Extract YouTube auto-generated transcripts for AI analysis and storage
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Overview
π¬ Extract YouTube auto-generated transcripts and save them for AI processing
Direct YouTube API - Auto-Generated Only
Extracts the auto-generated transcript from any YouTube video automatically.
π How It Works (5 Steps)
- π₯ Input:
youtubeVideoUrlonly - π Fetch: GET YouTube page HTML to extract INNERTUBE_API_KEY
- π Extract: Parse API key and video ID
- π₯ Metadata: GET caption metadata
- π€ Auto-Detect: Find auto-generated transcript (
kind: asr) - π Fetch & Parse: Download and clean transcript
π Setup steps
- Import the workflow to your n8n instance
- Activate the workflow
- Provide the YouTube video URL via webhook or manual trigger
- The workflow will automatically extract the auto-generated transcript
- Access the results in the specified output format
π― Use Cases
- Extract auto-generated transcripts automatically
- No language selection needed
- Perfect for bulk transcript collection
- AI processing, summarization, analysis
- Content accessibility
β Output Format
{
"fullTranscript": "Auto-generated transcript text...",
"wordCount": 1234,
"transcript": [...timestamps...]
}