N8n-nodes-hotshot-yt-transcriber NPM

n8n-nodes-hotshot-yt-transcriber

This is a node for n8n that allows you to extract transcripts from YouTube videos without requiring an API key. It uses the powerful youtubei.js library to fetch transcripts directly from YouTube.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Example Usage
Version History

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

npm install n8n-nodes-hotshot-yt-transcriber

Operations

This node provides a simple way to extract transcripts from YouTube videos:

Accepts both YouTube video URLs and video IDs
Supports multiple language options
Returns transcript with timing information
No API key required
Error handling for unavailable transcripts

Input Parameters

Video ID or URL: The YouTube video identifier or full URL
Language Code: Preferred language for the transcript (e.g., 'en', 'es', 'fr')

Output

The node outputs an object containing:

videoId: The YouTube video ID
url: The shortened YouTube URL
transcript: Array of transcript segments, each containing:
- text: The transcript text
- start: Start time in seconds
- duration: Duration in seconds

Example Usage

Basic Workflow

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "videoIdentifier": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "languageCode": "en"
      },
      "name": "Hotshot's YT Transcriber",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-hotshot-yt-transcriber",
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ]
}

Example Output

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "transcript": [
    {
      "text": "Never gonna give you up",
      "start": 0.0,
      "duration": 3.5
    }
  ]
}