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YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP

com.getyoutubetranscript/youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search · v1.0.0

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

Connect

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search": {
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools as reported by the server

• 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 full spoken text (captions) as one block, plus the title and channel. Set timestamps to true when t
• 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. Returns each language with its code (pass it as `language` to get_youtube_transcript), whether it is creat
• 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 them. Returns each result's title, video ID, link, channel, views, length, and upload date. Pass `conti
• 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 URL, or UC... ID. For a channel's full upload history use list_channel_videos; to find a topic inside
• 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 only inside that channel. Pass `continuation` from a previous response for the next page.
• 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 or find a video they remember from that channel. Returns the channel's uploads (its Videos tab) one page at a time. Pass `continuation` from a previous response
• 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 videos in playlist order, one page at a time. Pass `continuation` from a previous response for 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 balances. Calling it does not use credits.

Tool changes

• 2026-10-18: get_youtube_transcript, get_transcript_languages, search_youtube, get_channel_latest_videos, search_channel_videos, list_channel_videos, list_playlist_videos, get_credits
• 2026-10-16: get_youtube_transcript, search_youtube, get_channel_latest_videos, search_channel_videos, list_channel_videos, list_playlist_videos, get_credits

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