Export YouTube Transcripts as JSON
Get structured, timestamped transcript data in JSON format. Perfect for developers, data analysts, and automation workflows.
Example JSON output
{
"videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "3 Strategies to Grow on YouTube",
"segments": [
{
"start": 0.0,
"duration": 4.2,
"text": "Welcome back to the channel. Today we're going to talk about"
},
{
"start": 4.2,
"duration": 4.3,
"text": "three proven strategies to grow your audience on YouTube"
},
{
"start": 8.5,
"duration": 4.3,
"text": "without spending a single dollar on ads."
}
]
}How It Works
Paste the YouTube URL
Enter any YouTube video URL. Gitoken fetches the transcript with all available metadata.
Export as JSON
Choose the JSON export option. Each segment includes start time, duration, and text in a clean, structured format.
Use in your workflow
Pipe the JSON into your app, database, or analysis pipeline. Also available via the Gitoken REST API for automation.
Benefits
- Clean, structured JSON with timestamps and durations
- Developer-friendly format — ready for parsing and storage
- Use with the REST API for automated pipelines
- Includes video metadata like title and video ID
- Supports 100+ caption languages
- Bulk export JSON from playlists and CSV imports
Frequently Asked Questions
Each JSON export includes the video ID, title, and an array of segments. Each segment has a start time (seconds), duration, and text content.
Yes. Gitoken provides a REST API that returns transcript data in JSON format. Free accounts get 10 API calls per month; paid plans offer higher limits.
Yes. All JSON exports follow the same schema regardless of the video, making it easy to build reliable data pipelines.
Yes. On paid plans, you can bulk-extract transcripts from playlists or CSV-imported URLs, and download all results as JSON.
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