Quickstart

import os
from vidnavigator import VidNavigatorClient, VidNavigatorError

# It's recommended to load your API key from an environment variable
# Create a .env file with: VIDNAVIGATOR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
import dotenv
dotenv.load_dotenv()

client = VidNavigatorClient()

try:
    # Works for YouTube and every other supported platform
    result = client.get_transcript(
        video_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    )
    print("Successfully retrieved transcript for:", result.data.video_info.title)
    print("Transcript snippet:", result.data.transcript[0].text)
except VidNavigatorError as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e.message}")

const { VidNavigatorClient, VidNavigatorError } = require('vidnavigator');

// It's recommended to load your API key from an environment variable
const client = new VidNavigatorClient({
  apiKey: process.env.VIDNAVIGATOR_API_KEY,
});

async function getTranscript() {
  try {
    // Works for YouTube and every other supported platform
    const { video_info, transcript } = await client.getTranscript({
      video_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    });
    console.log("Successfully retrieved transcript for:", video_info.title);
    console.log("Transcript snippet:", transcript[0].text);
  } catch (error) {
    if (error instanceof VidNavigatorError) {
      console.error(`An error occurred: ${error.message}`);
    } else {
      console.error("An unexpected error occurred:", error);
    }
  }
}

getTranscript();