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Getting started

Three steps to your first transcript.

1

Create a free account

Sign up with Google, GitHub, or email. Sign up here

2

Get your API key

Go to /account and create an API key. It starts with ytt_sk_

3

Transcribe a video

Send a POST request with a YouTube URL:

curl -X POST https://yourdomain.com/api/transcripts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ytt_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"}'

That's it. The response includes the full transcript. Add ?format=text for plain text output.