YouTube has 800 million videos.
Most of them have a transcript.
We analyzed how the top AI builders are using this data.
Most developers are leaving it completely untouched:
The problem isn't access. It's extraction.
YouTube doesn't offer a transcript API.
So devs build scrapers.
Those scrapers get blocked within days.
Rate limits. CAPTCHAs. IP bans.
Most give up here.
The ones who don't build something interesting:
@TranscriptAPI The real challenge isn't accessing transcripts—it's filtering signal from noise across languages and niches. That's where tools like RAI AI become essential for targeted research. 🎯