# YTAPI (ytapi.dev)

Returns YouTube video transcripts as timed segments, markdown, SRT or VTT through a REST API and SDKs.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/ytapi.dev
- Site: https://ytapi.dev
- For: Developers integrating YouTube video transcripts into their own apps through an API.
- Categories: knowledge
- Use 0/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- Retrieve transcripts for YouTube videos by video ID
- Export transcripts as markdown, SRT or VTT files
- Get word-level timestamps for captioned YouTube videos

## Price

- from 9 USD/one-time, no free plan (read 2026-10-21 on https://ytapi.dev/#pricing)

## For developers

- OpenAPI: https://ytapi.dev/openapi.json (15 paths)
- MCP server: dev.ytapi/youtube (namespace; auth on 2026-10-21)
- Status page: https://status.ytapi.dev
- Read 2026-10-21

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-21 (2 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 2 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 657 ms
- Sign-in: OAuth (the client signs the user in)
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: gdpr
- Read 2026-10-21

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