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title: YouTube Transcript
description: Fetch a YouTube video transcript as plain text for summarising, rewriting, or analysis.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/nodes/youtube-transcript
section: builder
---
# YouTube Transcript

> Fetch a YouTube video transcript as plain text for summarising, rewriting, or analysis.

## Overview

YouTube Transcript asks for a video link in the run modal, fetches captions, and passes transcript text to the next block. If automatic fetch is unavailable, customers can paste a transcript manually as fallback.

Use it for video-to-text products , summaries, study guides, quote extraction, or any workflow that starts from spoken content.

## Ports

- **Output , Transcript:** Plain text or timestamped lines, depending on your format setting. No inputs; this block starts the flow or sits after other entry points.

## Inspector

- **Run Modal Question:** What customers see when asked for the YouTube link.
- **Run Modal Description:** Optional help under the question , examples or guardrails.
- **Caption Language (optional):** ISO code such as `en` or `es`; leave blank for auto-detection.
- **Output Format:** Plain text (best for most AI steps) or timestamped lines.
- **Plain Text Separator:** How segments join , spaces, new lines, or paragraph breaks.

## Tips

- Plain text output works best when the next block is LLM Chat or similar.
- Add a clear description with an example URL format customers recognize.
- Set caption language only when you need a specific track; auto usually suffices.
- Test with both short clips and long videos to confirm downstream token limits.

## Related

- [Workflow Studio](/docs/builder/workflow-studio)