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Free YouTube tool

YouTube Video Stats

Paste a YouTube link to see the video's exact view count, publish date, category, caption languages, tag count, and full description.

How to check a YouTube video's details

  1. 1

    Paste the video link

    Any public or unlisted video.

  2. 2

    Get video info

    See views, publish date, length, category, visibility, caption languages, and IDs at a glance.

  3. 3

    Copy what you need

    Copy the description, or grab the video and channel IDs for the API.

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curl "https://transcript-yt.com/v1/transcript?url=5f3Pn-N6yLc&format=text" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ts_live_..."
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Common questions

Is this free?

Yes, with no account needed for normal use.

How do I see a video's exact upload date?

Paste its link here. YouTube shows relative dates like '3 years ago'; this shows the exact publish date.

Can I see likes and comments?

Not yet. The tool reads the video's public page data, which includes views but not likes or comment counts.

Why do the views differ from YouTube?

View counts update constantly and YouTube's own page can lag. Lookups are cached for a few hours.

Can I get this data for many videos?

Yes. The TranscriptYT API returns titles, durations, and view counts for searches, playlists, and channel uploads.