TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

Connect Remote server

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools 5 found in our last check

• get_youtube_transcript

  Fetch the transcript (captions/subtitles) of a YouTube video as text. Accepts a watch URL, youtu.be link, Shorts link or bare 11-character video id. Returns the spoken text with timestamps grouped in ~30 s blocks by default; format 'text' is prose without timestamps, 'srt'/'vtt'…

• search_youtube

  Search YouTube for videos by keyword. Returns video ids, titles, channel names, durations and view counts. Use a returned id with get_youtube_transcript to read it.

• get_channel_videos

  List the most recent uploads of a YouTube channel, newest first. Accepts a channel id (UC…), a handle (@name) or a channel URL. Returns ids, titles, durations, view counts and publish dates.

• search_channel_videos

  Search for videos inside one YouTube channel by keyword — 'find the video where <channel> talks about <topic>'. Accepts a channel id, @handle or channel URL.

• get_playlist_videos

  List the videos in a YouTube playlist, in playlist order. Accepts a playlist URL (anything with list=…) or the playlist id. Returns ids and titles for get_youtube_transcript.

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