Posts tagged “api”

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.

David Boulen · 7/23/2026 · 7 min read

Learn how to fetch YouTube subtitles in Node.js using async/await, handle errors and rate limits, convert JSON to SRT/VTT, and batch requests safely.

David Boulen · 6/23/2026 · 8 min read