Guides for getting platform data into pipelines: error handling, workflow patterns, and cost math.
2026-07-15 · nodejs · javascript · youtube · transcripts
Fetch YouTube transcripts in Node.js with the official apify-client SDK: batch video IDs in, time-coded JSON out, and typed success:false rows for captionless videos instead of thrown exceptions. Full code, costs, and when the free library is the better choice.
2026-07-15 · make · no-code · youtube · transcripts
Build a Make (ex-Integromat) scenario that turns YouTube video IDs into transcript JSON: one HTTP module calling Apify's run-sync endpoint, an Iterator to fan out per-video items, and a filter on success so captionless videos never break the scenario.
2026-07-15 · zapier · no-code · youtube · transcripts
Two ways to pull YouTube transcripts in Zapier — the official Apify integration and a Webhooks POST — with a filter on success so failed videos don't halt the Zap, and an honest note on where Zapier's one-item model makes n8n or Make the better tool.
2026-07-15 · python · google-play · reviews · pandas
Pull any app's Google Play reviews into a pandas DataFrame and out to CSV: package name in, one row per review with rating, text, and developer reply. Sorting options, cost math ($0.08 per 1,000), and the failure rows to filter first.
2026-07-15 · youtube · api · transcripts · errors
A 403 from the YouTube Data API's captions.download endpoint is not a bug or a quota problem: the endpoint only serves requests authorized by the video's owner. What the docs actually require, the OAuth setup that works for your own videos, and what works for everyone else's.
2026-07-15 · python · youtube · transcripts · errors
The RequestBlocked and IpBlocked exceptions mean YouTube is refusing requests from your server's IP range — it blocks most cloud provider IPs. What triggers it, the three fixes that actually work (residential IP, rotating proxies, a managed actor), and honest trade-offs for each.
2026-07-05 · n8n · no-code · youtube · transcripts
Build an n8n workflow that turns YouTube video IDs into transcript JSON with one HTTP Request node or the Apify community node. An IF node branches on failed videos, so a captionless video becomes a false-branch row instead of a stopped workflow.
2026-07-04 · python · youtube · transcripts · rag
Three working ways to pull YouTube transcripts in Python in 2026: the open-source library, the official Data API, and a managed pay-per-result actor. Full code, real error handling, and when to use each.
2026-07-04 · youtube · api · transcripts
The captions.download endpoint requires OAuth from the video's owner, so the official YouTube Data API cannot download transcripts for arbitrary public videos. Why that is, and which alternatives work.