Help us find the right line.
- A transcript came out wrongInclude the video link, the page you used, and the words that were wrong.
- A page failedCopy the exact sentence from the status line. It tells us which step failed.
- A video should work but does notInclude its link, and whether captions appear when you play it on the original platform.
- A question or a correctionTell us what is unclear, including anything on the about or privacy pages.
A note on what we can help with.
WatchToText reads public videos. We cannot open a private post, remove a video from a platform, or speak for YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram about their decisions.
Copyright complaints.
If you own a copyright or are authorized to act for its owner, you can ask us to review material made available through WatchToText. Send your report by email, not through the public issue tracker.
Email a copyright complaint to [email protected]. Include:
- Your physical or electronic signature, such as your full name.
- The copyrighted work you believe is infringed, or a representative list if several works are involved.
- The material you want reviewed and enough information to locate it: the WatchToText page or tool, the source video link, and the relevant transcript passage. Do not send an entire recording unless we ask for it.
- Your name and contact details, including a mailing address, telephone number and email address so we can respond.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the report is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or are authorized to act for the owner of the right involved.
Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a copyright notice can have legal consequences. Consider any permission or legal exception that may apply before sending a report.
What we can do.
We review reports and may disable access to the identified material through WatchToText. Removing a video from its source platform is a separate process. Successful YouTube, TikTok and Instagram transcript results may be cached for up to 24 hours; some YouTube responses without transcript text may be cached for up to 6 hours. Previously cached text may remain available until its cache expires or we disable access through our service; a source video becoming private or being deleted does not automatically invalidate an existing cache. Reports are reviewed manually and do not automatically purge cached results.
If you believe we acted on a mistaken report, reply to the same email address with the reference from our response and an explanation. Do not post private correspondence, addresses or identity documents in GitHub issues. We will explain any applicable next steps; sending an objection does not automatically restore access.
This is our general copyright complaint channel. It is not a representation that a designated DMCA agent is registered. Our Terms of Use explain our copyright policy, and our Privacy Policy explains how reports are handled.