Is this YouTube transcript generator free?

One free attempt is shared with the Playground and both transcript tools. Human verification is required. Device, IP, network and account claims do not reset; shared networks may be ineligible. An upstream failure also uses the attempt. Further calls use prepaid API credit.

Public videos that have captions, including YouTube's auto-generated ones. Private videos and videos with captions turned off have no transcript to fetch.

Can I get the transcript in another language?

Pick a language before you run it. When the video has no captions in that language, the message lists the languages it does have. Auto picks English first, then the video's own captions.

How do I get YouTube transcripts in bulk or from code?

Use the API: GET /v1/youtube/transcript?id=VIDEO_ID with a PostToData key. It costs $0.003 per successful call, and a video with no captions is not charged.

Can my AI read YouTube videos for me?

Yes. Connect the PostToData MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex and ask it to summarize a video. It calls get_transcript and cites the timestamps.

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YouTube Transcript Generator

Paste a link, get the full transcript with timestamps. One free attempt, no sign-up. Copy it, download it, or jump to any line in the video.

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Let your AI read the video instead

Connect PostToData once and ask in your own words: “summarize this video”, “what does she say about pricing, with timestamps?”. Your AI fetches the transcript itself, along with comments, channels and posts from nine other platforms.

Connect your AI YouTube transcript API

REST · $0.003 per transcript

curl "https://posttodata.com/v1/youtube/transcript?id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&format=markdown" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

How to get a YouTube transcript

Copy the video link from the address bar or the Share button. Shorts and youtu.be links work too.
Paste it above, pick a language if you need one, and complete the quick check.
Press Get transcript. Copy the text with or without timestamps, or download it as a .txt file.

Questions

Is this YouTube transcript generator free?: One free attempt is shared with the Playground and both transcript tools. Human verification is required. Device, IP, network and account claims do not reset; shared networks may be ineligible. An upstream failure also uses the attempt. Further calls use prepaid API credit.
Which videos work?: Public videos that have captions, including YouTube's auto-generated ones. Private videos and videos with captions turned off have no transcript to fetch.
Can I get the transcript in another language?: Pick a language before you run it. When the video has no captions in that language, the message lists the languages it does have. Auto picks English first, then the video's own captions.
How do I get YouTube transcripts in bulk or from code?: Use the API: GET /v1/youtube/transcript?id=VIDEO_ID with a PostToData key. It costs $0.003 per successful call, and a video with no captions is not charged.
Can my AI read YouTube videos for me?: Yes. Connect the PostToData MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex and ask it to summarize a video. It calls get_transcript and cites the timestamps.