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

1. 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
       }
     ]
   }

2. Example Output

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

Version History

1.0.1

• Fixed icon display in n8n workflow
• Updated icon path structure

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Basic transcript extraction functionality
• Language support
• Error handling

License

MIT

About

This node was created by Hotshot.

Support

For bug reports and feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.