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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${api_key}"

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript]
url = "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "api_key"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {env:api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=youtube-transcript&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLnRyYW5zY3JpcHRhcGkuaW8vbWNwIiwiaGVhZGVycyI6eyJBdXRob3JpemF0aW9uIjoiQmVhcmVyICR7YXBpX2tleX0ifX0%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "youtube-transcript":
    enabled: true
    name: "youtube-transcript"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp"
    headers:
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
    timeout: 300

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

Quality 94 / 100new

protocol88 · weight 25

pass
protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
pass
protocol.statelessanswers without a session
pass
protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
warn
protocol.list_ttltools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene100 · weight 30

pass
tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
pass
tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
pass
tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
pass
tools.annotations5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
pass
tools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
pass
tools.token_costabout 730 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stabilityn/a · weight 15

n/a
stability.changes, stability.rug_pulltool history recorded for 1 of the 7 days needed

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvabledeps.dev does not know [email protected]

5 tools, about 730 tokens to load them all · tool set cb8673b91ac6 · checked 2026-10-19 11:27 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-2d-ago -no-repository

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

Dependencies

[email protected] npmthis version is not known to the dependency resolver

Dependency graphs from deps.dev; advisories from OSV.dev, including the GitHub Advisory Database and the PyPI Advisory Database; all CC BY 4.0. The graph is what a clean install of this version resolves today; nothing was installed or run. How it is checked.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp` streamable-http	api_key `${api_key}`	yes	100%	600 ms	2026-07-28	2026-10-19

package	registry	version	runtime	secrets
`transcriptapi-mcp`	npm	0.1.1	–	`TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY`

Tools (5)

`get_channel_videos`read-only	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.
`get_playlist_videos`read-only	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.
`get_youtube_transcript`read-only	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, 'json' is raw segments with start/duration. Works with creator-uploaded and auto-generated captions. translate_to translates the transcript with AI (extra credits, scales with length) — omit unless asked.
`search_channel_videos`read-only	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.
`search_youtube`read-only	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.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript",
  "title": "TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer {api_key}",
          "isSecret": true,
          "variables": {
            "api_key": {
              "isSecret": true,
              "isRequired": true,
              "description": "Your ta_... key"
            }
          },
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Bearer token with your TranscriptAPI key. Free at https://transcriptapi.io/login"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "packages": [
    {
      "version": "0.1.1",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "identifier": "transcriptapi-mcp",
      "registryType": "npm",
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "name": "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY",
          "format": "string",
          "isSecret": true,
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "TranscriptAPI key (ta_...). Free at https://transcriptapi.io/login"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "websiteUrl": "https://transcriptapi.io/mcp",
  "description": "YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io."
}