# Download YouTube Transcripts

> Extract caption-derived text from public YouTube videos, channels, and playlists through the web app, REST API, CLI, or MCP.

## Product capabilities

- Single video: preview, copy, and download the available transcript.
- Channel or playlist: load the public source, select videos, and start a background transcript job.
- Playlist picker: list the public playlists on a channel and choose which collections to process.
- Web exports: individual TXT files or one combined TXT file.
- REST API: JSON responses for single transcripts and asynchronous jobs for channel and playlist workloads.
- CLI and MCP: agent-oriented access to the same transcript service.

## Credits and limitations

- Single-video transcript extraction is free in the web preview.
- New accounts receive 25 credits for bulk downloads.
- One processed video uses one credit; credits do not expire.
- Only public, unrestricted videos with available captions or subtitles are supported.
- Transcript accuracy depends on the source captions, audio quality, language, and YouTube availability.
- Bulk completion time varies with source size, caption availability, and YouTube response times.

## Main pages

- Homepage: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/
- Tools: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/tools
- Single-video tool: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/tools/youtube-transcript-generator
- Channel tool: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/tools/channel-transcript-extractor
- Playlist tool: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/tools/playlist-transcript-downloader
- Bulk tool: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/tools/bulk-youtube-transcript-downloader
- API access: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/api-access
- Agent and MCP setup: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/use-with-agents
- Pricing: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/#pricing
- Blog: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog
- Use cases: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/use-cases

## Developer and agent resources

- Agent guide: https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/docs/agent.md
- OpenAPI 3.1 specification: https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/api/v1/openapi.json
- Hosted MCP endpoint: https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp
- API service information: https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/llms.txt
- CLI and local MCP package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/youtube-transcript-agent

Authentication details, request schemas, response schemas, job states, and current endpoint behavior are documented in the agent guide and OpenAPI specification.

## Guides

- YouTube Transcript API Guide: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog/youtube-transcript-api-guide
- YouTube to ChatGPT Workflow: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog/youtube-to-chatgpt-workflow
- Download Channel Transcripts: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog/how-to-download-youtube-channel-transcripts
- Convert YouTube Videos to Text: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog/how-to-convert-youtube-videos-to-text
- Clean a Transcript: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/blog/how-to-clean-transcript

## Policies and contact

- Privacy: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/privacy
- Terms: https://www.downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/terms
- Contact: franco@downloadyoutubetranscripts.com

Download YouTube Transcripts is not affiliated with YouTube or Google.