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YTAPI
Transcript API for YouTube videos with 644 ms median response time
API for extracting transcripts from YouTube videos with word-level timestamps, supporting multiple formats including Markdown, SRT and VTT, with 644 ms median
Overview
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YTAPI provides a transcript API for YouTube videos that fetches transcripts quickly even for videos that have never been requested before. The service delivers 644 ms median response time on uncached videos across four regions, with P99 latency of 2.34 seconds. Transcripts are available in multiple formats including Markdown, SRT, VTT and JSON with optional word-level timestamps for auto-generated captions.
Beyond transcripts, YTAPI offers access to video metadata, comments, playlists, channels and search functionality through the same API key and credit system. The service includes a Chrome extension for reading transcripts directly on YouTube, bulk export tools for downloading entire channels or playlists up to 5,000 videos, and SDKs for Python and TypeScript.
Pricing is credit-based with no subscriptions: each successful API response costs one credit, while errors and failed requests are free. New users receive 200 free credits on signup with no card required. Paid plans range from 2,000 to 50,000 credits, and credits never expire.
Capabilities
- 644 ms median response time on uncached videos
- Word-level timestamps for auto-generated captions
- Multiple transcript formats: Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON
- Support for videos with no prior requests or cache
- Chrome extension for in-video transcript viewing
- Bulk export of channel and playlist transcripts up to 5,000 videos
- Batch API for up to 100 videos in parallel
- YouTube search, channel and playlist APIs
- Video comments and most replayed moments
- SDKs for Python, TypeScript, and MCP server
Pricing
Pricing model: Paid
Free plan: 200 credits on signup, no card required. Starter: 2,000 credits for $9 (5 req/s, 300 RPM). Standard: 10,000 credits for $29 (10 req/s, 600 RPM). Best Value: 50,000 credits for $79 (50 req/s, 3,000 RPM). Enterprise: custom pricing. Each successful API response costs 1 credit; errors and fa
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YTAPI fact sheet
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| Website | ytapi.dev |
YTAPI metrics
Vendor metrics for ytapi.dev: Ahrefs Domain Rating and Majestic link data, with the delta since the last review.
- Domain Rating
- 5
- no change since last check
- Trust Flow
- 0
- no change since last check
- Citation Flow
- 24
- no change since last check
- Referring domains
- 19
- no change since last check
- External backlinks
- 73
- no change since last check
Vendor Domain Rating (Ahrefs) checked 6 Nov 2026, spec changed 4 Nov 2026. Vendor Majestic data checked 4 Nov 2026, spec changed 4 Nov 2026. Link metrics supplied by Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
YTAPI vendor domain
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We read this from the registry's RDAP record on 6 Nov 2026, 17:38 UTC.
- Domain age
- 2 months
- Registered
- Expires
- Registrar
- CloudFlare, Inc.
- DNSSEC
- Not signed
YTAPI post-launch report
| Measure | At launch, then latest |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 5 to 5 no change since launch 4 Nov 2026, then 5 Nov 2026 |
| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 first measured 4 Nov 2026 |
| Referring domains (Majestic) | 19 first measured 4 Nov 2026 |
Day 1 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 4 Dec 2026. Many things move these figures, so a change is not proof of cause. Only stored readings are shown.
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Buyer questions
Do I need a Google API key?
No. You only need a YTAPI key, which you get from the dashboard when you sign up.
Which videos are supported?
Any public video with captions, including Shorts, videos uploaded today and videos from small channels. Nothing has to be cached first; if YTAPI hasn't fetched a video before, it fetches it from YouTube when you ask.
Is it fast for videos nobody has requested before?
Yes. In early October 2026, over 99% of customer transcript requests were for videos never fetched before. Those took a median of under 300 ms on YTAPI servers. Measured from client machines in four regions including network, the median was 644 ms.
Can I download every transcript from a channel or playlist?
Yes, without code. In the dashboard, paste a channel or playlist link, check the free estimate and start the export. You get one zip with a file per video and combined files per type, in Markdown, TXT, SRT or JSON, up to 5,000 videos. It costs one credit per transcript plus one per page of the video list.
How does pricing work?
You buy credit packs. Each successful request uses one credit, failed requests are free, and credits never expire. No subscriptions.
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