Send YouTube Transcripts to Confluence
Turn any YouTube video into a Confluence wiki page in seconds
Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser
Swap 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in any video URL to get the full transcript instantly. Copy it, paste it into Confluence, and you have searchable documentation from any YouTube video — no tools, no signup, no cost.
The Trick
youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
2outube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Just change 'y' to '2'
Works with any YouTube video that has captions
Using Transcripts with Confluence
Find your YouTube video
Navigate to the YouTube video you want to document in Confluence — a product demo, team training, conference talk, or tutorial. Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar.
Swap the URL to get the transcript
Change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in the URL and press Enter. The full transcript loads instantly — timestamped, formatted, and ready to copy. No extensions, no login required.
Copy and paste into a Confluence page
Select all the transcript text and copy it. In Confluence, create a new page or open an existing one. Paste the transcript directly into the editor. Confluence will preserve the text formatting and you can immediately add headers, labels, and page structure.
Format and link for your team
Add a Confluence panel macro with the original YouTube URL so teammates can watch the source video. Use Confluence's heading styles to break the transcript into sections, add a table of contents macro, and tag the page with relevant labels so it appears in team searches and spaces.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Open any YouTube video you want to add to Confluence. Copy the URL from the address bar.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — for example, https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123 becomes https://2outube.com/watch?v=abc123. Hit Enter and the transcript appears immediately.
Paste into your Confluence page
Copy the transcript text from 2outube and paste it into any Confluence page. Add the video link, apply heading macros to structure the content, and publish. Your team can now search and reference the video content without ever watching the video.
Ready-Made Template
## Video Reference
**Source**: [Video Title](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID)
**Date Added**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Added by**: @yourname
**Topic Tags**: #training #product #external
---
## Summary
*2-3 sentence overview of what this video covers and why it's relevant to the team.*
---
## Key Takeaways
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---
## Full Transcript
*Paste the 2outube transcript below. Timestamps are included for reference.*
[TRANSCRIPT STARTS HERE]
---
## Action Items
| Item | Owner | Due Date |
|------|-------|----------|
| | | |
---
## Related Confluence Pages
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Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions — auto-generated or manually added. Most YouTube videos have captions available.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits, no API key. Just change the URL and get the transcript.
Can I import a YouTube transcript directly into Confluence without copying manually?
The simplest method is to copy the transcript from 2outube and paste it into a Confluence page editor. For teams doing this frequently, you can use the Confluence REST API to programmatically create pages — paste the transcript into a script that calls the API endpoint and creates a formatted page automatically.
Will the transcript be searchable in Confluence?
Yes. Once you paste the transcript into a Confluence page and publish it, Confluence's full-text search indexes every word. Your team can search for specific phrases, technical terms, or speaker quotes and find the relevant video documentation instantly.
How do I keep the timestamps when pasting into Confluence?
2outube includes timestamps in the transcript output. When you paste into Confluence, the timestamps appear as plain text. You can keep them as-is for reference, or use Confluence's find-and-replace to remove them if you prefer clean prose.
Can I use this for internal training videos hosted on YouTube?
Yes, as long as the YouTube video has captions enabled. Unlisted YouTube videos work the same way as public videos — just swap the URL. Private videos (visible only to specific Google accounts) are not accessible via 2outube.
What Confluence macro should I use to embed the YouTube video alongside the transcript?
Use the 'Widget Connector' macro in Confluence and paste the YouTube URL. This embeds a playable video directly in the page. Pair it with the transcript pasted below so readers can watch or read — whichever they prefer. In Confluence Cloud, the '/youtube' slash command also works.
Does this work with Confluence Cloud and Confluence Data Center?
Yes. 2outube produces plain text that you can paste into any version of Confluence — Cloud, Server, or Data Center. The transcript content works identically across all Confluence deployment types.
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