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# BulkTranscripts

> BulkTranscripts downloads every available transcript from a YouTube channel, playlist, or video in one job and
> exports them as TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or a single combined AI-ready file built for
> ChatGPT, Claude, and NotebookLM. It also exposes the same engine as a REST API, an MCP server,
> and an installable agent skill, so AI agents can fetch transcripts, search YouTube, list
> channels/playlists, and track new uploads directly.

Bulk extraction is the point: most tools handle one video at a time, which does not help when you
want a whole archive. The web app needs no account for small runs: anonymous visitors get a free allowance; runs over 30 videos ask for a Google sign-in. The
REST API needs an API key, which is free: sign in with Google at /app, open the MCP & API tab, and
create one under API keys (starts with bt_ak_, 30 free credits, no card). Send it as
Authorization: Bearer on every /api/v1/* request; a request with no key returns 401
missing_api_key. The MCP connector takes one OAuth sign-in (Google) instead, and an API key also
works on /mcp for clients that cannot run OAuth. Credits follow the account, so a one-time credit
pack tops up the same balance and the key never changes. A license key from checkout is also an
API key.

## Core
- [App](https://bulktranscripts.co/app): paste a URL and extract
- [API & MCP docs](https://bulktranscripts.co/docs): REST API, MCP server, agent skill
- [Workflows](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows): copy-paste recipes for study notes, channel monitoring, RAG ingestion, show notes
- [OpenAPI spec](https://bulktranscripts.co/openapi.json): machine-readable API description
- [Guides](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to): per-channel and per-format guides

## For AI agents (recommended)
- [MCP server](https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp): streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in (Google). Tools: get_transcript, get_transcripts (batch of 20), search_youtube, search_channel, get_channel_videos, get_playlist_videos, get_latest_videos (free), start_bulk_extract (whole channel or playlist, up to 1,000 videos), get_bulk_status (free), list_bulk_results (free). Connect: claude mcp add --transport http bulktranscripts https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp
- [MCP server guide](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-mcp-server): what each tool returns and costs
- [Agent skill](https://bulktranscripts.co/skill.md): save as SKILL.md; teaches the whole REST API
- [Transcript endpoint](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/transcript?video=<url-or-id>): transcript JSON (1 credit on first library addition; repeat reads are free)
- [Search YouTube](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/search?q=<query>): 1 credit
- [Search inside a channel](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/channel/search?channel=@handle&q=<query>): 1 credit
- [List channel videos](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/channel/videos?channel=@handle): 1 credit
- [Latest uploads](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/channel/latest?channel=@handle): newest videos, FREE; poll it to detect new uploads
- [List playlist videos](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/playlist/videos?playlist=<id>): 1 credit
- [Start a bulk job](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/bulk): POST a channel or playlist URL; up to 1,000 videos, listing free, 1 credit per new transcript
- [Bulk job status](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/bulk/<run_id>): free; poll at the pace it asks for
- [Bulk job results](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/bulk/<run_id>/results): free; pages through each video's outcome
- [Account balance](https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/account): free
- [Full text of the key pages](https://bulktranscripts.co/llms-full.txt): docs, MCP, API and integration pages concatenated

## Tools and landing pages
- [YouTube to transcript](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-to-transcript): Turn a YouTube video into a clean, readable transcript with optional timestamps. Read it on the page, copy it, or download it free. No sign-up required.
- [YouTube channel transcript downloader](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-channel-transcript-downloader): Download the transcript of every video on a YouTube channel in one job. Export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or one combined AI-ready file. Start with 30 free transcripts, no credit card.
- [YouTube playlist transcript downloader](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-playlist-transcript-downloader): Download transcripts for every video in a YouTube playlist at once. Export to TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or one combined AI-ready file. Start with 30 free transcripts, no credit card.
- [YouTube transcript downloader](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-transcript-downloader): Download YouTube transcripts from one video, a playlist or a whole channel. Export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV or JSON. First 30 free, no card needed.
- [Download all transcripts from a YouTube channel](https://bulktranscripts.co/download-all-youtube-channel-transcripts): Download every transcript from a YouTube channel in one job: up to 1,000 videos in about 7 minutes, as a ZIP or one combined file. 30 transcripts free.
- [Get transcripts for many YouTube links at once](https://bulktranscripts.co/bulk-youtube-links-to-transcripts): Paste a list of YouTube video links, one per line, and get every transcript in one job. Up to 1,000 links, duplicates removed, one ZIP or one combined file. 30 free transcripts.
- [YouTube transcripts for NotebookLM](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-transcripts-for-notebooklm): NotebookLM adds one YouTube video at a time. Export an entire channel or playlist as a single source file you upload once, formatted with the metadata NotebookLM needs to cite.
- [YouTube channel to text](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-channel-to-text): Convert an entire YouTube channel to clean, readable text. Paragraphs instead of caption fragments, exported as TXT, Markdown, or one combined document.
- [YouTube subtitle downloader](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-subtitle-downloader): Download YouTube subtitles as SRT, VTT, TXT, Markdown, CSV or JSON. Works on one video or a whole channel. Start with 30 free transcripts; no extension.
- [Bulk YouTube subtitle downloader](https://bulktranscripts.co/bulk-youtube-subtitle-downloader): Download subtitles from every video on a YouTube channel or playlist in one job. Get a ZIP of SRT, VTT or text files. Up to 1,000 videos, free to start, with 30 free transcript extractions and no credit card.
- [YouTube to JSON](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-to-json): Export any YouTube video, playlist or channel to JSON: id, title, channel, URL, duration, date and the full timed transcript. No code, no API key. 30 free.
- [YouTube transcript with timestamps](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-transcript-with-timestamps): Download a YouTube transcript with timestamps intact. Choose SRT, VTT, CSV or JSON to keep cue timings, or strip them for clean reading text. Start with 30 free transcripts, no credit card.
- [YouTube transcript API](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-transcript-api): One HTTP call returns timestamped JSON for any video, channel or playlist. We run the residential proxies, so requests don't get blocked. Free key, 30 credits.
- [YouTube MCP server for transcripts, search and channels](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-mcp-server): A hosted YouTube MCP server: transcripts, search, channels and playlists for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code. Nothing to install, 30 free credits.
- [Give your AI agent access to YouTube transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-transcript-agent-skill): A SKILL.md on GitHub that lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or OpenClaw fetch YouTube transcripts, search channels, and list playlists. Free key with 30 credits.
- [YouTube transcripts for AI agents](https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-api-for-ai-agents): Feed YouTube into your AI agents: a transcript API with a shared cache, an MCP server, and an installable agent skill. Built for RAG pipelines, summarizers, and autonomous research agents.
- [How to download or copy a YouTube transcript](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to-download-youtube-transcript): Two ways to get a YouTube transcript: YouTube's built-in Show transcript panel for copying on desktop, and a free tool for downloading a TXT, SRT or Markdown file on any device, including phones where the panel is missing.

## Integrations
- [Claude Code](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/claude-code-youtube): Connect Claude Code to YouTube in one command: transcripts, channel search, playlists, and upload tracking via the BulkTranscripts MCP server or agent skill. One sign-in, 30 free credits.
- [Codex](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/codex-youtube): Give OpenAI Codex CLI YouTube access: add the BulkTranscripts MCP server to config.toml or install the agent skill. Transcripts, channel search, playlists. One sign-in or license key.
- [Cursor](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/cursor-youtube): Add the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server to Cursor with one click or one JSON block: transcripts, channel research, and upload tracking in Cursor's agent. One sign-in, 30 free credits.
- [Grok Bot](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/grok-bot-youtube-transcripts): Paste a YouTube link into Grok and it answers from the title, not what was said. Here's how to make it read the real video: one link or a whole channel.
- [ChatGPT](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/chatgpt-youtube): ChatGPT can't watch YouTube, but it can read it. Add one connector and it pulls the transcript of any video, playlist or channel. Google sign-in, 30 free.
- [VS Code](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/vscode-youtube): Add the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server to VS Code's agent mode via mcp.json: transcripts, channel search, and playlists for Copilot. One JSON block plus a sign-in.
- [n8n](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/n8n-youtube-transcripts): Build n8n workflows on YouTube transcripts: the BulkTranscripts node (verified by n8n), exact HTTP Request node settings, a free new-upload trigger pattern, and the MCP Client option for AI Agent nodes.
- [Make](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/make-youtube-transcripts): Pull YouTube transcripts into Make scenarios with the HTTP module: exact settings, a free daily upload-check pattern, and routing transcripts to Sheets, Docs, or AI modules.
- [Gemini CLI](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/gemini-cli-youtube): Give Gemini CLI YouTube access in one command: install the BulkTranscripts extension or add the MCP server. Transcripts, channel search and playlists, with a Google sign-in and 30 free credits.
- [Claude Cowork](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/claude-cowork-youtube): Add YouTube transcripts to Claude Cowork as a custom connector: paste one URL, sign in with Google, and Cowork can read videos, channels and playlists. 30 free credits.
- [Perplexity Computer](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/perplexity-computer-youtube): Connect Perplexity Computer to YouTube transcripts with a custom remote connector: one URL, Google sign-in, 30 free credits. Read videos, channels and playlists inside Computer tasks.
- [Manus](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/manus-youtube): Add YouTube transcripts to Manus as a custom MCP connector: transcripts, channel research and playlists for Manus tasks. Google sign-in or an API key, 30 free credits.
- [OpenClaw](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/openclaw-youtube): Give OpenClaw YouTube access: add the BulkTranscripts MCP server with OAuth or install the skill from ClawHub. Transcripts, channel search and playlists, 30 free credits.
- [Hermes Agent](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/hermes-agent-youtube): Connect Hermes Agent by Nous Research to YouTube transcripts with one command: the BulkTranscripts MCP server with OAuth or an API key. Videos, channels and playlists, 30 free credits.
- [Kimi Code](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/kimi-code-youtube): Give Kimi Code, Moonshot AI's terminal agent, YouTube access: one mcp.json entry for the BulkTranscripts MCP server, a Google sign-in, 30 free credits.
- [NanoClaw](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/nanoclaw-youtube): Connect NanoClaw to YouTube transcripts: add the BulkTranscripts MCP server to a group with ncl and keep the API key in the vault. Videos, channels, playlists.
- [Paperclip](https://bulktranscripts.co/integrations/paperclip-youtube): Give your Paperclip agents YouTube transcripts: add the BulkTranscripts skill from the Skills page, or connect the MCP server in the runtime Paperclip launches.

## Workflows
- [YouTube playlist → study notes](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/playlist-study-notes): Convert a course or lecture playlist into per-video study notes with an AI assistant: transcripts in playlist order, summaries, key concepts, and definitions ready for Notion or Markdown.
- [Competitor channels → weekly brief](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/competitor-channel-brief): Track what competitor channels publish and get a briefing on what matters: free new-upload checks, transcripts only for relevant videos, quotes with timestamps.
- [Playlist → RAG corpus](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/playlist-to-rag-corpus): Build a retrieval corpus from a YouTube playlist: timestamped transcript segments as natural chunk boundaries, metadata for citations, one API loop to ingest everything.
- [YouTube video → blog post](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/video-to-blog-post): Draft a blog post from a YouTube video using its real transcript: accurate quotes, the speaker's actual structure, and none of the hallucinated paraphrasing you get from summarizing thumbnails.
- [New uploads → summarized alerts](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/new-upload-alerts): Get notified with a summary when channels you follow publish: a free RSS-backed check, transcript fetch only for new videos, and a digest to Slack, email, or Notion.
- [Channel archive → cited quotes](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/research-quotes-timestamps): Search inside a creator's archive for what they said about a topic, and cite it properly: exact quotes, video links, and second-accurate timestamps.
- [Episode → show notes & chapters](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/podcast-show-notes): Turn a podcast episode on YouTube into show notes: chapter markers from real timestamps, guest quotes, links mentioned, and a description that matches what was actually said.
- [Whole channel → knowledge base](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/channel-knowledge-base): Turn a channel's entire archive (tutorials, talks, internal trainings) into a searchable text knowledge base your team and your AI tools can actually query.
- [One video → a week of posts](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/video-to-social-posts): Repurpose one YouTube video into an X thread and a LinkedIn post using the actual transcript: the speaker's real lines, not a vague summary of the thumbnail.
- [Lectures → flashcards & quizzes](https://bulktranscripts.co/workflows/lecture-flashcards-quiz): Generate spaced-repetition flashcards and self-test quizzes from YouTube lectures: transcript-grounded Q&A pairs, Anki-ready output, timestamps back to the explanation.

## Comparisons (pricing snapshots dated on each page)
- [BulkTranscripts vs TranscriptAPI](https://bulktranscripts.co/compare/bulktranscripts-vs-transcriptapi): TranscriptAPI is a developer API billed monthly. BulkTranscripts adds a bulk web app, one-time credits that never expire, and the same REST, MCP and agent skill surface. Pricing, limits and fit, side by side.
- [BulkTranscripts vs youtube-transcript.io](https://bulktranscripts.co/compare/bulktranscripts-vs-youtube-transcript-io): youtube-transcript.io sells monthly subscriptions with a bulk feature marked experimental. BulkTranscripts is built around bulk: whole channels, one-time credits that never expire, and an MCP server for agents. Compared honestly.
- [BulkTranscripts vs Supadata](https://bulktranscripts.co/compare/bulktranscripts-vs-supadata): Supadata is a multi-platform scraping API with monthly credits. BulkTranscripts is YouTube-first with a bulk web app, one-time credits and a hosted MCP server. Pricing, credit rules and fit, side by side.
- [Tactiq YouTube transcript generator vs BulkTranscripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/compare/bulktranscripts-vs-tactiq): Tactiq's free YouTube transcript generator handles one video at a time and downloads TXT. BulkTranscripts does whole channels and playlists, six export formats, and an API. What each is good for, with dated facts from Tactiq's site.
- [NoteGPT YouTube transcript generator vs BulkTranscripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/compare/bulktranscripts-vs-notegpt): NoteGPT bundles YouTube transcripts with AI summaries, notes and a monthly subscription from $9. BulkTranscripts sells one-time credits, exports six formats and exposes an API and MCP server. Limits, prices and fit, checked on notegpt.io.
- [Best YouTube MCP servers in 2026](https://bulktranscripts.co/best-youtube-mcp-servers): Nine YouTube MCP servers for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, compared: hosted vs self-hosted, transcripts only vs search and channel listings, and what each costs to run. GitHub stars as of 2026-09-08.
- [Best YouTube transcript tools in 2026](https://bulktranscripts.co/best-youtube-transcript-tools): Ten ways to get YouTube transcripts in 2026, compared on bulk channel support, API and MCP access, formats and real prices: BulkTranscripts, TranscriptAPI, Supadata, youtube-transcript.io, NoteGPT, Tactiq, Apify, yt-dlp, youtube-transcript-api and DownSub. Prices checked 2026-10-03.

## Guides
- [Huberman Lab transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/huberman-lab-transcripts): download every available transcript from Huberman Lab in bulk
- [Lex Fridman Podcast transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/lex-fridman-podcast-transcripts): download every available transcript from Lex Fridman Podcast in bulk
- [The Joe Rogan Experience transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/joe-rogan-experience-transcripts): download every available transcript from The Joe Rogan Experience in bulk
- [the All-In Podcast transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/all-in-podcast-transcripts): download every available transcript from the All-In Podcast in bulk
- [MKBHD transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/mkbhd-video-transcripts): download every available transcript from MKBHD in bulk
- [TED transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/ted-talk-transcripts): download every available transcript from TED in bulk
- [Y Combinator transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/y-combinator-transcripts): download every available transcript from Y Combinator in bulk
- [a university lecture playlist transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/lecture-playlist-transcripts): download every available transcript from a university lecture playlist in bulk
- [a conference playlist transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/conference-talk-transcripts): download every available transcript from a conference playlist in bulk
- [20VC transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/20vc-podcast-transcripts): download every available transcript from 20VC in bulk
- [the Shawn Ryan Show transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/shawn-ryan-show-transcripts): download every available transcript from the Shawn Ryan Show in bulk
- [Club Shay Shay transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/club-shay-shay-transcripts): download every available transcript from Club Shay Shay in bulk
- [Jocko Podcast transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/jocko-podcast-transcripts): download every available transcript from Jocko Podcast in bulk
- [Call Her Daddy transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-to/call-her-daddy-transcripts): download every available transcript from Call Her Daddy in bulk
- [Earn Your Leisure transcripts](https://bulktranscripts.co/how-t