YouTube Transcript Extractor

Extract clean, plain-text transcripts from YouTube videos using a dual fallback system with Supadata API and yt-dlp for fast, accurate results.

YouTube Transcript Extraction

Extract high-quality transcripts from YouTube videos using multiple methods.

Commands

# Extract transcript from YouTube URL or video ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript VIDEO_ID

Features

• Dual fallback system: Tries Supadata API first, falls back to yt-dlp
• Auto-generated transcripts: Works even if no manual captions exist
• Clean output: Returns plain text transcript ready for analysis
• Fast: API method completes in seconds

Use Cases

• Summarize long videos without watching
• Extract key quotes and insights
• Content research and analysis
• Create written summaries for videos
• Extract educational content

Technical Details

• Primary: Supadata API (fast, clean formatting)
• Fallback: yt-dlp CLI tool (comprehensive, handles edge cases)
• Output: Plain text transcript with timestamps removed
• API key: Stored in .env as SUPADATA_API_KEY

Example Workflow

Rob sends YouTube link → Alto pulls transcript → summarizes key points → Rob decides if worth watching

Saves 10-30 minutes per video!