Send YouTube Transcripts to Airtable
Pull any YouTube transcript into your Airtable base instantly
Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser
Swap 'youtube.com' for '2outube.com' in any video URL to get the full transcript for free. Copy it into Airtable manually, via Zapier, or through the Airtable API to build a searchable YouTube video database — no signup required.
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 Airtable
Grab the transcript from 2outube
Take any YouTube video URL and replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com'. The full transcript loads instantly — timestamped, clean, and ready to copy. No account or extension needed.
Copy the transcript text
Select all the transcript text on the 2outube page. You can copy it with or without timestamps depending on what your Airtable base needs. The plain text format pastes cleanly into any Airtable long-text field.
Paste into your Airtable record
In your Airtable base, open or create a record for the video. Paste the transcript into a Long Text field. Pair it with fields for the video title, URL, channel name, publish date, and topic tags to build a fully searchable video library.
Automate with Zapier or the Airtable API
To scale this workflow, use a Zapier automation: trigger on a new Airtable record containing a YouTube URL, fetch the transcript via 2outube, and write the result back to the transcript field. Or use the Airtable API with a script that loops through video URLs in your base and populates transcript fields in bulk.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Open the YouTube video you want to transcribe and copy its URL from the browser address bar.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — for example, 'youtube.com/watch?v=abc123' becomes '2outube.com/watch?v=abc123'. Hit Enter and the full transcript appears.
Paste into Airtable
Copy the transcript text and paste it into a Long Text field in your Airtable base. Use Airtable's filtering and search to query transcripts across your entire video library.
Ready-Made Template
AIRTABLE BASE SCHEMA
Table: YouTube Videos
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| Field Name | Field Type | Notes |
|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
| Video Title | Single Line | Primary field |
| YouTube URL | URL | Original youtube.com link |
| 2outube URL | Formula | SUBSTITUTE({YouTube URL},"youtube.com","2outube.com") |
| Channel | Single Line | Creator/channel name |
| Publish Date | Date | Video publish date |
| Topic Tags | Multi-select | e.g. Marketing, AI, Finance |
| Transcript | Long Text | Full transcript pasted from 2outube |
| Word Count | Formula | LEN(TRIM({Transcript}))-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM({Transcript})," ",""))+1 |
| Summary | Long Text | Your notes or AI-generated summary |
| Status | Single Select| To Process / Processed / Archived |
WORKFLOW NOTES:
- Use the 2outube URL formula field to auto-generate transcript links from any YouTube URL
- Filter by Status = "To Process" to find videos still needing transcripts
- Use Airtable's Search extension to search across all transcript text
- Group by Topic Tags to organize your video knowledge base by subjectQuestions
Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits.
Can I automate sending YouTube transcripts to Airtable?
Yes.
What Airtable field type should I use for transcripts?
Use a Long Text field. YouTube transcripts can run several thousand words, and Long Text handles that without truncation. If you plan to search across transcripts, Airtable's built-in search and the Search extension both index Long Text fields.
Can I use an Airtable formula to generate 2outube links automatically?
Yes. If you have a YouTube URL field, add a Formula field with: SUBSTITUTE({YouTube URL},"youtube.com","2outube.com"). This auto-generates the 2outube transcript link for every video in your base, so you can click through and copy transcripts without manually editing URLs.
Does 2outube include timestamps in the transcript?
Yes, transcripts include timestamps by default. You can choose to copy the full timestamped version or just the plain text. For Airtable databases focused on searchability, plain text is usually cleaner.
What's a good Airtable structure for a YouTube research database?
A solid base includes fields for: Video Title (primary), YouTube URL, Channel, Publish Date, Topic Tags (multi-select), Transcript (long text), Summary (long text), and Status (single select: To Process / Processed).
Can I search across all transcripts in Airtable?
Yes. Airtable's built-in search (Cmd+F or Ctrl+F) searches across all field types including Long Text.
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