YouTube transcription variable

[Dexmach5723]

Describe the solution you'd like
It would be nice if it could have a transcription variable so that it can be added to a template that pulls from youtube. There is a mini clipper that is in the chrome store, but this really should be a feature of the clipper.

[kepano]

You can do this using selector variables. Note that the YouTube transcript must be visible for Web Clipper to capture it.

{{selectorHtml:ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-renderer[visibility$=\"EXPANDED\"] #segments-container|strip_tags:"h2,ytd-transcript-segment-renderer"|replace:"ytd-transcript-segment-renderer":"li"|markdown}}

See this thread on Obsidian Discord for more.

[Dexmach5723]

This did not work. I tested this code as well as the Easy Web Clipper extension and it was able were able to pull the transcription where the code above could not.

I see you point of expanding the transcription and having it visible, then running the web clipper; this does work. This is a great solution, I am just wondering why the other plugin does not require this. It also breaks the timestamps up and makes the timestamps actual links. It is just executed a little better and such a valuable feature.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/Obsidian%20Easy%20Clipper/iikfbnkefnpepiabdkkhlganjigeekkl

[kepano]

Obsidian Web Clipper provides templating options that are designed to be as flexible as possible and accommodate any website on the internet.

The extension you linked to is specifically designed to extract YouTube transcripts.

Site-specific rules can also be added to Web Clipper. I would definitely welcome help adding this feature!