YouTube Transcripts API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"urls": [
"<string>"
],
"language": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts"
payload = {
"urls": ["<string>"],
"language": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({urls: ['<string>'], language: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'urls' => [
'<string>'
],
'language' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}YouTube Transcripts
Collect plain-text transcripts from public YouTube videos.
POST
/
v1
/
youtube
/
transcripts
YouTube Transcripts API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"urls": [
"<string>"
],
"language": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts"
payload = {
"urls": ["<string>"],
"language": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({urls: ['<string>'], language: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'urls' => [
'<string>'
],
'language' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/youtube/transcripts")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"language\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}YouTube Transcripts
Collect one plain-text transcript for each public video URL.{
"urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"],
"language": "en"
}
Use with MCP
| Interface | Value |
|---|---|
| REST | POST /v1/youtube/transcripts |
| Compact MCP | socq_execute with endpoint: "youtube/transcripts" |
| Typed MCP | socq_youtube_transcripts |
| Exact-tool URL | https://api.socq.ai/mcp?tools=youtube_transcripts |
| CLI | socq youtube transcripts |
input object for socq_execute, or pass the same fields directly to the typed tool. Typed tools also accept _wait_seconds, _result_limit, and _idempotency_key.
A successful collection returns a
task_id. Continue with socq_get_task until the task succeeds, then read normalized records from results.items.language is an optional BCP-47 preferred language. If it is unavailable, another available language may be returned. Always use the result’s language field as the actual transcript language.
Videos without an available transcript do not produce a result.
Result Fields
Task results use the stable SocQ fields below. Source-specific field names and formats are normalized without inferring or enriching values that the source did not provide. To request a smaller field set, usefields for MCP queries, _result_fields for typed tools, or --result-fields in the CLI. Declared fields remain present when their value is null.
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Unique identifier for this result item. |
platform | string | No | Platform the result belongs to, such as instagram or linkedin. |
resource | string | No | SocQ resource represented by the result, such as videos or comments. |
type | string | No | Category of the result item, such as video, post, or comment. |
url | string | Yes | Public URL of the result item when available. |
published_at | string | Yes | Time the source item was published, in ISO 8601 format when available. |
collected_at | string | No | Time SocQ collected or processed this result, in ISO 8601 format. |
text | string | Yes | Transcript text for the audio or video content. |
language | string | Yes | Language of the transcript when available. |
format | string | Yes | Transcript representation, such as plain text or timed segments. |
duration_seconds | number | Yes | Duration in seconds. |
Completed Task Response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8",
"status": "succeeded",
"public_id": "youtube/transcripts",
"result_count": 1,
"credits_amount": 0.5,
"results": {
"limit": 50,
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"schema_id": "transcript",
"schema_version": "1.0",
"items": [
{
"id": "VIDEO_ID",
"platform": "youtube",
"resource": "transcripts",
"type": "transcript",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
"published_at": null,
"collected_at": "2026-07-15T10:30:00Z",
"text": "Plain-text transcript content...",
"language": "en",
"format": "plaintext",
"duration_seconds": null
}
]
}
}
}
Authorizations
bearerAuthapiKeyAuth
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json

