Overview

The YouTube MCP Server enables AI language models to interact with YouTube content through a standardized interface. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for managing and analyzing YouTube videos, channels, and playlists.

Created by:

Developed by Zubeid Hendricks

Key Features

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Video Information

Get video details (title, description, duration, etc.), list channel videos, get video statistics (views, likes, comments), search videos across YouTube.

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Transcript Management

Retrieve video transcripts, support for multiple languages, get timestamped captions, search within transcripts.

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Channel Management

Get channel details, list channel playlists, get channel statistics, search within channel content.

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Playlist Management

List playlist items, get playlist details, search within playlists, get playlist video transcripts.

Available Tools

Quick Reference

Tool	Purpose	Category
`videos.getVideo`	Get details of a specific video	Video
`videos.searchVideos`	Search for videos on YouTube	Video
`transcripts.getTranscript`	Retrieve video transcripts	Transcript
`channels.getChannel`	Get details of a specific channel	Channel
`channels.listVideos`	List videos from a channel	Channel
`playlists.getPlaylistItems`	List items in a playlist	Playlist
`playlists.getPlaylist`	Get details of a specific playlist	Playlist

Detailed Usage

videos.getVideo▶

Get details of a specific video by its ID.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "videos.getVideo",
  arguments: {
    videoId: "VIDEO_ID"
  }
});

videos.searchVideos▶

Search for videos on YouTube with a given query.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "videos.searchVideos",
  arguments: {
    query: "search term",
    maxResults: 10
  }
});

transcripts.getTranscript▶

Retrieve the transcript for a given video ID and language.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "transcripts.getTranscript",
  arguments: {
    videoId: "VIDEO_ID",
    language: "en"
  }
});

channels.getChannel▶

Get details of a specific YouTube channel by its ID.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "channels.getChannel",
  arguments: {
    channelId: "CHANNEL_ID"
  }
});

channels.listVideos▶

List videos from a specific YouTube channel.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "channels.listVideos",
  arguments: {
    channelId: "CHANNEL_ID",
    maxResults: 50
  }
});

playlists.getPlaylistItems▶

List items (videos) within a specific YouTube playlist.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "playlists.getPlaylistItems",
  arguments: {
    playlistId: "PLAYLIST_ID",
    maxResults: 50
  }
});

playlists.getPlaylist▶

Get details of a specific YouTube playlist by its ID.

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "youtube",
  tool_name: "playlists.getPlaylist",
  arguments: {
    playlistId: "PLAYLIST_ID"
  }
});

Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your_youtube_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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