GET /web/scrape/markdown. Context.dev returns the video’s title, channel, duration, view count, description, and transcript as one Markdown document. You do not need a separate transcript endpoint.
1 credit per call
Supported YouTube URLs
Context.dev recognizes:- Watch and share URLs, including
youtube.com/watch?v=...andyoutu.be/... - Shorts and live video URLs
- Embed URLs, including privacy-enhanced
youtube-nocookie.comembeds
Get the transcript
Export your API key, then pass the YouTube URL as theurl query parameter:
markdown field from the JSON response. Its structure looks like this:
Use the transcript
The returned Markdown is ready to:- Summarize with an LLM while retaining timestamp references
- Index in a RAG or semantic-search pipeline
- Search for claims, topics, or quotes within a video
- Create notes, chapters, or searchable video archives
GET /web/scrape/markdown API reference.