API, users can effortlessly retrieve accurate subtitles in multiple languages, making it easier to understand and share content with a global audience. The API's straightforward integration allows users to use any compatible YouTube URL, reducing the need for complex configurations or data manipulation.

By leveraging this service, content creators, researchers, and businesses can unlock a world of possibilities. Enhancing accessibility, the API empowers users to reach a broader audience, including those with hearing impairments or language barriers. The availability of subtitles in various languages facilitates cross-cultural communication and opens doors to new markets.

The API's versatility extends to public videos with enabled subtitles, eliminating the need for additional permissions or restrictions. Whether it's a viral video, educational content, or a marketing campaign, users can readily retrieve transcripts to support various applications.

The transcripts obtained through the API are highly accurate, preserving the original content's context and essence. This level of precision enables researchers to conduct in-depth content analysis, marketers to fine-tune their strategies, and educators to create engaging lesson plans.

Furthermore, the YouTube Subtitles Transcription API is easy to integrate into existing applications and workflows. With well-documented endpoints and response formats, developers can seamlessly incorporate transcription capabilities into their projects. This saves time and resources while enhancing the overall user experience.

Privacy and security are paramount concerns when dealing with sensitive video content. The API is designed with robust security measures, ensuring that video data and transcripts remain confidential and protected. Users can confidently utilize the API without worrying about potential data breaches.

In conclusion, the YouTube Subtitles Transcription API revolutionizes the way we interact with YouTube videos. Offering hassle-free access to video transcripts in multiple languages, it facilitates communication, enables research, and promotes inclusivity. By empowering developers and users with a comprehensive transcription service, this API opens doors to endless possibilities in the digital age.

 

What this API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

Pass the video URL of your choice. Be sure that the video has subtitles enabled, declare the language of the output and receive the translated subtitles. 

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

 

  • Video Content Localization: Content creators and businesses can use the YouTube Subtitles Transcription API to automatically generate subtitles in different languages for their YouTube videos. By providing multilingual subtitles, they can reach a broader global audience and expand their viewership, making their content more accessible and engaging to non-native speakers.

  • Educational Tools: EdTech platforms and online learning portals can integrate the API to offer interactive video lessons with accurate subtitles. This feature aids language learners and students with hearing impairments, enhancing their understanding and retention of educational content.

  • Market Research and Sentiment Analysis: Market researchers can utilize the API to transcribe and analyze user-generated videos related to their products or services. By understanding the sentiments expressed in the videos, businesses can gain valuable insights into customer feedback and preferences, informing their marketing and product development strategies.

  • Video SEO and Content Analysis: Digital marketers and SEO professionals can leverage the API to transcribe YouTube videos and analyze the content's keywords and topics. This information can be used to optimize video titles, descriptions, and tags, improving video visibility in search results and driving organic traffic to their channels.

  • Accessibility Compliance: Websites and applications striving for accessibility compliance can use the API to provide closed captions for YouTube videos embedded on their platforms. Meeting accessibility standards ensures inclusivity, allowing users with disabilities to access and comprehend video content without barriers.

 

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

Besides the number of API calls, there is no other limitation

API Documentation

Endpoints


YouTube Transcript Multilanguage

  • url: The YouTube video URL (required). Any format is available: youtube.com, youtu.be, m.youtube.com, youtube.jp…
  • lang: The ISO 639-1 two-letters language code for the desired transcript, e.g. 'en' for English (optional, defaults to "en"). However, you should use the values "zh-Hans" for simplified Chinese and "zh-Hant" for traditional Chinese, or "en-GB" for British English.


                                                                            
POST https://zylalabs.com/api/2257/youtube+subtitles+transcription+api/2123/translator
                                                                            
                                                                        

Translator - Endpoint Features

Object Description
Request Body [Required] Json
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            {"version": "2.0", "transcript": {"joined": "(film reel spinning)\n- Hi, Papa.\n(slow rap music)\n- [Eminem] Yeah.\nI know sometimes\nthings may not always make\nsense to you right now.\nBut hey\nwhat'd Daddy always tell you?\nStraighten up, little soldier.\nStiffen up that upper lip.\nWhat you cryin' about?\nYou got me.\n\u266a Hailie I know you miss your mom \u266a\n\u266a And I know you miss your dad \u266a\n\u266a When I'm gone \u266a\n\u266a But I'm tryin' to give you \u266a\n\u266a The life that I never had \u266a\n\u266a I can see you sad even when you smile \u266a\n\u266a Even when you laugh I\ncan see it in your eyes \u266a\n\u266a Deep inside you wanna cry \u266a\n\u266a 'cause you're scared I ain't there \u266a\n\u266a Daddy's with you in your prayers \u266a\n\u266a No more cryin' wipe them tears \u266a\n\u266a Daddy's here no more nightmares \u266a\n\u266a We gonna pull together through it \u266a\n\u266a We gonna do it Laney\nUncle's crazy ain't he \u266a\n\u266a Ya but he loves you girl\nand you better know it \u266a\n\u266a We're all we got in this world \u266a\n\u266a When it spins when it swirls \u266a\n\u266a When it whirls when it twirls \u266a\n\u266a Two little beautiful girls \u266a\n\u266a Lookin' puzzled in a daze \u266a\n\u266a I know it's confusing you \u266a\n\u266a Daddy's always on the move \u266a\n\u266a Mama's always on the news \u266a\n\u266a I try to keep you sheltered from it \u266a\n\u266a But somehow it seems \u266a\n\u266a The harder that I try to do that \u266a\n\u266a The more it backfires on me \u266a\n\u266a All the things growin' up \u266a\n\u266a As daddy that he had to see \u266a\n\u266a Daddy don't want you to see \u266a\n\u266a But you see just as much as he did \u266a\n\u266a We did not plan it to be this way \u266a\n\u266a Your mother and me \u266a\n\u266a But things have got so bad between us \u266a\n\u266a I don't see us ever being \u266a\n\u266a Together ever again \u266a\n\u266a Like we used to be \u266a\n\u266a When we was teenagers \u266a\n\u266a But then of course everything\nalways happens for a reason \u266a\n\u266a I guess it was never meant to be \u266a\n\u266a But it's just something\nwe have no control over \u266a\n\u266a And that's what destiny is \u266a\n\u266a So no more worries \u266a\n\u266a Rest your head and go to sleep \u266a\n\u266a Maybe one day we'll wake up \u266a\n\u266a And this'll all just be a dream \u266a\n\u266a Now hush little baby don't you cry \u266a\n\u266a Everything's gonna be all right \u266a\n\u266a Stiffen that upper lip up little lady \u266a\n\u266a I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya \u266a\n\u266a Through the night \u266a\n\u266a I know Mommy's not here right now \u266a\n\u266a And we don't know why \u266a\n\u266a We feel how we feel inside \u266a\n\u266a It may seem a little crazy pretty baby \u266a\n\u266a But I promise Mama's\ngonna be all right \u266a\n\u266a It's funny \u266a\n\u266a I remember back one year\nwhen Daddy had no money \u266a\n\u266a Mommy wrapped the\nChristmas presents up \u266a\n\u266a And stuck 'em under the tree \u266a\n\u266a And said some of 'em were from me \u266a\n\u266a 'Cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em \u266a\n\u266a I'll never forget that Christmas \u266a\n\u266a I sat up the whole night cryin' \u266a\n\u266a 'Cause Daddy felt like a bum \u266a\n\u266a See Daddy had a job \u266a\n\u266a But his job was to keep\nthe food on the table \u266a\n\u266a for you and Mom \u266a\n\u266a And at the time \u266a\n\u266a Every house that we lived in \u266a\n\u266a Either kept gettin'\nbroken into and robbed \u266a\n\u266a Or shot up on the block \u266a\n\u266a And your Mom was savin'\nmoney for you in a jar \u266a\n\u266a Tryin' to start a piggy bank for you \u266a\n\u266a So you could go to college \u266a\n\u266a Almost had a thousand dollars \u266a\n\u266a Till someone broke in and stole it \u266a\n\u266a And I know it hurt so bad \u266a\n\u266a It broke your Mama's heart \u266a\n\u266a And it seemed like everything \u266a\n\u266a Was just startin' to fall apart \u266a\n\u266a Mom and Dad was arguing a lot \u266a\n\u266a So Mama moved back on\nto Chalmers in a flat \u266a\n\u266a One bedroom apartment \u266a\n\u266a And Dad moved back to the other side \u266a\n\u266a Of Eight Mile on Novarra \u266a\n\u266a And that's when Daddy went\nto California with his CD \u266a\n\u266a And met Dr. Dre \u266a\n\u266a And flew you and Mama out to see me \u266a\n\u266a But Daddy had to work \u266a\n\u266a You and Mama had to leave me \u266a\n\u266a Then you started\nseein' Daddy on the TV \u266a\n\u266a And Mama didn't like it \u266a\n\u266a And you and Laney were\ntoo young to understand \u266a\n\u266a That Papa was a rollin' stone \u266a\n\u266a Mama developed a habit \u266a\n\u266a And it all happened too fast \u266a\n\u266a For either one of us to grab it \u266a\n\u266a I'm just sorry you were there \u266a\n\u266a And had to witness it firsthand \u266a\n\u266a 'Cause I ever wanted to\ndo was just make you proud \u266a\n\u266a Now I'm sittin' in this empty house \u266a\n\u266a Just reminiscing looking\nat your baby pictures \u266a\n\u266a It just trips me out \u266a\n\u266a To see how much you both have grown \u266a\n\u266a It's almost like you're sisters now \u266a\n\u266a Wow guess you pretty much are \u266a\n\u266a And Daddy's still here \u266a\n\u266a Laney I'm talkin' to you too \u266a\n\u266a Daddy's still here \u266a\n\u266a I like the sound of that yeah \u266a\n\u266a It's got a ring to it don't it \u266a\n\u266a Shh Mama's only gone for the moment \u266a\n\u266a Now hush little baby don't you cry \u266a\n\u266a Everything's gonna be all right \u266a\n\u266a Stiffen that upper lip up little lady \u266a\n\u266a I told ya Daddy'd here to hold ya \u266a\n\u266a 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"start": 66.42, "duration": 1.056}, {"text": "\u266a The harder that I try to do that \u266a", "start": 67.476, "duration": 1.431}, {"text": "\u266a The more it backfires on me \u266a", "start": 68.907, "duration": 1.433}, {"text": "\u266a All the...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Translator - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request POST 'https://zylalabs.com/api/2257/youtube+subtitles+transcription+api/2123/translator' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDSf2h9_39I",
    "lang": "en"
}'

    

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Yes, the API can handle videos with multiple subtitle tracks. It provides an option to specify the desired subtitle language or retrieve transcripts for all available languages, ensuring flexibility in handling diverse content.

Yes, to prevent abuse, the API implements rate-limiting. The specific rate limits and quotas are detailed in the API documentation. Developers should adhere to these limits to maintain a smooth and efficient service.

No, the API currently works only with public YouTube videos that have subtitles enabled. For private videos or videos without subtitles, alternative solutions or manual transcription may be required.

The API strives to provide accurate transcripts, but the accuracy may vary based on the quality of the original subtitles. It is recommended to review the generated transcripts and perform any necessary post-processing or corrections based on specific use cases.

As of the current version, the API does not support real-time transcription for live streams. It focuses on retrieving transcripts from pre-recorded videos available on YouTube.

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