io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

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TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

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YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.

Summary by lookupd

Search YouTube videos, list channel and playlist uploads, and fetch video transcripts as text for agents to read.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add youtube-transcript -- npx -y transcriptapi-mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add youtube-transcript --url https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add youtube-transcript -- npx -y transcriptapi-mcp

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptapi-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (5 tools)

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• 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
• 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
• 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,
• 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_youtu

Details

• Version: 0.1.1
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 673 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T10:03:32.621Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T10:03:32.621Z
• Website: https://transcriptapi.io/mcp

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