Highlight YouTube FAQs

Question 1

What format does the transcript text return in?

Accepted Answer

The transcript text is returned as an array, making it easy to process and integrate into other applications.

Question 2

What types of YouTube URLs does Highlight YouTube support?

Accepted Answer

It supports standard (youtube.com/watch), shortened (youtu.be), and embed (youtube.com/embed) YouTube video URLs.

Question 3

What library does Highlight YouTube use to retrieve YouTube transcripts?

Accepted Answer

Highlight YouTube uses the youtube-transcript library to retrieve the transcript text from YouTube videos.

Question 4

Are there any limitations to Highlight YouTube?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it only works with YouTube videos that have captions enabled and currently only returns English transcripts. Rate limits also depend on YouTube's API restrictions.

Question 5

What happens if I provide an invalid YouTube URL?

Accepted Answer

Highlight YouTube implements robust error handling. Invalid or missing URLs will return an 'ErrorCode.InvalidParams' message.

Highlight YouTube

Key Features

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Highlight YouTube

Key Features

Use Cases