Video Transcript Extractor

Generate transcripts from videos by extracting captions from provided URLs. Useful for quickly obtaining readable text from online videos with non-automatically generated captions.

Flows

How the AI Flow works

Start Chat Interaction.: Initiates the flow and welcomes the user to the transcript generator.
User Provides Video URL.: User enters the URL of the video they want to transcribe.
Extract Video Content.: Retrieves content and captions from the provided video URL if available.
Display Transcript.: Shows the extracted transcript or messages to the user in the chat interface.

Components used in this flow

Below is a complete list of all components used in this flow to achieve its functionality. Components are the building blocks of every AI Flow. They allow you to create complex interactions and automate tasks by connecting various functionalities. Each component serves a specific purpose, such as handling user input, processing data, or integrating with external services.

Chat Opened Trigger

The Chat Opened Trigger component detects when a chat session starts, enabling workflows to respond instantly as soon as a user opens the chat. It initiates flows with the initial chat message, making it essential for building responsive, interactive chatbots.

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Message Widget

The Message Widget component displays custom messages within your workflow. Ideal for welcoming users, providing instructions, or showing any important information, it supports Markdown formatting and can be set to appear only once per session.

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Chat Output

Discover the Chat Output component in FlowHunt—finalize chatbot responses with flexible, multi-part outputs. Essential for seamless flow completion and creating advanced, interactive AI chatbots.

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URL Retriever

Unlock web content in your workflows with the URL Retriever component. Effortlessly extract and process the text and metadata from any list of URLs—including web articles, documents, and more. Supports advanced options like OCR for images, selective metadata extraction, and customizable caching, making it ideal for building knowledge-rich AI flows and automations.

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ChatInput

The Chat Input component in FlowHunt initiates user interactions by capturing messages from the Playground. It serves as the starting point for flows, enabling the workflow to process both text and file-based inputs.

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Flow description

Purpose and benefits

This workflow is designed to automate the process of extracting transcripts from videos on websites, provided that the videos include captions (specifically, non-automatically generated ones). The flow is useful for users who need to quickly obtain the textual content of video captions for documentation, accessibility, search, or analysis purposes, without manual transcription.

Step-by-Step Overview

1. Initial Chat Trigger and Welcome Message

The workflow begins when a user opens the chat interface.
Upon opening, a welcome message is displayed:
- The message informs the user of the workflow’s purpose: to generate transcripts from provided video URLs if the video contains proper captions (not auto-generated).
- The user is prompted to provide a URL to get started.

2. User Input

The user enters a URL (presumably pointing to a webpage with an embedded video).
The workflow captures this input and prepares to retrieve content from the provided link.

3. Retrieving Video Caption Content

The workflow processes the input URL using a “URL Retriever” component:
- It fetches the content from the URL, specifically looking for video captions present as text (not auto-generated).
- The system is configured to extract up to 300,000 tokens, ensuring even long transcripts can be captured.

4. Outputting the Transcript

Once the caption content is retrieved, the workflow outputs the transcript back to the chat interface.
The transcript is displayed as plain text, without any additional formatting.

Summary Table

Step	Action	Output
Chat Opened	Display welcome & instructions	Welcome message in chat
User Provides URL	Accept input URL from user	URL captured
Retrieve Caption Content	Fetch and extract video captions (if available, not auto-generated) from the URL	Transcript text (if available)
Display Transcript	Output the transcript as plain text in the chat interface	Transcript displayed to user

Usefulness for Scaling and Automation

Efficiency: Automates the otherwise manual and time-consuming task of copying video captions or transcribing videos.
Scalability: Can be used repeatedly for multiple URLs, making it suitable for batch processing or frequent tasks.
Accessibility: Facilitates access to video content for users who prefer or require text-based formats.
Consistency: Ensures transcripts are pulled in a uniform way, reducing errors and inconsistencies compared to manual extraction.

Notes and Limitations

The workflow only works for videos that have captions provided by the content creator (not auto-generated captions).
If a video does not have the required captions, the workflow will not be able to produce a transcript.

This workflow is ideal for educators, researchers, content managers, or accessibility professionals who need to extract and utilize video transcripts efficiently and at scale.

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