YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server

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How to connect

Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-comments-video-data-api-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubeapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

8 tools

• youtube_transcript

  Extract timed subtitle segments (offset_ms, duration_ms) and complete plain-text transcript for any YouTube video or Short. Supports auto-generated and manual caption tracks in all languages.

• youtube_video_info

  Fetch full YouTube video metadata including title, description, viewCount, likeCount, duration_seconds, upload_date, tags, chapters, keywords, and channel details.

• youtube_comments

  Extract top or newest video comments with author channel info, upvote count, reply count, published time, and continuation token for pagination.

• youtube_search

  Search YouTube videos, Shorts, channels, or playlists by query string with filters for type, duration, upload date, and sort order.

• youtube_channel

  Resolve any YouTube channel handle (@handle), channel ID (UC...), or vanity URL to get subscriber count, video count, bio, avatar, and banner.

• youtube_channel_videos

  List a YouTube channel's uploaded videos feed sorted by newest, popular, or oldest.

• youtube_channel_shorts

  List a YouTube channel's uploaded Shorts feed sorted by newest or popular.

• youtube_trending

  Fetch currently trending YouTube videos by country code and category.

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