io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript · v0.1.1 · ai-and-media
TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 1406 ms and exposes 5 tools.
YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.
Endpoint: https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 5 |
| Latency | 1406 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-17T15:15:39.073Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17T15:15:39.073Z | Healthy | 1406 |
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' are subtitle files, |
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. |