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YouTube MCP Server

by coyaSONG

get-video-transcript

Retrieve timestamped transcripts or captions from YouTube videos using video ID, with optional language selection for accurate subtitles.

Instructions

Get the transcript/captions for a YouTube video with optional language selection. This tool retrieves the full transcript of a video with timestamped captions. Each caption includes the text and its timestamp in the video. Parameters: videoId (required) - The YouTube video ID; language (optional) - Language code for the transcript (e.g., "en", "ko", "ja"). If not specified, the default language for the video will be used. Returns a text with each caption line preceded by its timestamp.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
languageNo
videoIdYes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "language": { "type": "string" }, "videoId": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "videoId" ], "type": "object" }

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