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# Get YouTube Video Transcript

> Fetch YouTube video transcript/captions. Returns timestamped segments and full text. Useful for content analysis.

**Supported sources:**
- Manual captions (highest quality)
- Auto-generated captions
- Multiple language tracks

**Pricing**: 0.5 credits per transcript ($0.005)



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/influship-api/openapi.documented.yml get /v1/raw/youtube/transcript/{video_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Influship API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Public API for creator search, profile lookup, and campaign-fit analysis.


    ## Authentication


    Send your API key in the `X-API-Key` header on every authenticated request.


    ```bash

    curl -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key"
    https://api.influship.com/v1/creators/autocomplete?q=fitness

    ```


    ## Billing and Rate Limits


    The API uses credit-based billing and credit-based rate limits.


    - every endpoint has a credit cost

    - successful responses include `X-Credits-Charged` and `X-Credits-Features`

    - rate limits are enforced with per-minute and per-hour credit budgets

    - rate limit state is returned in the `RateLimit-*` headers


    ## Pagination


    List endpoints use cursor pagination.


    - send `limit` to control page size

    - use `next_cursor` from the response to fetch the next page

    - stop when `has_more` is `false`


    Search has one special rule:


    - `POST /v1/search` creates a persisted search session

    - `GET /v1/search/{id}` paginates that session for free

    - free pagination is capped by the original search `limit`


    ## Errors


    Errors use a consistent shape:


    ```json

    {
      "error": {
        "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
        "message": "Rate limit exceeded (per minute)"
      }
    }

    ```


    See each operation for exact request and response schemas.
  contact:
    name: Influship Support
    email: support@influship.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://influship.com/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.influship.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Health
    description: API health and status endpoints
  - name: Creators
    description: >-
      Retrieve creator profiles and discover new creators through search,
      autocomplete, and lookalike matching. Creators are cross-platform entities
      that may have profiles on multiple social networks.
  - name: Profiles
    description: >-
      Access individual social media profiles with detailed metrics, growth
      data, and activity information. Profiles are platform-specific accounts
      linked to creators.
  - name: Posts
    description: >-
      Retrieve and analyze social media posts with engagement metrics, media
      content, and performance data.
  - name: Search
    description: >-
      AI-powered semantic search to find creators using natural language
      queries. Understands intent and context to match creators based on content
      themes, audience, and style.
  - name: Live Scraping
    description: >-
      Fetch fresh data directly from social platforms in real-time. Use when you
      need the most current information or data for profiles not yet in our
      database.
paths:
  /v1/raw/youtube/transcript/{video_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Live Scraping
      summary: Get YouTube Video Transcript
      description: >-
        Fetch YouTube video transcript/captions. Returns timestamped segments
        and full text. Useful for content analysis.


        **Supported sources:**

        - Manual captions (highest quality)

        - Auto-generated captions

        - Multiple language tracks


        **Pricing**: 0.5 credits per transcript ($0.005)
      operationId: getLiveYouTubeTranscript
      parameters:
        - schema:
            default: auto
            description: Language code or "auto" for automatic detection
            example: en
            type: string
          in: query
          name: language
          description: Language code or "auto" for automatic detection
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            description: YouTube video ID
            example: dQw4w9WgXcQ
          in: path
          name: video_id
          required: true
          description: YouTube video ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveTranscriptResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error400'
        '401':
          description: Authentication error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error401'
        '403':
          description: Permission error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error403'
        '404':
          description: Not found error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error404'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limit exceeded response. Check Retry-After header for backoff
            timing.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error429'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error500'
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error503'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: >-
            import Influship from 'influship';


            const client = new Influship({
              apiKey: process.env['INFLUSHIP_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });


            const response = await
            client.raw.youtube.getTranscript('dQw4w9WgXcQ');


            console.log(response.data);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from influship import Influship

            client = Influship(
                api_key=os.environ.get("INFLUSHIP_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            response = client.raw.youtube.get_transcript(
                video_id="dQw4w9WgXcQ",
            )
            print(response.data)
components:
  schemas:
    LiveTranscriptResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/YouTubeTranscriptResponseData'
      required:
        - data
      additionalProperties: false
    Error400:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Validation error response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: validation_error
            message: 'Invalid value for parameter ''limit'': must be between 1 and 100'
            param: limit
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    Error401:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Authentication error response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: unauthorized
            message: API key missing or invalid
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    Error403:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Permission error response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: forbidden
            message: Your plan does not include access to this endpoint
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    Error404:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Not found error response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: not_found
            message: Creator with ID '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000' not found
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    Error429:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: >-
        Rate limit exceeded response. Check Retry-After header for backoff
        timing.
      examples:
        - error:
            code: rate_limit_exceeded
            message: Rate limit exceeded (per minute)
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        - error:
            code: rate_limit_exceeded
            message: Rate limit exceeded (per hour)
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001
    Error500:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Internal server error response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: internal_error
            message: An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later.
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    Error503:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Service unavailable response
      examples:
        - error:
            code: service_unavailable
            message: External service temporarily unavailable
            request_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
    YouTubeTranscriptResponseData:
      type: object
      properties:
        video_id:
          type: string
          description: Video ID
          example: dQw4w9WgXcQ
        url:
          type: string
          description: Video URL
          example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
        title:
          type: string
          description: Video title
          example: Full Body Workout | 30 Minutes
        language:
          type: string
          description: Transcript language code
          example: en
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
            - manual
            - auto_generated
          description: Caption source — manual subtitles or auto-generated
          example: manual
        transcript:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TranscriptSegment'
          description: Transcript segments
        full_text:
          type: string
          description: Full transcript as plain text
        word_count:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 9007199254740991
          description: Total word count
          example: 1245
        available_languages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TranscriptAvailableLanguage'
          description: All caption tracks available on this video
        scraped_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          pattern: >-
            ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$
          description: When this data was scraped
          example: '2024-01-15T14:30:00Z'
      required:
        - video_id
        - url
        - title
        - language
        - source
        - transcript
        - full_text
        - word_count
        - available_languages
        - scraped_at
      additionalProperties: false
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCode'
              description: Machine-readable error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
              example: Request validation failed
            param:
              description: Parameter that caused the error (if applicable)
              example: query
              type: string
            request_id:
              description: Request ID for debugging
              example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
              type: string
            details:
              description: Structured error context (e.g., field-level validation issues)
              type: object
              propertyNames:
                type: string
              additionalProperties: {}
          required:
            - code
            - message
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
    TranscriptSegment:
      type: object
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Segment text
          example: Welcome to my channel!
        start:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          description: Start time in seconds
          example: 0.5
        duration:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          description: Duration in seconds
          example: 2.3
      required:
        - text
        - start
        - duration
      additionalProperties: false
    TranscriptAvailableLanguage:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Language code (e.g., "en", "es", "en-orig")
          example: en
        name:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable language name
          example: English
        is_auto:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this track is auto-generated
          example: false
      required:
        - code
        - name
        - is_auto
      additionalProperties: false
    ErrorCode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - validation_error
        - invalid_parameter
        - missing_parameter
        - unauthorized
        - forbidden
        - payment_required
        - not_found
        - rate_limit_exceeded
        - internal_error
        - service_unavailable
        - database_error
        - seed_not_found
        - invalid_seeds
        - seed_resolution_failed
        - lookalike_failed
        - get_profiles_failed
        - post_analysis_failed
        - match_failed
        - scraping_failed
        - transcript_unavailable
      description: Machine-readable error code for programmatic handling
      example: validation_error
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````