TranscriptYTHow to find where something is said in a YouTube video
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Paste the video link
Works on any public video with captions, including multi-hour streams and lectures.
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Type a word or phrase
Matches show instantly as you type, highlighted in context.
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Jump to the moment
Click a timestamp to open YouTube at that exact second.
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The same transcripts are available through the YouTube Transcript API: timestamped JSON, text, SRT, VTT, CSV, or Markdown, 150+ languages, and AI transcription for videos without captions. Or connect the YouTube MCP server to Claude, Cursor, or Codex and just paste links in chat.
curl "https://transcript-yt.com/v1/transcript?url=5f3Pn-N6yLc&format=text" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ts_live_..."
Common questions
Is this free?
Yes. Searching is instant once the transcript loads, and loading a few videos a day needs no account.
Can I search YouTube for a word said in any video?
This tool searches inside one video. To search across a whole channel or playlist, fetch all its transcripts with the TranscriptYT API and search them together.
Why can't it find a word I know is said?
Auto-generated captions sometimes mishear names and jargon. Try a shorter part of the word or a different spelling.
Does it work in other languages?
Yes. It searches the video's captions in whatever language they are.