YouTube Transcript API

This project provides a FastAPI-based service for transcribing YouTube videos. It uses the langchain_community.document_loaders.YoutubeLoader to fetch and process video transcripts.

Features

• Accepts a YouTube video URL and language code.
• Returns the full transcription of the video in the specified language.
• Built with FastAPI for high performance and easy deployment.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/Youtube-Transcript-API.git
   cd Youtube-Transcript-API

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Start the FastAPI server:

   uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

2. Use the /transcribe endpoint to get a video transcription:

   • Endpoint: POST /transcribe
   • Request Body:

     {
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example",
        "language": "pt"
     }

   • Response:

     {
        "transcription": "Full transcription of the video."
     }

DEMO

You can test the API using curl or any HTTP client like Postman:

curl -X POST "https://yt-transcript.leapcell.app/transcribe" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example", "language": "pt"}'

Dependencies

• fastapi
• uvicorn
• pydantic
• langchain_community

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the developers of FastAPI and LangChain for their amazing tools.