Transcript Bunny documentation

Transcript Export and Search

The creator and team workflow: get transcripts from public YouTube videos that have captions, search your library, and export the result. Developers should use the YouTube Transcript API. AI assistants should use the MCP server.

What is Transcript Bunny?

Transcript Bunny extracts transcripts from YouTube videos. Whether you're a content creator, researcher, student, or developer, we make it easy to get accurate transcripts with timestamps.

Key Features

  • Instant Transcripts: Get transcripts in seconds with accurate timestamps
  • Library Search: Find transcripts by video title or channel
  • Status Tracking: Follow queued and processing transcripts through completion
  • Multiple Formats: Download as TXT, JSON, or SRT subtitle files
  • API Access: Integrate transcripts into your applications
  • Click-to-Jump: Click any timestamp to jump to that moment in the video

Quick Start

  • 1. Sign Up: Create a free account and get 15 credits/month
  • 2. Paste URL: Copy a public YouTube video URL with captions and paste it into the dashboard
  • 3. Get Transcript: Your transcript appears with timestamps
  • 4. Search: Find transcript text or browse your saved library
  • 5. Download: Export in your preferred format (TXT, JSON, SRT)

Creating Transcripts

How to Create a Transcript

  1. Navigate to Dashboard: Go to your dashboard from the main navigation
  2. Paste YouTube URL: In the "Create New Transcript" section, paste a public YouTube video URL with captions. Supported formats:
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
    • https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
    • https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
  3. Click Create: Hit the "Create Transcript" button and your transcript will be processed
  4. View Progress: Most videos finish in a few seconds. Longer videos can take more time.

Credit Usage

The first time your account requests a video, it costs 1 credit, even if another account already has it stored. Replaying a transcript you already own is free. Failed requests do not consume credits.

Why Might a Transcript Fail?

  • Video doesn't have captions/subtitles enabled
  • Video is private or age-restricted
  • Channel has disabled transcript access
  • Temporary service issues

Managing Your Transcripts

Viewing Transcripts

Navigate to the Transcripts page to see all your transcripts. Completed transcripts are stored durably and normally remain available for account replay for a long time. There is currently no automatic expiration job; replay still requires the stored transcript to be available.

  • Search by video title or channel name
  • Filter by status (completed, processing, queued, failed)
  • Filter by channel
  • Switch between grid and list view
  • Click any transcript to view the full content

Click-to-Jump Feature

When viewing a transcript, you can click any timestamp to jump directly to that moment in the video. This makes it easy to:

  • Navigate to specific sections quickly
  • Verify transcript accuracy
  • Create video clips or highlights
  • Take notes with precise timestamps

Status Indicators

Completed Transcript is ready to view
Processing Currently being transcribed
Queued Waiting in queue to be processed
Failed Transcript couldn't be generated (no credit charged)

Plans & Billing

Available Plans

Free

$0/month
  • 15 credits/month
  • API & MCP access (5 req/min)
  • TXT, JSON, and SRT exports

Starter

$9/month
  • 1,000 credits/month
  • API & MCP access (50 req/min)
  • TXT, JSON, and SRT exports
POPULAR

Pro

$19/month
  • 3,000 credits/month
  • API & MCP access (100 req/min)
  • TXT, JSON, and SRT exports

Business

$49/month
  • 10,000 credits/month
  • API & MCP access (200 req/min)
  • TXT, JSON, and SRT exports

Annual Billing

Save 33% with annual billing - pay for 8 months, get 12 months!

How to Upgrade

  • 1. Navigate to Billing page
  • 2. Choose your plan (monthly or annual)
  • 3. Click "Upgrade to [Plan Name]"
  • 4. Complete checkout with Polar
  • 5. Start using your new credits immediately

Managing Your Subscription

From the Billing page, you can:

  • View current plan and usage
  • See billing period and renewal date
  • Upgrade or downgrade plans
  • Update payment method
  • Cancel subscription (access billing portal)