freeCodeCamp Transcripts | Free YouTube Transcript API

Get transcripts of freeCodeCamp videos via REST API. Long-form coding tutorials. Free tier available. Use the YouTube Transcript API to programmatically pull transcripts from freeCodeCamp videos for analysis, summarization, search, or AI training.

Quick start

Get any freeCodeCamp video's transcript in one HTTP request:

curl "https://youtubetranscript.us/api/v1/transcript?video_id=YOUR_VIDEO_ID" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Python example

import requests
r = requests.get("https://youtubetranscript.us/api/v1/transcript",
                 params={"video_id": "VIDEO_ID"},
                 headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"})
data = r.json()
for line in data["transcript"]:
    print(line["start"], line["text"])

Why use it for freeCodeCamp?

Get started: Sign up for a free API key. 500 requests/month on the starter plan.

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