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MCP live MCP 2025-11-25 streamable-http

YouTube Transcript Downloader

com.youtubetranscriptdownload/transcripts

Clean YouTube transcripts for agents: single videos, channels, playlists, plus AI caption cleanup.

Uptime
100.0%
1 direct probes · 30d
Response
2031ms
last probe
Tools
4
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

Tools · 4

get_transcript

Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown. Read-only: fetches existing captions, modifies nothing. Requires an API key; each successful call charges 1 credit, including…

polish_transcript

Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs added, misheard names fixed, faithful to …

get_channel_transcripts

Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for research across a creator's recent output; for one known video use get…

get_playlist_transcripts

Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for working through a course, series, or curated list; for one known video …

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube_transcript_downloader": {
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}