AINewsnow

How to get a YouTube transcript in 2026: libraries, yt-dlp, Whisper, hosted APIs and MCP

This story is from 2026-10-30. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

Getting the transcript of a YouTube video sounds like one function call. In practice the right tool depends on where your code runs, whether the video has captions at all, and whether a person or an AI agent is asking. This is a short guide to the options, with commands you can run today. It is a c…

Read the full story at DEV Community — AI ↗

Timeline · 1 report

  1. 2026-10-30 10:41 · DEV Community — AI
    How to get a YouTube transcript in 2026: libraries, yt-dlp, Whisper, hosted APIs and MCP

More stories

  1. Meta quietly launches an AI fashion app called Style Sketch — TechCrunch AI
  2. 8 examples of Gemini 4 Argon in action — Google Gemini Blog
  3. Software updates aren’t what they used to be — Epoch AI
  4. Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center — The Hill Technology
  5. We’re About to Find Out If We’re in an A.I. Bubble — New York Times AI
  6. US investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO — TechCrunch AI
  7. Using ChatGPT before a medical appointment? How to get the best support for your health questions — The Conversation AI (US)
  8. Reddit will force users to log in as AI is killing search traffic — Engadget

Get the daily brief of stories like this at 6:30 every morning →