Struct CouldNotRetrieveTranscript

pub struct CouldNotRetrieveTranscript {
    pub video_id: String,
    pub reason: Option<CouldNotRetrieveTranscriptReason>,
}

CouldNotRetrieveTranscript

The primary error type when transcript retrieval fails.

This error provides detailed information about why a transcript couldn’t be retrieved, with specific reasons and helpful suggestions for resolving the issue.

Usage Example

let api = YouTubeTranscriptApi::new(None, None, None).unwrap();

match api.fetch_transcript("dQw4w9WgXcQ", &["en"], false).await {
    Ok(transcript) => {
        println!("Successfully retrieved transcript");
    },
    Err(err) => {
        // The error message contains detailed information about what went wrong
        eprintln!("Error: {}", err);
         
        // You can also check for specific error types
        if err.reason.is_some() {
            match err.reason.as_ref().unwrap() {
                // Handle specific error cases
                _ => {}
            }
        }
    }
}

Fields

video_id: String

The YouTube video ID that was being accessed

reason: Option<CouldNotRetrieveTranscriptReason>

The specific reason why the transcript couldn’t be retrieved

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for CouldNotRetrieveTranscript

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Display for CouldNotRetrieveTranscript

fn fmt(&self, __formatter: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Error for CouldNotRetrieveTranscript

fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)>

Returns the lower-level source of this error, if any.

fn description(&self) -> &str

👎Deprecated since 1.42.0: use the Display impl or to_string()

fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Error>

👎Deprecated since 1.33.0: replaced by Error::source, which can support downcasting

fn provide<'a>(&'a self, request: &mut Request<'a>)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (error_generic_member_access)

Provides type-based access to context intended for error reports.