Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools for extracting YouTube video transcripts and metadata, including video descriptions, duration, channel information, and available languages.

How do I use youtube-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@youtube-mcp get the transcript for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

youtube-mcp

An MCP server for extracting YouTube video transcripts and metadata.

Configuration

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["youtube-mcp"] } } }

Installation (Optional)

If you prefer to install globally:

pip install youtube-mcp # or uv tool install youtube-mcp

Tools

get_transcript

Get transcript text from a YouTube video.

Parameter	Type	Description
`url`	string	YouTube URL or video ID
`language`	string	Language code (default: auto)
`with_timestamps`	bool	Include timestamps (default: false)

Example:

// Input { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" } // Output { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": "We're no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I..." }

get_video_info

Get metadata from a YouTube video.

Parameter	Type	Description
`url`	string	YouTube URL or video ID

Example:

// Input { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" } // Output { "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up", "description": "...", "duration": 213, "channel": "Rick Astley", "upload_date": "2009-10-25", "view_count": 1500000000, "available_languages": ["en", "ja", "es", "fr"] }