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youtube-transcript-api

Open-source Python library that retrieves YouTube caption tracks, including auto-generated ones, without using the official Data API.

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  • youtube_transcript_api

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YouTube refuses caption scrapers with a well-formed empty 200

Seven variations of the old ytInitialPlayerResponse scrape returned zero bytes from a clean residential IP on 2026-09-21. Getting text back now costs either a maintained library or a headless browser per request.

Publishers:dev.to

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