Download transcripts for all data folders sequentially. Use for overnight batch processing or when you need to download pending transcripts across all channels and collections.
Why? Manually downloading transcripts folder-by-folder is tedious and error-prone. This skill automates overnight batch processing across all channels and collections with built-in rate limiting and resumability.
# Run the unified CLI command
ytscriber download-all
That's it. The command finds all folders with videos.csv, downloads pending transcripts, and resumes safely if interrupted.
Before running, ensure:
videos.csv fileytscriber CLI is installed (pip install -e .)# Check for valid data folders
ls ~/Documents/YTScriber/*/videos.csv
[!TIP] If no
videos.csvfiles exist, first runextract-videosorsync-all-channelsto populate them.
ytscriber download-all
The command will:
videos.csv<folder>/transcripts/[!CAUTION] This is a long-running operation. For a channel with 500 videos, expect 8+ hours. Run overnight or in a
tmux/screensession.
The command outputs real-time progress:
YTScriber - Download All Transcripts
=======================================
Started at: Thu Dec 26 09:00:00 PST 2024
Delay between videos: 60s
Found 12 folders with videos.csv
────────────────────────────────────────
[1/12] Processing: lex-fridman
CSV: ~/Documents/YTScriber/lex-fridman/videos.csv
Output: ~/Documents/YTScriber/lex-fridman/transcripts
On successful completion:
All transcripts downloaded!
Finished at: Thu Dec 26 17:30:00 PST 2024
Summary of folders processed:
- lex-fridman: 342 transcripts
- huberman-lab: 156 transcripts
...
On interruption or IP block:
Simply run the command again. It automatically skips videos where transcript_downloaded=success in the CSV.
Transcripts are saved as markdown with YAML frontmatter:
~/Documents/YTScriber/huberman-lab/
├── videos.csv
└── transcripts/
├── 2024-01-15-abc123XYZ00.md
├── 2024-01-20-def456ABC11.md
└── ...
Each transcript file contains:
---
video_id: abc123XYZ00
video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123XYZ00
title: "Sleep Optimization Toolkit"
author: Huberman Lab
published_date: 2024-01-15
length_minutes: 135.5
views: 1234567
description: "..."
is_generated: True
---
[Transcript text as continuous paragraph]
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---------|-------|----------|
| IP blocked message | YouTube detected automated requests | Switch VPN server, wait 1-2 hours, then resume |
| No videos.csv files found | Empty or missing data folders | Run ytscriber extract or ytscriber sync-all first |
| Command exits immediately | No pending transcripts | Check CSVs - all may already be downloaded |
| ytscriber: command not found | CLI not installed | Run pip install -e . from repo root |
| Partial download (some videos skipped) | Videos without transcripts/captions | Check YouTube - video may have no captions available |
Running without checking disk space - Transcripts are small (~50KB each), but 10,000 videos = ~500MB. Verify space before overnight runs.
Interrupting during a download - Safe to Ctrl+C between videos. If you interrupt mid-download, that video's transcript may be incomplete. The CSV won't mark it as downloaded, so it will retry.
Running multiple instances - Don't run the command twice simultaneously. The 60s delay assumes single-threaded operation to respect rate limits.
Expecting instant results - The 60s delay is intentional. Faster rates trigger IP blocks. Plan for overnight runs.
Before considering batch download complete:
.md files have valid contenttranscript_downloaded column reflects actual downloads| Scenario | Use |
|----------|-----|
| Download ALL pending transcripts across all channels | ytscriber download-all (this skill) |
| Download transcripts for a single specific folder | ytscriber download --folder <name> |
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