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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dailymotion/videos-videoid-transcript>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dailymotion/videos-videoid-transcript.mdx>

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# Dailymotion Transcript API

The spoken text of a video as numbered lines with timecodes and start seconds.

`GET /v1/dailymotion/videos/{videoId}/transcript` returns `lookupStatus`, `hasTranscript` and `lines[]`. Each line has `index` starting at 1, `timecode` as `HH:MM:SS,mmm`, `startSeconds` and `text`.

About 13% of videos have a transcript. When there is none, `hasTranscript` is false and `lines` is empty, which is a found video without a transcript rather than an error. The route takes no query parameters. A deleted or unknown video answers `lookupStatus: not_found` with `hasTranscript: null`.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/dailymotion/videos/{videoId}/transcript`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
- **Input:** by video id
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/dailymotion/videos/videoid/transcript/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/dailymotion](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dailymotion)

## FAQ

### Why is hasTranscript false?

About 13% of Dailymotion videos have a transcript. The route still succeeds for a video without one: hasTranscript is false and lines is empty. Use the subtitles route to see whether the owner uploaded language tracks.

### What is in startSeconds?

The line's start position in seconds, so you can jump to it in a player without parsing the timecode string. timecode keeps the HH:MM:SS,mmm form Dailymotion uses.

### What happens for a deleted video?

lookupStatus is not_found and hasTranscript is null. HTTP 200 still means the request completed, so check lookupStatus first.

### How many credits does a transcript cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth.