🚀 YouTube API without the blocks

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Get transcripts, search videos, browse channels, and extract playlists via REST API — at scale.

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500K+
Transcripts processed daily
49ms
Median response time
15M+
Transcripts served monthly

One API. Full YouTube Access.

Transcripts, search, channels, playlists — all in one place.

📝

Get Transcripts

Extract transcripts from any YouTube video — with or without timestamps. Drop the output straight into summarizers, search indexes, or AI pipelines.

  • Timestamped or plain text
  • Auto-detect language
  • JSON or text output
Request
curl "https://tubetotext.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=json" \\
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"
Response
{ "language": "en", "length_seconds": 1164, "transcript": [ { "text": "Good morning...", "start": 0.0, "duration": 3.2 } ] }
🔍

Search YouTube

Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists. Filter by type and limit results — perfect for discovery, research, and building content pipelines.

  • Filter by type
  • Limit & pagination
  • Caption availability flag
📺

Channel Videos

List all videos from any YouTube channel. Ideal for bulk transcript extraction.

🔎

Search Inside Channel

Search within a specific channel to find videos on any topic.

📁

Playlist Videos

Get every video from a playlist. Process entire courses or collections.

🆕

Track New Uploads

Check for the latest uploads from any channel — no credits required.

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REST API

Add YouTube data to any application with simple HTTP endpoints.

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Agent Ready

Built for AI agents, n8n, Make, Zapier and custom workflows.

One Plan. Every Feature Included.

Transcripts, search, channels, playlists — all endpoints, one credit each.

Monthly
$5/mo
  • 1,000 credits/month
  • Top-ups at $2.50/1K
  • MCP Access
  • API Access
  • 200 RPM rate limit
  • Human support
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Annual
$54/yr
Save 10% — billed yearly
  • 1,000 credits/month
  • Top-ups at $1.50/1K
  • MCP Access
  • API Access
  • 300 RPM rate limit
  • Human support
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