YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP

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YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 1603 ms and exposes 7 tools.

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

Endpoint: https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp (streamable-http)

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Users (last 30 days)0
HandshakeHealthy
Auth neededNone
Tool count7
Latency1603 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-15T21:15:11.371Z

Health history

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2026-10-15T21:15:11.371ZHealthy1603
2026-10-14T19:35:51.311ZHealthy2805

Tools (7)

get_youtube_transcriptUse 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
search_youtubeUse 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_videosUse this when the user asks what a YouTube channel has posted recently, or wants a channel's details (name, description, links) with its 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 one channel use s
search_channel_videosUse 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_videosUse 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_videosUse 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_creditsUse 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.