How to get a Rumble video transcript
GET request to /v1/rumble/video/transcript with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for 1 credit per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Rumble published captions as timed segments — parses the .vtt from video-details (not speech-to-text).How to get a Rumble video transcript (step by step)
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Get a free API key
Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.
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Call the Rumble Video Transcript API
Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/rumble/video/transcript with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.
- 3
Read the JSON response
Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.
Code example
curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/rumble/video/transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Frumble.com%2Fv7cv2cc-now-i-can-finally-talk-about-it-ep.-2555-07172026.html" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."What the response looks like
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"platform": "rumble",
"id": "v7cv2cc",
"url": "https://rumble.com/v7cv2cc-now-i-can-finally-talk-about-it-ep.-2555-07172026.html",
"source": "captions",
"language": "en-auto",
"languageName": "English (auto)",
"durationSeconds": 5185,
"segments": [
{
"text": "All America all the time sit down buckle up and get ready for the Dan Bongino show",
"startMs": 52240,
"endMs": 59760
},
{
"text": "team is like",
"startMs": 65750,
"endMs": 71960
},
{
"text": "Thank you. Mr. President for",
"startMs": 71960,
"endMs": 74280
},
{
"text": "Declassifying a lot of this folks",
"startMs": 75080,
"endMs": 77080
},
{
"text": "Obviously",
"startMs": 79390,
"endMs": 81720
},
{
"text": "Was like itching to get on the air today",
"startMs": 81720,
"endMs": 85240
},
{
"text": "When you go and take a job in the government, especially in the executive branch",
"startMs": 85880,
"endMs": 92530
},
{
"text": "The president is the ultimate declassifier the job is not about you",
"startMs": 93420,
"endMs": 98140
}
],
"text": "All America all the time sit down buckle up and get ready for the Dan Bongino show team is like Thank you. Mr. President for Declassifying a lot of this folks Obviously Was like itching to get on the air today When you go and take a job in the government, especially in the executive branch The president is the ultimate declassifier the job is not about you"
}
}Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.
Request parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Rumble video URL, e.g. https://rumble.com/vXXXX-title.html. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble. |
| language | string | No | Preferred caption language as an ISO code, e.g. "en". Defaults to auto-detect. |
| cache | boolean | No | Set true to serve from the 24h response cache (0 credits on hit). Default false — always fetch fresh. Envelope includes cached + cachedAt on hits. |
Frequently asked questions
What does the Rumble Video Transcript API do?
The Rumble Video Transcript API lets you extract the full, timestamped transcript from a public Rumble video using one GET request to /v1/rumble/video/transcript. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.
How many credits does the Rumble Video Transcript API cost?
Each successful call costs 1 credit. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Failed or empty results are never charged.
Do I need a Rumble API key or OAuth?
No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.
What if the Rumble video has no captions?
This endpoint only parses Rumble's published .vtt tracks — it does not run speech-to-text. No tracks → 404 no_captions (0 credits). Language mismatch → 404 language_not_available with availableLanguages.
Is the Rumble Video Transcript API suitable for production use?
Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.
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