@dofy/youtube-caption-fox NPM

@dofy/youtube-caption-fox

@dofy/youtube-caption-fox is a simple Node.js library for fetching YouTube video captions with ease. Whether you need to extract subtitles for processing, analysis, or translation, this package provides a straightforward API to retrieve captions in different languages.

Features

Fetch captions from YouTube videos by video ID
Support for multiple languages
Simple and easy-to-use API
Handles proxy configuration for restricted environments

Installation

You can install the package using npm:

npm install @dofy/youtube-caption-fox

Usage

Basic Usage

Here's an example of how to use @dofy/youtube-caption-fox to fetch captions for a YouTube video:

import { getCaptions } from '@dofy/youtube-caption-fox'

const videoId = 'your-video-id'

getCaptions(videoId)
  .then(({ captions }) => {
    console.log('Captions:', captions)
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error('Error fetching captions:', error)
  })

Proxy Support

If you are behind a proxy, you can configure the library to use it:

import { getCaptions } from '@dofy/youtube-caption-fox'

const videoId = 'your-video-id'

const options = {
  proxy: {
    host: 'proxy-server-address',
    port: 8080,
    protocol: 'http',
    auth: {
      username: 'your-username',
      password: 'your-password',
    },
  },
}

getCaptions(videoId, options)
  .then(({ captions }) => {
    console.log('Captions:', captions)
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error('Error fetching captions:', error)
  })

API

`getCaptions(videoId, [options])`

videoId (String) - The ID of the YouTube video for which to fetch captions.
options (Object) - Optional. Configuration options, such as proxy settings.

Returns a promise that resolves with the captions data or rejects with an error.

Example

import { getCaptions } from '@dofy/youtube-caption-fox'

const videoId = 'your-video-id'

getCaptions(videoId)
  .then(({ captions }) => {
    console.log(captions) // Captions data in JSON format
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error)
  })