
Check the value of the request's id parameter to ensure that it is correct. Ensure that the requested tfmt and tlang values are valid, and that the snippet.status of the requested caption track is not failed. The caption track data could not be converted to the requested language and/or format. The request might not be properly authorized, or the video order might not have enabled third-party contributions for this caption. The permissions associated with the request are not sufficient to download the caption track. Please see the error message documentation for more detail. The table below identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. The Content-Type header for the response is application/octet-stream.

If successful, this method returns a binary file. The translation is generated by using machine translation, such as Google Translate.ĭo not provide a request body when calling this method. The parameter value is an ISO 639-1 two-letter language code that identifies the desired caption language. The tlang parameter specifies that the API response should return a translation of the specified caption track.

The table below lists the parameters that this query supports. This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes ( read more about authentication and authorization). Common use cases Request HTTP request GET id Authorization Quota impact: A call to this method has a quota cost of 200 units.

The caption track is returned in its original format unless the request specifies a value for the tfmt parameter and in its original language unless the request specifies a value for the tlang parameter.
