Get the transcript for a YouTube video. Also available as /api/youtube/{videoId}/transcript and the matching legacy /api/youtube-external/* aliases. HTTP 404 with error code transcript_not_available confirms that YouTube loaded the video but has no captions; other 404 responses are ambiguous upstream failures. HTTP 503 indicates a failed request, not an empty transcript: a 503 with upstream_status is an upstream service failure (for example upstream_status 503), while a 503 without upstream_status indicates network unavailability. Check the HTTP status and Content-Type before parsing an error body; gateways may return non-JSON errors. Failed requests do not consume Scrappa credits.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
3 required parameters needed before sending a request.
4 optional filters available.
string
Required
YouTube video ID (aliases: videoId, id)
dQw4w9WgXcQ
string
Required
YouTube video ID (aliases: video_id, id)
example
string
Required
YouTube video ID (aliases: video_id, videoId)
1234567890
string
Optional
Transcript language code or name (alias: lang).
es
string
Optional
Transcript language code or name (alias: language).
example
string
Optional
Language code for localized upstream video info lookups (e.g., en).
en
string
Optional
Country code for localized upstream video info lookups (e.g., US).
us
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
videoId
language
languageName
sourceLanguage
sourceLanguageName
isAutoGenerated
isTranslated
availableLanguages
+3 more
Common availableLanguages fields
language
name
isAutoGenerated
isTranslatable
{
"videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"language": "es",
"languageName": "Spanish",
"sourceLanguage": "en",
"sourceLanguageName": "English",
"isAutoGenerated": true,
"isTranslated": true,
"availableLanguages": [
{
"language": "en",
"name": "English",
"isAutoGenerated": true,
"isTranslatable": true
}
],
"translationLanguages": [
{
"language": "es",
"name": "Spanish"
}
],
"transcript": [
{
"text": "Hola mundo",
"startMs": 1000,
"durationMs": 2000,
"endMs": 3000,
"startTime": 1
}
],
"text": "Hola mundo"
}
Generate Code with AI
Copy a ready-made prompt with all the endpoint details, parameters, and example responses. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI assistant to instantly generate working code.
Try It Live
Test this endpoint in our interactive playground with real data.