# Loom Transcript Scraper (`neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper`) Actor

⚡ Fast, reliable Loom video transcript extractor – updated June 2025 with latest API compatibility and multiple output formats.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Neatrat](https://apify.com/neatrat) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 66 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.20 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$8.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Loom Transcript Scraper

### Introduction
Need to extract transcripts from Loom videos without manual copying? The Loom Transcript Scraper is your solution for automatically retrieving and processing transcripts from any Loom video. Whether you need to analyze content, create summaries, or archive important information from video meetings, this tool extracts complete transcripts with just a URL or video ID.

### Features
- **Simple Input Options**: Extract transcripts using either a Loom video URL or the video ID
- **Multiple Output Formats**: Choose from three different transcript formats:
  - String: Complete transcript as one continuous text
  - Line by Line: Transcript broken down into individual utterances
  - Raw: Complete JSON response with all metadata
- **Automatic URL Parsing**: Handles various Loom URL formats, including share and embed links
- **Clean Data Structure**: Well-organized output with video ID, URL, and transcript content
- **Error Handling**: Clear error messages for invalid inputs or unavailable transcripts
- **Apify Integration**: Seamlessly runs on the Apify platform with structured outputs

### Use Cases
- **Content Analysis**: Extract speech from Loom videos for research or analysis
- **Meeting Documentation**: Convert video meetings into searchable text records
- **Content Repurposing**: Turn video content into blog posts, articles, or social media content
- **Accessibility**: Create text versions of video content for improved accessibility
- **Data Processing**: Feed video transcripts into NLP pipelines for sentiment analysis or keyword extraction
- **Archiving**: Preserve the textual content of important video communications
- **Batch Processing**: Extract transcripts from multiple videos in an automated workflow

### How to Use
Getting started with Loom Transcript Scraper is simple:

1. **Set Your Parameters**:
   - **URL** or **Video ID**: Provide either the full Loom video URL (like https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf) or just the video ID (473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf)
   - **Return Type**: Choose how you want the transcript formatted:
     - String: Full transcript as a single continuous text (default)
     - Line by Line: An array of individual transcript lines
     - Raw: Complete JSON response with all metadata

2. **Run the Scraper**: Launch the actor and let it extract the transcript data

3. **Access Results**: View and download the structured transcript data from the Apify dataset

### Input Format
You can configure the scraper with the following input parameters:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "videoId": "",
  "returnType": "string"
}
````

Or alternatively:

```json
{
  "url": "",
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "returnType": "lineByLine"
}
```

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| url | String | The complete URL of the Loom video (supports share and embed URLs) |
| videoId | String | The Loom video ID (alternative to providing the URL) |
| returnType | String | Format of the returned transcript: "string", "lineByLine", or "raw" |

**Note**: You must provide either a URL or videoId. If both are provided, videoId takes precedence.

### Output Format

The scraper generates structured data with the following information:

```json
{
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "transcript": "This is the full transcript text of the video..."
}
```

When using the "lineByLine" return type, the transcript field will contain an array of strings:

```json
{
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "transcript": [
    "Hi everyone, welcome to this meeting.",
    "Today we'll be discussing our project roadmap.",
    "Let's start with the first item on our agenda."
  ]
}
```

When using the "raw" return type, the transcript field will contain the complete transcript data object:

```json
{
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "transcript": {
    "phrases": [
      {"id": "...", "start_time": "...", "end_time": "...", "value": "Hi everyone, welcome to this meeting."},
      {"id": "...", "start_time": "...", "end_time": "...", "value": "Today we'll be discussing our project roadmap."},
      {"id": "...", "start_time": "...", "end_time": "...", "value": "Let's start with the first item on our agenda."}
    ],
    "speaker_indices": [...],
    "speakers": [...],
    "language": "en-US"
  }
}
```

### Technical Details

This actor is built using:

- JavaScript with Node.js
- Apify SDK for actor development and data storage
- Fetch API for making HTTP requests to Loom's API

### Limitations

- Private Loom videos may not be accessible

### Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues:

- Verify the Loom video URL or ID is correct
- Check that the video is publicly accessible

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

The URL of the loom video you want to get the transcript from.

## `videoId` (type: `string`):

The ID of the loom video you want to get the transcript from.

## `returnType` (type: `string`):

Format of the returned transcript data

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "returnType": "string"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
    "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
    "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "url": "https://www.loom.com/share/473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf",
  "videoId": "473fad25ebd24b5ea8091503253dfecf"
}' |
apify call neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=neatrat/loom-transcript-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Loom Transcript Scraper",
        "description": "⚡ Fast, reliable Loom video transcript extractor – updated June 2025 with latest API compatibility and multiple output formats.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "dYBDi6RqRQG9e8uvA"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/neatrat~loom-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-neatrat-loom-transcript-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/neatrat~loom-transcript-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-neatrat-loom-transcript-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/neatrat~loom-transcript-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-neatrat-loom-transcript-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "url": {
                        "title": "URL of the page",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The URL of the loom video you want to get the transcript from."
                    },
                    "videoId": {
                        "title": "Video ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The ID of the loom video you want to get the transcript from."
                    },
                    "returnType": {
                        "title": "Return Type",
                        "enum": [
                            "string",
                            "lineByLine",
                            "raw"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Format of the returned transcript data",
                        "default": "string"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```