Get a YouTube Video Transcript in Jinba Flow

Use YOUTUBE_GET_TRANSCRIPT with a video ID and language to return spoken text, optionally with timestamps.

Use YOUTUBE_GET_TRANSCRIPT with the video ID from a YouTube URL. lang defaults to en; timestamps defaults to false. The text is returned in result.transcript.

Use the tool

The YouTube Transcript tool allows you to retrieve transcripts for YouTube videos. This can be useful for extracting spoken content from videos, making it easier to analyze or reference later.

Key Features

• YOUTUBE_GET_TRANSCRIPT
  • Retrieve transcripts for YouTube videos.
  • Supports multiple languages and options for timestamps.

Example: Get YouTube Transcript

- id: get_transcript
  name: get_transcript
  tool: YOUTUBE_GET_TRANSCRIPT
  config: []
  input:
    - name: video_id
      value: Rzlr2tNSl0U
    - name: lang
      value: en
    - name: timestamps
      value: false

Check the transcript result

Inspect result.transcript after the run. If it is unavailable, check the video ID, requested language, and whether captions exist for that video. To include timestamps, set timestamps to true.