Posts tagged “captions”

Build a Localization Pipeline with YouTube Transcripts

Fetch YouTube transcripts in 125+ languages, convert to SRT/VTT, and wire up a translation step your localization team can actually use.

Zied · 8/4/2026 · 8 min read

Handle Missing YouTube Transcripts Gracefully

Learn how to detect, handle, and recover from missing or disabled YouTube transcripts in your API pipeline with Python and JavaScript examples.

Zied · 7/28/2026 · 8 min read

YouTube Captions API: Auto vs Manual Captions Explained

Learn how to fetch YouTube captions as clean JSON, tell auto-generated from manual tracks apart, and choose the right caption language in code.

Zied · 7/23/2026 · 7 min read

Building an Accessibility Captioning Workflow

Build WCAG-compliant captions: pull timed YouTube transcripts via API, generate SRT and VTT files in 125+ languages, review, and deliver to any video player.

Zied · 7/13/2026 · 9 min read

Generate SRT and VTT Subtitles from YouTube Videos

Convert YouTube transcript JSON into SRT and VTT subtitle files with Python and JavaScript. Includes timing format gotchas, line-length rules, and accessibility best practices.

Zied · 7/8/2026 · 10 min read