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Last updated Nov 20, 2025

n8n community node to fetch YouTube auto-generated captions/transcripts in SRT format

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Description

@choisb87/n8n-nodes-sb-youtube

n8n community node to fetch YouTube auto-generated captions/transcripts in SRT format.

Note: This node fetches auto-generated captions from YouTube videos and returns them as SRT (SubRip subtitle) format strings.

Installation

npm install @choisb87/n8n-nodes-sb-youtube

Or install directly in n8n:

  1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
  2. Enter @choisb87/n8n-nodes-sb-youtube
  3. Click Install

Usage

  1. Add the YouTube Transcript node to your workflow
  2. Enter the YouTube Video URL or ID
  3. Select the Language from dropdown (default: Korean)
    • Available: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Italian
  4. The node outputs the transcript in SRT format as a string

Output

The node returns:

{
  "videoId": "xDv6rwuY0_0",
  "srt": "1\n00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,080\n지금 여러분 발밑에서 펼쳐지는\n\n2\n..."
}

Features

  • Fetches auto-generated captions from YouTube
  • Language dropdown with 10 common languages
  • Returns transcript in SRT (SubRip) format
  • Handles both YouTube URLs and video IDs

License

MIT