# TranscriptDock

> Transcripts from YouTube, TikTok and your own audio or video, through one REST API or straight from an AI agent over MCP.

One kind of credit. A caption transcript (the video's own subtitles) costs 1 credit. AI transcription of the audio (mode auto when there are no captions, mode transcribe, uploads, direct links) costs 2 credits per started minute and needs a paid plan. Every account gets 50 free credits every month. Reading and exporting transcripts is free.

## Docs

- [Quickstart](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/quickstart): submit a link, wait for the job, export the transcript. Three requests.
- [API reference](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/api-reference): endpoints, fields, responses, batches, uploads, webhooks, video discovery, credits, rate limits, errors.
- [MCP](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/mcp): remote server at https://www.transcriptdock.com/mcp (OAuth sign in for Claude custom connectors, or Authorization: Bearer <api key>), tools, and setup for Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenClaw.
- [Pricing and credits](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/pricing): plans, extra credits, when credits are charged.
- [Sources](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/platforms): accepted YouTube and TikTok URLs, file uploads, direct links, limits.
- [OpenAPI](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/openapi.yaml)
- [Changelog](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/changelog): notable API, MCP and pricing changes, newest first.

## Guides

- [How to get a YouTube transcript](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/youtube-transcript): five ways, from YouTube's own transcript panel to the API and Claude.
- [How to get a TikTok transcript](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/tiktok-transcript): video and share links, a profile's latest videos, videos without captions.
- [Video transcripts for RAG](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/transcripts-for-rag): fetch timed segments, chunk by time, keep timestamp citations.
- [n8n](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/n8n) and [LangChain](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/langchain): workflow and agent setups.

## Compared with alternatives

- [All alternatives](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/alternatives), [vs Supadata](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/supadata-alternative), [vs TranscriptAPI](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/transcriptapi-alternative), [vs youtube-transcript-api](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/youtube-transcript-api-alternative), [vs Apify scrapers](https://www.transcriptdock.com/docs/apify-alternative): what each does, prices, and when to pick it instead.

## Machine discovery

- [MCP server card](https://www.transcriptdock.com/mcp/server-card) and [AI catalog](https://www.transcriptdock.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json)
- [llms-full.txt](https://www.transcriptdock.com/llms-full.txt): the API reference and MCP pages as one plain text file.