Every free transcript API dies after 100 req because YouTube bans datacenter IPs. This one uses residential proxies + 24h cache. 61 segments for Rick Astley in 400ms. Built after Vercel/Render/Invidious all blocked me.
Hey hunters!
I tried to build a free YouTube transcript API for my SaaS.
Vercel: blocked
Render: blocked
Invidious: 0 bytes
YouTube now bans all cloud IPs.
Free tier: 10 req/mo, paid from $9.99 for 1k.
Ask me anything about YouTube blocking!