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<p>Youtube captions downloader. Exposes a single function <a href="#get_subtitles/3"><code class="inline">get_subtitles/3</code></a>.</p><p>Fetching is done using library Req. You can pass additional options to <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/req/0.4.8/Req.html#get/2"><code class="inline">Req.get/2</code></a> as 3rd argument.</p><h2 id="module-examples" class="section-heading">
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<pre><code class="makeup elixir" translate="no"><span class="gp unselectable">iex&gt; </span><span class="nc">YoutubeCaptions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_subtitles</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-1">(</span><span class="s">&quot;JvBT4XBdoUE&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;en&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-1">)</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-2">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-3">[</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-4">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">0.99</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;[Music]&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">6.87</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-4">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-5">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">14.42</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;thank you so hello everyone and thank&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">3.66</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-5">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-6">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">16.67</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;you for joining me in this talk where&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">3.93</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-6">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-7">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">18.08</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;we&#39;re going to explore the legacy of Joe&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">3.99</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-7">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-8">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">20.6</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;Armstrong the principal inventor of&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">4.74</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-8">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-9">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">22.07</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;Erlang who unfortunately recently passed&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">5.82</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-9">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-10">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">25.34</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;away and so Joe sadly will not be with&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">3.18</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-10">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-11">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">27.89</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;us anymore&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">2.88</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-11">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="n">...</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-3">]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3484363362-2">}</span></code></pre>
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<div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Downloads subtitles of YouTube video. You have to specify <code class="inline">video_id</code> and optionally language. Defaults to <code class="inline">en</code>.</p></div>
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<pre translate="no"><span class="attribute">@type</span> caption() :: %{start: <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/typespecs.html#basic-types">float</a>(), duration: <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/typespecs.html#basic-types">float</a>(), text: <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>()}</pre>
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<pre translate="no"><span class="attribute">@type</span> req_options() :: <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/typespecs.html#built-in-types">keyword</a>()</pre>
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<pre translate="no"><span class="attribute">@type</span> video_id() :: <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>()</pre>
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<pre translate="no"><span class="attribute">@spec</span> get_subtitles(<a href="#t:video_id/0">video_id</a>(), <a href="#t:lang/0">lang</a>(), <a href="#t:req_options/0">req_options</a>()) ::
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<p>Downloads subtitles of YouTube video. You have to specify <code class="inline">video_id</code> and optionally language. Defaults to <code class="inline">en</code>.</p><p>Fetching is done using library Req. If you want, you can pass additional params to <a href="https://hexdocs.pm/req/0.4.8/Req.html#get/2"><code class="inline">Req.get/2</code></a> using 3rd argument.</p><h2 id="get_subtitles/3-examples" class="section-heading">
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<pre><code class="makeup elixir" translate="no"><span class="gp unselectable">iex&gt; </span><span class="nc">YoutubeCaptions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_subtitles</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-1">(</span><span class="s">&quot;JvBT4XBdoUE&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;en&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-1">)</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-2">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-3">[</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-4">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">0.99</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;[Music]&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">6.87</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-4">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-5">%{</span><span class="ss">start</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">14.42</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">text</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;thank you so hello everyone and thank&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">duration</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mf">3.66</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-5">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="n">...</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-3">]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-2">}</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="gp unselectable">iex&gt; </span><span class="nc">YoutubeCaptions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_subtitles</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-6">(</span><span class="s">&quot;JvBT4XBdoUE&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;de&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-6">)</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-7">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;Unable to find transcript for language de&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-7">}</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="gp unselectable">iex&gt; </span><span class="nc">YoutubeCaptions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_subtitles</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-8">(</span><span class="s">&quot;invalid&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;en&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-8">)</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-9">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">&quot;Could not find captions for video&quot;</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6196922167-9">}</span></code></pre>
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