# YouTube to Article (`startuphub/youtube-to-article`) Actor

Turn any YouTube video into a clean, SEO-ready article: title, HTML, Markdown, JSON-LD, and a featured image.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/startuphub/youtube-to-article.md
- **Developed by:** [StartupHub](https://apify.com/startuphub) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## YouTube to Article — turn any video into a publish-ready post

Paste a YouTube URL and get back a clean, SEO-ready article: a strong title, full HTML
and Markdown body, JSON-LD structured data, tags, and a featured image. Great for blogs,
newsletters, and content repurposing. Powered by
[StartupHub.ai](https://www.startuphub.ai/youtube-to-article).

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `videos` | array of strings | YouTube video URLs to convert. |
| `tone` | string | `neutral`, `analytical`, or `conversational`. |
| `length` | string | `auto`, `short`, `medium`, or `long`. |
| `include_embed` | boolean | Inject the YouTube player at the top of the HTML. |

### Output (one dataset row per video)

`title`, `slug`, `excerpt`, `tags[]`, `html`, `markdown`, `jsonld`,
`featured_image_url`, `word_count`, `sections`, `video`, plus a `powered_by` /
`web_tool` / `full_api` CTA footer.

### Setup

Add a `STARTUPHUB_API_KEY` environment variable (mark **Secret**) with a
`sk_live_...` key from https://www.startuphub.ai/my-account?tab=api.

### Suggested monetization

Pay-per-result. For higher volume, attribution removal, and a WordPress plugin, use a
paid StartupHub plan + the API.

Keywords: YouTube to article, video to blog post, repurpose video, content repurposing,
YouTube to text, AI article writer, transcript to article, SEO content.

# Actor input Schema

## `videos` (type: `array`):

One or more YouTube video URLs to turn into articles.

## `tone` (type: `string`):

Editorial voice of the article.

## `length` (type: `string`):

Target article length. 'auto' sizes it to the source.

## `include_embed` (type: `boolean`):

Inject the YouTube player at the top of the article HTML.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videos": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "tone": "neutral",
  "length": "auto",
  "include_embed": true
}
```

# 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 = {
    "videos": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("startuphub/youtube-to-article").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 = { "videos": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("startuphub/youtube-to-article").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "videos": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ]
}' |
apify call startuphub/youtube-to-article --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,startuphub/youtube-to-article"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ueFYZmskTTNKqbXTe/builds/NEC8QzLSyrQBK7Bx7/openapi.json