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get_transcripts() doesn't work for me

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Hi, first off: great script! This is exactly what I was looking for! the get_transcript() command also works wonderfully for me. However, if I try to use a list of ~200 videos, I get errors. Let’s say I try: YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcripts("Video ID1","Video ID2") I get error messages like this one:

Could not get the transcript for the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K! Most likely subtitles have been disabled by the uploader or the video is no longer available. It starts with the first letter of the ID and then goes until the first ID is finished. Am I doing something wrong?

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Created 5 years ago
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jdepoixcommented, Aug 15, 2018

Hi, I am sorry if the README isn’t as clear about this as it should be, but maybe have a look at get_transcripts docstring. It doesn’t support varargs, therefore you are supposed to give it a list.

This should work for you: YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcripts(["Video ID1","Video ID2"])

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wsebastiangrovescommented, Dec 9, 2020

Hello @wsebastiangroves, if you’re using get_transcripts you’ll have to put in a list of IDs. If you just want the transcript for one video either put in a list with one ID, or just use get_transcript instead, which only takes one ID.

This made me have a good laugh at myself. Thank you, I sincerely appreciate these functions.