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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"

[mcp_servers.youtube]
url = "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "YOUTUBE_TOKEN"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {env:YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=youtube&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8veW91dHViZXRyYW5zY3JpcHRhcGkuY29tL21jcCIsImhlYWRlcnMiOnsiQXV0aG9yaXphdGlvbiI6IkJlYXJlciAke1lPVVRVQkVfVE9LRU59In19"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "httpUrl": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "youtube":
    enabled: true
    name: "youtube"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp"
    headers:
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${YOUTUBE_TOKEN}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 100 / 100new

protocoln/a · weight 25

n/a
protocol.modern, protocol.stateless, protocol.transport, protocol.list_ttlno remote answered a protocol handshake (not probed yet, unreachable, or local-only)

authorization100 · weight 15

pass
auth.prmProtected Resource Metadata (RFC 9728) published
pass
auth.as_metadataauthorization server metadata reachable
pass
auth.cimdClient ID Metadata Documents supported
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygienen/a · weight 30

n/a
tools.descriptions, tools.description_length, tools.schemas, tools.annotations, tools.directory_hints, tools.token_cost, tools.api_dumptool list unknown (behind auth, not probed, or empty)

stabilityn/a · weight 15

n/a
stability.changes, stability.rug_pulltool list unknown

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

Tool list unknown · checked 2026-10-20 09:31 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 83 / 100

no-repository

provenance55

liveness100

freshness100

hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-1d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp` streamable-http	oauth2 AS: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com	yes	100%	321 ms	–	2026-10-20

Tools (0)

No tools observed. Tools appear once a credential-free probe can list them.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "com.youtubetranscriptapi/youtube",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/logo-512.png",
      "sizes": [
        "512x512"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/png"
    },
    {
      "src": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/icon.svg",
      "sizes": [
        "any"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
    }
  ],
  "title": "YouTubeTranscriptAPI",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "isSecret": true,
          "description": "Optional. Bearer tk_live_… API key from youtubetranscriptapi.com/dashboard/keys. Clients that support OAuth can sign in instead."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/youtube-mcp-server?ref=mcp-registry",
  "description": "YouTube transcripts, search, and channel and playlist listings for any AI app. Hosted."
}