# YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance)

Fetch a YouTube video or Short transcript with timed segments and its provenance: whether the words are creator-written captions or machine speech recognition.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `anyapi.youtube-video-transcript-full` |
| Platform | [YouTube](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube.md) |
| Capability | [Other tools](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other.md) |
| Price | $0.0011 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | 8.5 s |
| Success (7 days) | 100% |
| Runs (30 days) | 2 |
| Idempotent | no |
| Data class | scraped |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes | YouTube video or Short URL (e.g. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" or "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fir1x9cw2vg"). |
| `captionKind` | string | no | Which caption track to accept: "manual" only creator-written captions, "automatic" only YouTube's speech recognition, "any" whichever exists. |
| `language` | string | no | Preferred caption language code (e.g. "en", "es"). Defaults to English. |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-video-transcript-full/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"url":"<url>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-video-transcript-full/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"url":"<url>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## Alternatives

| Tool | Source | Price | Health |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YouTube Channel](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/youtube-channel.md) | — | $0.00055 per call | OK |
| [YouTube Video](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/youtube-video.md) | — | $0.00099 per call | OK |
| [YouTube Video Transcript](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/youtube-video-transcript.md) | — | $0.00099 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel id from channel name](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-get-channel-id.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel id from channel URL](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-get-channel-id-v2.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel URL from channel id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-get-channel-url.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube related videos by video id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-get-relate-video.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel description by channel id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-v2-get-channel-description.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel id from channel URL](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-v2-get-channel-id.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube channel URL from channel id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/other/x-youtube-web-v2-get-channel-url.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |

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## FAQ

### How much does YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance) cost?

YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance) costs $0.0011 per call: 1,000 calls cost $1.10.

### What does a $10 budget buy with YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance)?

About 9090 calls at $0.0011 per call.

### How fast is YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance)?

Its median response time over recent runs is 8522 ms.

### How reliable is YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance)?

100% of its runs succeeded over the last 7 days.

### What inputs does YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance) need?

Required inputs: url.

### How do I call YouTube Video Transcript (Provenance)?

Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.

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