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How to get a Rumble video transcript

TL;DR
To get a Rumble video transcript, sign up for a free Captapi key, then send one 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)

  1. 1

    Get a free API key

    Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.

  2. 2

    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. 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

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstring YesRumble 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.
languagestringNoPreferred caption language as an ISO code, e.g. "en". Defaults to auto-detect.
cachebooleanNoSet 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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