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. When updating a caption track, you can change the track's draft status, upload a new caption file for the track, or both. Note that the API response does not contain the actual captions and that the captions.download method provides the ability to retrieve a caption track.

The API supports the following methods for captions resources: list Retrieve a list of caption tracks that are associated with a specified video. A caption track is associated with exactly one YouTube video. Way that caption IDs are generated and, as part of that change, is assigning new caption IDsĪ caption resource represents a YouTube caption track. This lets you revert the change or pick a different option.Note: On August 5, 2022, YouTube announced that it has changed the You should see any updates you make to the captions immediately.

Reset: Revert all appearance settings to the defaults.

Font opacity: Adjust the opacity for the font from 25 to 100 percent.

Character edge style: Choose a style like shadow, raised, depressed, or outline for the font edges.

Window opacity: Adjust the opacity for the caption window from zero to 100 percent.

Pick from the same color options as the font and background. Window color: Like the background, you can change the window color, which is the entire caption area.Background opacity: Adjust the opacity for the background from zero to 100 percent.This is the area directly behind the words in the caption. Background color: Pick from the same colors as the font options for the background. You can turn on the feature to use speech recognition technology to have captions automatically added for the videos original language.Font size: Adjust the font size from 50 to 400 percent.Font color: Pick from basic colors like white, red, or blue, or a brighter one like cyan or magenta.Font family: Choose from a serif, casual, cursive, or small capital letter font.

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