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YouTube Transcript MCP Server

by suckerfish

get_transcript

Fetch YouTube video transcripts with options for language selection, timestamp filtering, and formatting preservation to extract text content for analysis or accessibility.

Instructions

Fetch the transcript for a YouTube video using yt-dlp. Args: video_id: YouTube video ID or URL language_code: Optional language code (e.g., 'en', 'es'). If not provided, uses auto-detected language. preserve_formatting: Whether to preserve timestamp formatting in plain text start_time: Optional start time in seconds to filter transcript end_time: Optional end time in seconds to filter transcript Returns: Complete transcript data with metadata

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
video_idYes
language_codeNo
preserve_formattingNo
start_timeNo
end_timeNo

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