Captapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Computer or cloud
• Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
• Category: Marketing & social media
• You need to fill in: CAPTAPI_API_KEY, Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
• npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@captapi/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "CAPTAPI_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http captapi https://api.captapi.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'

claude mcp add captapi --env CAPTAPI_API_KEY=your-value --env CAPTAPI_BASE_URL=your-value -- npx -y @captapi/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captapi": {
      "url": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@captapi/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "CAPTAPI_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "captapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "captapi": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@captapi/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "CAPTAPI_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Values you fill in

• CAPTAPI_API_KEY secret required env
  Your capt_live_... API key. Create one at https://captapi.com/dashboard/api-keys (100 free credits).
• CAPTAPI_BASE_URL env
  Override the Captapi API base URL (default https://api.captapi.com).
• Authorization secret required HTTP header
  Captapi API key as a Bearer token. Create one at https://captapi.com/dashboard/api-keys.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• youtube_transcript

  YouTube's published captions with timestamps — not speech-to-text. Flat 1 credit; 404 is free. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_audio_transcript

  Speech-to-text for YouTube audio. Use it when a video has no captions — or when you want a transcript of what was actually spoken rather than YouTube's published captions. Priced per started minute of audio. Costs 2 credits/min of audio. Empty results and failures are never charg

• youtube_summarize

  AI summary from YouTube's published captions — same source as /transcript. Flat 3 credits; caption-miss 404 is free. Costs 3 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_video_details

  YouTube video metadata + stats. Always includes degraded / degradedReason — retry when degraded is true. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_comments

  Get comments on any YouTube video — text, author, likes, and truncated publishedTimeApprox from the relative label, with cursor pagination (nextCursor + hasMore). Flat 2 credits per call; 0 when the video has comments turned off (commentsDisabled: true). Costs 2 credits. Empty re

• youtube_channel_details

  YouTube channel stats — ISO country, createdAt date-only, real banner or null, quote-aware SEO tags, absolute links. Flat 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_search

  YouTube search with cursor pagination — typed hits, ids, canonical URLs, filters (2 credits/page, 0 when a page finds nothing). Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_channel_videos

  Channel uploads with cursor pagination — exact publishedAt from reel_item_watch (same as channel-shorts). Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_playlist_videos

  Paginated playlist contents — cursor/nextCursor/hasMore, same row shape as channel-videos. Flat 2 credits/page. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_playlist

  Playlist metadata only — title, channel{}, totalVideos, thumbnailUrl. No videos[]. Flat 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_shorts_transcript

  Transcript for a YouTube Short — rejects long-form videos (≤3 min only). Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_shorts_summarize

  AI summary of a YouTube Short — rejects long-form videos (≤3 min only). Costs 3 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_shorts_details

  YouTube Short metadata — same schema as Video Details, with isShort:true; long-form videos get HTTP 422. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_shorts_comments

  Comments on a YouTube Short — rejects long-form videos (≤3 min only). Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_channel_shorts

  Channel Shorts with cursor pagination — same row shape as channel-videos (exact publishedAt). Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_trending_shorts

  YouTube Shorts recommendation sequence — fixed window per call (no cursor), not a global chart. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_channel_streams

  Channel Live tab only — liveStatus per row; 0 credits when hasLiveTab is false. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_hashtag_search

  Default ~10 credits (limit 10; 1/result). Videos from youtube.com/hashtag/{name} — nested channel{}, viewCountIsApproximate. Not keyword search. Costs ~10 credits (1/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fr

• youtube_comment_replies

  Replies under a top-level comment — parentReplyCount + cursor. Nested reply ids return 404. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_channel_playlists

  Channel playlists with cursor pagination — id, title, totalVideos, thumbnailUrl. Flat 2 credits/page. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_community_posts

  Community posts — channel{}, publishedTimeApprox, likeCountIsApproximate, linkedVideos[], cursor (1 credit). Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_community_post_details

  One community post — list schema + commentCount trio + isEdited. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• youtube_video_sponsors

  SponsorBlock community segments — free while the CC BY-NC-SA commercial-use exception is pending. Costs 0 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_transcript

  Transcript Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_summarize

  Summarizer Costs 4 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_video_details

  Get everything about one TikTok video from its URL — caption, view/like/comment/share/save counts, creator, sound, hashtags, and thumbnail. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_comments

  TikTok comments — clean schema plus authorName, stable authorId/authorSecUid and commentLanguage for listening loops. Unresolvable videos are 404 at 0 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always

• tiktok_channel_details

  Resolve a TikTok @handle to id + secUid — createTime, ttSeller, bioLink, decoded privacy flags. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_profile_region

  Find out where a TikTok creator is likely based and what language they use — country, language, stable ids, and core profile stats. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_audience_demographics

  Audience country + language mix for a TikTok creator — engagement sample, not a follower census. Costs 3 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_search_suggestions

  Get the autocomplete terms TikTok suggests in its search bar for a keyword — the real phrases people search, ranked, so you can find trending queries and long-tail keyword ideas. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache h

• tiktok_channel_posts

  Latest videos from a TikTok profile, cursor-paginated, with isPinned and caption mention text. Flat 2 credits; failures are 0 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_comment_replies

  Replies under a TikTok comment — same authorId/authorSecUid/commentLanguage shape as comments. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_user_followers

  List a TikTok user's followers — id, secUid, createTime, region, language, cursor pagination. Flat 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_user_followings

  List who a TikTok user follows — id, secUid, createTime, region, language, cursor pagination. Flat 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_music_posts

  List TikTok videos that use a specific sound — caption, author, exact engagement, canonical hashtags, and mentions, with cursor pagination. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_top_search

  TikTok Top/General search — videos and photo carousels when TikTok includes them, with contentType + images[]. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_search_by_hashtag

  Default ~7 credits (limit 10; 0.7/result). Videos from TikTok's /tag/{name} challenge feed — not keyword or username search. Cursor + hasMore. Costs ~7 credits (0.7/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fre

• tiktok_search_users

  Search TikTok users — distinct creators only, id + secUid, per-counter isApproximate flags, cursor pagination. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_song_details

  TikTok sound metadata — usageCount, artists[{id,secUid,handle}], audio{bpm,loudness,beats}, commerce rights (1 credit; 2 via the fallback path). Costs 1 credit (2 via fallback path). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default a

• tiktok_trending_feed

  For You by default; pass orderBy/period/page for Creative Center popular videos (like/hot/comment/repost) with totalCount. Flat 2 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_popular_hashtags

  Related TikTok hashtags — Creative Center chart when it answers (asOf = the chart's data date, stale when over 3 days old), otherwise a disclosed niche fallback. Flat 2 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hi

• tiktok_live

  Check whether a TikTok creator is live right now and get the stream URLs (CMAF/DASH + FLV, HLS when TikTok exposes it) — one GET with an @handle, 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh

• tiktok_live_info

  Identical to TikTok Live (isLive, creator.id/secUid, streamQualities hls/cmaf). Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• tiktok_popular_creators

  Creative Center creators + createTime / bioLinkRisk / ttSeller hydrate for partnership vetting. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_transcript

  Turn any Instagram Reel's speech into text — the full transcript plus timestamped segments, ready for search, subtitles, or AI pipelines. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_summarize

  Get an AI summary of any Instagram Reel — a short paragraph plus key points, without watching the video. Costs 4 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_details

  Get an Instagram post, Reel or carousel — caption, publish date, likes, comments, views, media URLs, author, per-slide children, and promo codes / disclosure words from the caption. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache

• instagram_comments

  Default ~9 credits (limit 10; 0.9/result). Session-paged Instagram comments — a logged-out 2-row preview of a larger thread is 503 SESSION_UNAVAILABLE at 0 credits. Costs ~9 credits (0.9/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache h

• instagram_channel_details

  Instagram profile stats — fixed key set (null fillers), fbid, bioLinks, isBusinessAccount, approx flags. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_channel_posts

  Default ~3 credits (limit 10; 0.3/result). Latest posts from a public Instagram profile — carousel children[], mediaCount, isPinned, caption promo codes, user{} in one call. Costs ~3 credits (0.3/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24

• instagram_channel_reels

  Default ~3 credits (limit 10; 0.3/result). Latest Reels from a public Instagram profile — isPinned, optional since date filter, pass userId to skip resolve; ceil(n×0.3) credits; nextCursor + hasMore. Costs ~3 credits (0.3/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pas

• instagram_reels_search

  Native tag feed first, slower fallback paths on a miss. Max 50. Flat 2 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_trending_reels

  Cache-first trending Reels. Feed outage → labelled country hashtag-clips stand-in (listing field), never a silent swap. Max 50. Flat 2 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Successful calls bill even on cache hits.

• instagram_tagged_posts

  Posts that tag an Instagram account — author verified/avatar when available, staleFeed when Instagram only exposes an archive. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_reels_by_audio_id

  Default ~14 credits (limit 10; 1.4/result). Is this Instagram sound trending? Reels that use it + isTrendingInClips / trendRank / rich music{}. Costs ~14 credits (1.4/result). Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always f

• instagram_hashtag_search

  Hashtag Explore: native grid first, fallback path only on miss. Max 50. Flat 2 credits. Costs 2 credits. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_profile_search

  Resolve a brand or @handle to one public Instagram profile — stable id, bio, links, and stats (not niche discovery). Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_embed

  Classic Instagram embed snippet — blockquote.instagram-media + embed.js. Drop html into your page. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

• instagram_highlights

  Persistent Story Highlight albums for a public profile — id, title, cover, owner. Flat 1 credit. Costs 1 credit. Empty results and failures are never charged. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit (default always fresh).

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified with the GitHub account CDCStream, which owns the repo

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  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 117 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 60 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

• More stars than 0% of the other 2985 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 2985 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2985 servers in this category

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README from the maker

claude mcp add --transport http captapi https://api.captapi.com/mcp \

{

{

Authorization: Bearer capt_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

curl -s https://api.captapi.com/mcp \