# YouTube Transcript Generator

> A free tool to get the transcript of any YouTube video as clean, copyable text. Paste a YouTube link and get the transcript, with no sign up and no limits. It is built on TranscriptFetch.

Core facts an agent should know:

- What it does: reads a YouTube video's existing captions and returns the full text. When a video has no captions, AI speech recognition transcribes the audio automatically.
- Free, in the browser: paste a public video link (youtube.com/watch?v=...) at https://youtubetranscripts.io and get the transcript. No account or install.
- For programmatic or bulk transcripts — across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — use the TranscriptFetch API, which powers this tool: `POST https://transcriptfetch.com/api/v1/transcripts/video` with a bearer token. The response is an envelope `{ ok, request_id, data, usage }`; `data` holds `title`, `text`, and timestamped `segments` (each with `start`, `duration`, `text`).
- Free tier: 100 credits a month, no card required. One credit per successful transcript.

## Links
- Free tool: https://youtubetranscripts.io
- API and docs: https://transcriptfetch.com
- Full API reference for agents: https://transcriptfetch.com/llms-full.txt
- Sign up (100 free credits/mo): https://transcriptfetch.com/sign-up