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YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP

com.getyoutubetranscript/youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search

YouTube transcripts, search, channel browsing, and playlists for AI agents via MCP.

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Uptime
100.0%
4 direct probes · 30d
Response
303ms
last probe
Tools
13
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
13 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
13 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
83 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 13

get_youtube_transcript

Use this when the user shares a YouTube video link or ID, or asks to summarize, explain, quote, translate, take notes on, or chat about a specific YouTube video, lecture, podcast, or talk. Returns the…

get_transcript_languages

Use this when the user asks which caption or subtitle languages a YouTube video has, or before requesting a transcript in a non-English language when you don't know whether the video offers it. Return…

search_youtube

Use this when the user wants to find YouTube videos or channels on a topic, for example 'find lectures on linear algebra' or 'popular videos about the Apollo missions', before reading or comparing the…

get_channel_latest_videos

Use this when the user asks what a YouTube channel has posted recently, or wants a channel's details (name, handle, description, subscribers) with its 15 newest uploads. Accepts an @handle, channel UR…

search_channel_videos

Use this when the user wants videos from one specific YouTube channel about a topic, for example 'what has @hubermanlab said about sleep' or 'find the MIT OpenCourseWare videos on recursion'. Searches…

list_channel_videos

Use this when the user wants to browse a YouTube channel's uploads beyond its latest videos, for example to see a creator's older episodes, its most popular videos, its Shorts, or its past live stream…

list_channel_playlists

Use this when the user wants to see the playlists a YouTube channel has published, for example a creator's course series or show seasons. Returns each playlist's id, title, link and video count, one p…

list_channel_posts

Use this when the user wants a YouTube channel's community posts: announcements, polls and updates a creator posts outside of videos. Returns each post's text, links, likes, comments and attached imag…

get_related_videos

Use this when the user wants videos similar to one they shared, or asks 'what else should I watch' after a video. Returns the videos YouTube suggests next to it, each with title, video ID, link, chann…

get_channel_banner

Use this when the user wants a YouTube channel's banner or profile picture, for example to download the artwork or check how a channel presents itself. Accepts an @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID. Re…

get_video_dislikes

Use this when the user asks how many dislikes a YouTube video has, or how well liked it is. YouTube no longer publishes dislikes, so this returns estimates from Return YouTube Dislike: likes, dislikes…

list_playlist_videos

Use this when the user shares a YouTube playlist, or wants to work through a course, lecture series, or podcast playlist video by video (for example to build study notes for each lecture). Returns the…

get_credits

Use this when the user asks how many credits their getyoutubetranscript.com account has left, or after another tool reports the account has no credits remaining. Returns plan and top-up credit balance…

How to use

Claude Desktop or claude.ai: add a custom connector (Customize → Connectors; on Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors) with this server URL: https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp

Cursor or Cline: add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube_transcript_+_youtube_search_mcp": {
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}