Fetch YouTube video transcripts via APIFY API using residential proxies to bypass bot detection, supporting text and JSON output formats.
Initial release of youtube-apify-transcript. - Fetch YouTube transcripts using the APIFY API, bypassing YouTube bot detection with residential proxies. - Supports basic transcript retrieval, output to file, JSON formatting (with timestamps), and language preference options. - Simple setup with free APIFY account and API token (no credit card required). - Handles invalid URLs, missing transcripts, API quota limits, and network errors gracefully. - Free tier: $5/month credits (~714 videos); usage tracking available. - Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable and Python 3 installed.