cURL
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id} \
--header 'api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}"
headers = {"api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}")
.header("api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"name": "<string>",
"youtubeId": "<string>",
"language": "en",
"text": "<string>"
}{
"statusCode": 123,
"message": "<string>",
"error": "<string>"
}{
"statusCode": 123,
"message": "<string>",
"error": "<string>"
}Project
Get Project Detail
GET
/
api
/
detail
/
{id}
cURL
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id} \
--header 'api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}"
headers = {"api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}")
.header("api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"name": "<string>",
"youtubeId": "<string>",
"language": "en",
"text": "<string>"
}{
"statusCode": 123,
"message": "<string>",
"error": "<string>"
}{
"statusCode": 123,
"message": "<string>",
"error": "<string>"
}Fetch a single project’s status and (if ready) its transcription text. Use this to poll for completion — see Lifecycle & Polling.
When
When
Request
| Param | In | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
id | path | string | — | The projectId returned by POST /api/transcribeVideo. |
showTimecode | query | boolean | false | Include [HH:MM:SS.sss] timecodes in the text field (only applies when state is done). |
showSpeaker | query | boolean | false | Include Speaker N: labels in the text field. |
showTranscription | query | boolean | true | If false, omits the full transcript JSON (currently ignored by the API view but reserved). |
Examples
curl "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/f3c1e7a0-2b48-4a91-8a30-9b1c2d3e4f50" \
-H "api-key: $TRANSCRIBETUBE_API_KEY"
curl "https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/f3c1e7a0-…?showTimecode=true&showSpeaker=true" \
-H "api-key: $TRANSCRIBETUBE_API_KEY"
const res = await fetch(
`https://api.transcribetube.com/api/detail/${projectId}`,
{ headers: { "api-key": process.env.TRANSCRIBETUBE_API_KEY } }
);
const project = await res.json();
if (project.state === "done") {
console.log(project.text);
}
Response
The response shape depends on the project’s state.When state is done
{
"id": "f3c1e7a0-2b48-4a91-8a30-9b1c2d3e4f50",
"name": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
"youtubeId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"language": "en",
"text": "We're no strangers to love\n\nYou know the rules and so do I\n\n..."
}
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Project ID. |
name | string | Video title. |
youtubeId | string | The YouTube video ID. |
language | string | Language code. |
text | string | Plain-text transcription. Paragraphs separated by \n\n. With showTimecode=true, each paragraph is prefixed by [HH:MM:SS.sss]; with showSpeaker=true, by Speaker N:. |
The
done shape does not include the state field. If you’re branching on state, also check for the presence of text to confirm completion.When state is upload or transcription
{
"id": "f3c1e7a0-2b48-4a91-8a30-9b1c2d3e4f50",
"name": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
"state": "transcription",
"message": "Transcription is in progress",
"videoLength": 213,
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
}
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
state | enum | upload or transcription. |
message | string | Human-readable status. |
videoLength | integer | Length in seconds. |
createdAt | string (ISO 8601) | When the project was created. |
Errors
| Status | When |
|---|---|
| 401 | Missing or invalid api-key header. |
| 404 | Project not found, or it belongs to a different user. |
Authorizations
Path Parameters
The ID of the project to retrieve
Query Parameters
Show Timecode on content
Show Speaker name on content
Show Transcription word by word
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