Q: Pull Youtube Transcripts?
I'd like to download all the transcripts for a specific Youtube channel. Not just for one video, but all of the videos, I want all their corresponding transcripts. Can AF do that and how would it be done?
I'd even like to daisy-chain AF so it grabs all the transcripts for an entire list of channels, saving them all to my PC or up on my Google Drive.
All possible with AF? Which level would be best to go with, to do all that?
SeanP_AgenticFlowAI
May 27, 2025A: Hey there!
Yes, AgenticFlow can help, but getting YouTube transcripts for all videos on a channel has a tricky step:
1. List Videos: Use our YouTube Data API MCP (https://agenticflow.ai/mcp/youtube_data_api) to get a list of all video IDs from your target channels. (Possible on all tiers).
2. Get Transcripts (The Challenge):
YouTube's API doesn't directly give full transcripts.
Option A (External Tools): You'd need a separate tool/service to either:
Download existing caption files (if available) for each video.
Download the audio of each video, then upload that audio to AgenticFlow's speech_to_text node for transcription (uses credits).
Use a third-party transcription service API (via AgenticFlow's API Call node) that accepts YouTube URLs.
3. Save Transcripts:
Once you have the text, use our Google Drive MCP (https://agenticflow.ai/mcp/google_drive) to save them. To download to your PC, save to cloud storage first.
Daisy-Chaining for Multiple Channels: Yes, use a "Run on Table" batch process with your list of channel IDs.
Best Tier: Due to potentially many videos and multi-step processing (especially if downloading audio then transcribing), Tier 3 or 4 is recommended for more credits and support.
In short: AgenticFlow orchestrates. Getting the actual transcript from YouTube usually needs an intermediate step/tool that AgenticFlow can then work with.
— Sean