Extract Title Description
Fetch a video's real title automatically, and paste its description to instantly pull out chapter timestamps, links, and hashtags.
YouTube's public metadata service (oEmbed) can fetch a video's title automatically, but it doesn't expose the full description - that requires the YouTube Data API with a key. Paste the description text yourself (copy it from the video page) and this tool will extract its chapters, links, and hashtags for you.
Recommended Settings
Pro Tips
- •Chapter detection looks for lines starting with a timestamp (like 0:00 or 1:23:45) followed by a label
- •The title lookup uses the same public oEmbed service as Extract Metadata - it works for any public, embeddable video
- •Paste the description exactly as it appears on the video page for the most accurate chapter, link, and hashtag detection
- •This is a paste-based tool for the description specifically, since YouTube doesn't expose full descriptions through any public, keyless API
Most Popular
Most users fetch the title automatically, then paste the description to pull out chapters for reuse in show notes
When to Use This Tool
Extract a video's chapter timestamps to reuse in a blog post or podcast show notes.
Pull every link mentioned in a video's description for reference or a link page.
Check which hashtags a video used in its description.
Extract structured elements from a video description to reuse elsewhere.
How It Works
Fetch the video's title from YouTube's public oEmbed service using its video ID
Scan the description text you paste for lines matching a timestamp pattern to detect chapters
Separately extract every URL and hashtag mentioned in the pasted text
100% Private
Files never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.
Lightning Fast
Powered by YouTube's public oEmbed API plus client-side pattern extraction for optimal performance on modern browsers.
Secure
No data collection, no tracking, no sign-up required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to paste the description instead of it being fetched automatically?
YouTube's public oEmbed service, which this tool uses for the title, doesn't include the full description field. Getting the actual description automatically requires the YouTube Data API and a developer key, which isn't available to a purely browser-based tool.
How does chapter detection work?
It looks for lines that start with a timestamp format like 0:00 or 1:23:45, followed by a label, which is the standard way YouTube recognizes chapters in a description.
Is my pasted description sent anywhere?
No, the description text you paste is processed entirely in your browser. Only the video URL for the title lookup is sent to YouTube's own oEmbed service.
Will this find chapters formatted differently?
It looks for the standard timestamp-first format YouTube itself recognizes for chapters - descriptions using non-standard timestamp formatting may not be detected correctly.
Can I extract from a description in any language?
Yes, chapter, link, and hashtag detection are based on formatting patterns, not language, so they work regardless of the description's language.