Quick question for people automating around YouTube

I’m building an automation that sends an email right when a YouTube video is published, ideally using the auto-generated subtitles.

Problem I hit:

YouTube blocks transcript requests from VPS / cloud IPs.
Cookies work temporarily but are unsafe and unstable.
Proxies solve it, but I’m avoiding paid solutions for now.

What does work:

Running the transcript extraction from a local machine (residential IP).
Fully automated, but requires keeping a local PC online when videos are published.

Before I lock this in:👉 Is there any free or cleaner alternative you’ve seen for getting transcripts right after upload, without cookies, paid proxies, or a permanent local worker?

Any ideas welcome. Thanks 🙏

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Quick question for people automating around YouTube