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Word-level transcripts from any video URL, returned in under a second. Works with every major platform.
Works with
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Built for developers who ship fast and need transcription to just work.
Sub-Second Extraction
Get a full transcript back in under a second. No queues, no waiting, no cold starts.
Every Major Platform
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Vimeo — all from a single endpoint.
Word-Level Timestamps
Every word comes with its own start and end time — perfect for subtitles, search, and clipping.
100+ Languages
We use native captions when available, and fall back to a speech model when they're not.
Private by Default
Zero data retention on every plan. We never train on your content.
Any Output Format
Plain text, SRT, VTT, JSON, or Markdown. Pick the format that fits your stack.
Any video. Any platform. One call.
Drop a video URL. Get word-level captions back in JSON, SRT, VTT, or plain text. Same call works across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Vimeo — no per-platform integrations to maintain.
- One endpointStop juggling scrapers and SDKs per platform. One HTTP call covers every major host.
- Word-level timestampsSub-second start/end on every word. Perfect for editing, search, and highlight clips.
- Native captions firstWe use the platform's own captions when they exist (free, fast) and fall back to ASR when they don't.
Ship in minutes, not days
One request. Any platform. Your transcript is ready before your coffee gets cold.
1import requests2response = requests.get(4"https://scriptbase.app/api/v1/transcribe",5params={"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"},6headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},7)8print(response.json()["data"]["full_text"])
Teams love building
with ScriptBase
Here's what our customers say about us
“We ship transcripts to Notion before our podcast episodes finish uploading. ScriptBase is the fastest thing in our stack.”
“We publish in 40+ languages. ScriptBase was the only API that didn't fall over on our Indonesian and Vietnamese content.”
“Dropped the Python SDK into our Airflow DAG and had transcripts flowing into Snowflake by the end of the day.”
“Word-level timestamps are what sold it for us. Our highlight generator wouldn't exist without them.”
“Our team cites interview moments directly from the timestamped transcripts. It's changed how we do qualitative research.”
“I batch-drop a week of YouTube uploads into ScriptBase and walk away with captions, show notes, and newsletters done.”
Questions? We got answers
Check out the answers to most frequently asked questions.
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Watch, X, Vimeo, and most public video hosts. If you can share a link, we can probably transcribe it.
We use native captions when they exist and a state-of-the-art speech model otherwise. Expect 95%+ word accuracy on clean audio and strong performance on noisy real-world recordings.
No. Zero-retention mode is available on every plan and is the default on Pro and above. We never train models on your content.
JSON, plain text, SRT, VTT, and Markdown. You can request multiple formats in a single call and get word-level timestamps alongside each one.
Yes — every account includes 25 free credits. No credit card required to start.
Enterprise customers can deploy ScriptBase inside their own VPC. Reach out to sales for deployment options and pricing.
Ship transcripts today.
25 free credits. No credit card. Build a prototype before lunch.