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YouTube video analysis: transcripts, brands and answers

Paste any public YouTube video or Short and get the transcript, a summary, every brand on screen or said aloud, and answers to your questions. Follow a channel to check each new upload.

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YouTube transcripts, summaries and brands from one link

Ask for one thing or all of them. Each comes back with its timestamps.

Transcripts: Everything said, with timestamps.
Brands: Every brand on screen and how long it stays, each time a brand is named aloud, and brands in the title, description and tags.
Paid promotion: Whether the creator ticked YouTube's "Includes paid promotion" box. The description comes back too, #ad and all.
Metadata: Title, description, tags, views, likes, comments, the channel and its subscriber count, and the upload date.
Summaries and answers: A short summary with the key points, and answers to your own questions, each linked to the moment it comes from.

For developers: a YouTube transcript from the API

One call for the transcript, with timings you can link back to the video. Its metadata comes back with it at no extra cost.

Request: POST /v1/jobs

curl -X POST https://api.netraflow.com/v1/jobs \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $NETRAFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://youtu.be/XpT_4VyypF4",
    "capabilities": ["transcription"]
  }'

Result: GET /v1/jobs/{job_id}, once it finishes

{
  "data": {
    "job_id": "job_i9LMLu94hiZssUfQ",
    "status": "completed",
    "platform": "youtube",
    "video_title": "Is the new Hatch Baby Sound Machine worth it?",
    "video_duration_seconds": 498,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "results": {
      "transcription": {
        "text": "Hey guys, welcome back to the Baby Chick channel. I am Nina Spears, the baby chick, and I've been really looking forward to this review video because we are going to check out the new Hatch baby. …",
        "language": "en",
        "segments": [
          {
            "start": 2.47,
            "end": 5.333,
            "text": "Hey guys, welcome back to the Baby Chick channel."
          },
          {
            "start": 5.333,
            "end": 14.238,
            "text": "I am Nina Spears, the baby chick, and I've been really looking forward to this review video because we are going to check out the new Hatch baby."
          },
          …
        ],
        "word_count": 1549,
        "duration_seconds": 498
      },
      "metadata": {
        "title": "Is the new Hatch Baby Sound Machine worth it?",
        "channel_name": "Baby Chick",
        "channel_follower_count": 18400,
        "upload_date": "2025-12-05",
        "view_count": 13650,
        "like_count": 70,
        "comment_count": 3,
        "duration_seconds": 498,
        "tags": [],
        "description": …
      }
    }
  }
}

A real job from 17 October 2026 on a public YouTube review by Baby Chick. Trimmed to fit: … marks what was left out.

Questions about YouTube videos

Does it work on YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Shorts, regular videos and youtu.be links all work, as long as anyone with the link can watch the video.

How long can a YouTube video be?

Transcripts: up to 20 minutes on Free, 60 on Starter and 120 on Pro. Brands, summaries and questions: up to 3 minutes on Free, 10 on Starter and 20 on Pro.

How do I know if a YouTube video is sponsored?

NetraFlow reads YouTube's paid promotion label and the disclosures in the description. You can also ask "Is there a sponsor segment, and who is it for?". The video questions page shows how.

Can I check every new video from a channel?

Yes, with a follow. Each new upload that matches what you described is analyzed, and the answer is sent to you.

Analyze your first YouTube video

Paste a link, or ask Claude. New accounts get 50 free credits. No card needed.

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