Free YouTube transcript API — start without a credit card
Try the API immediately with no API key and no billing setup. Anonymous requests get 20 per hour per IP; free accounts include signup credits. Powered by FreeTranscriptAPI.com.
- No API key required for your first requests
- No credit card to create a free account
- Pay-as-you-go at €1.29 per 1,000 credits; purchased credits expire after 31 days
Quick start
Send a GET request to api.freetranscriptapi.com/v1/transcript with a video_url parameter. No API key needed for your first 20 requests per hour.
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