Srt To Txt API

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/srt-to-txt/execute

Turn a SubRip (.srt) or WebVTT (.vtt) caption file into a plain-text transcript: cue numbers and timestamps are removed and the cue text is kept in order. join "blank_line" (default) puts each cue on its own paragraph; "paragraph" joins everything into one block of running text. HTML tags such as <i> and ASS override blocks such as {\an8} are stripped by default. The text is not summarized or rewritten.

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Request body

application/json

input

string required

Caption file contents, either SubRip or WebVTT.
join

string optional

"blank_line" (default): one cue per paragraph. "paragraph": all cues in one block. One of blank_line · paragraph. Default "blank_line".
strip_html

boolean optional

Remove HTML-style tags such as <i> and <font>. Default: true. Default true.
strip_ass

boolean optional

Remove ASS/SSA override blocks such as {\an8}. Default: true. Default true.

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "input": "1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000\n<i>Good morning.</i>\n\n2\n00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,250\nTwo lines\nin one cue.\n"
}

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/srt-to-txt/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input": "1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000\n<i>Good morning.</i>\n\n2\n00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,250\nTwo lines\nin one cue.\n"
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/srt-to-txt/execute', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"input":"1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000\n<i>Good morning.</i>\n\n2\n00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,250\nTwo lines\nin one cue.\n"}),
});
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/srt-to-txt/execute",
    json={"input":"1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000\n<i>Good morning.</i>\n\n2\n00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,250\nTwo lines\nin one cue.\n"},
)
data = response.json()

$ch = curl_init('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/srt-to-txt/execute');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"input":"1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000\n<i>Good morning.</i>\n\n2\n00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,250\nTwo lines\nin one cue.\n"}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

Also an MCP tool

Call srt_to_txt from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Same arguments, same output.

https://mcp.findutils.com

MCP reference

Rate limit: 60 a minute, per IP
Auth: None
REST id: srt-to-txt
MCP name: srt_to_txt
Category: Media
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

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