---
title: "YouTube API: Transcript | Perceptlayer"
description: "Transcript from YouTube as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube/transcript
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [YouTube](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube) / Transcript

# YouTube: Transcript

Transcript from YouTube as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/youtube/transcript` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `video_id` | string | Optional | Up to 11 characters |
| `videoId` | string | Optional | Up to 11 characters |
| `id` | string | Optional | Up to 11 characters |
| `language` | string | Optional | Any |
| `lang` | string | Optional | Any |
| `hl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `gl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/youtube/transcript?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&language=es" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube?try=transcript#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.