---
id: youtube-transcript-api
version: "1.2.4"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# youtube-transcript-api — This is a python API which allows you to get the transcripts/subtitles for a given YouTube video. It also works for automatically generated subtitles, supports translating subtitles and it does not require a headless browser, like other selenium based solutions do!

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install youtube-transcript-api
uv add youtube-transcript-api
poetry add youtube-transcript-api

## Description

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  ✨ YouTube Transcript API ✨
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Retrieves transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos, including auto-generated captions, with support for multiple languages and translation without requiring a browser.

Verdict: Well-maintained, actively developed library with no known vulnerabilities and permissive MIT licensing. Low install friction and strong community signals make it a reliable choice for YouTube transcript retrieval in Python projects.

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