YouTube Transcript AI
概览
作者提供的说明(英文原文)
Read YouTube transcripts and search what people say across 425k videos. Free API key.
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它能帮你做什么
我们还没有为它写通俗的介绍。下面是我们从注册中心读取到的事实。
- 连接方式: 在云端运行
- 传输方式: Streamable HTTP
- 分类: 营销与社交媒体
- 你需要填写:Authorization
安装
选择你使用的 AI 应用,然后复制设置。
安装之前
- 基础检查:3 项中通过 3 项
- 在作者的服务器上运行:你向它提出的内容会经过他们的服务器。
- 可以做 12 件事(工具) get_youtube_transcript, search_youtube_videos, find_in_transcript, get_transcripts_batch …
- 需要你自己填写:
Authorization
标为机密的值是你账户的钥匙。千万不要分享给别人,也不要粘贴到聊天里。
你需要
- 在云端运行无需安装任何东西,通过互联网连接
你用的是哪个应用?
在上方选择你的应用。我们会记住它,下次按钮会显示“安装到 …”。
这个地址需要在请求的 header 中放入密钥,而添加连接器的菜单无法设置。请改用 Claude Code、Cursor 或 VS Code。
在终端中运行这条命令
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'运行前请先填写空着的值。
或者自己复制设置
粘贴到项目中的 .cursor/mcp.json,或 ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
}
}
}
}浏览器会先询问是否打开应用,然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空,由你自己填写。
或者自己复制设置
粘贴到项目中的 .vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
}
}
}
}浏览器会先询问是否打开应用,然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空,由你自己填写。
这个地址需要在请求的 header 中放入密钥,而添加连接器的菜单无法设置。请改用 Claude Code、Cursor 或 VS Code。
你的选择通过 Cookie 保存在这台设备上,无需账户。
需要你填写的值
Authorization机密 必填 HTTP headerAPI key sent as a Bearer token. Create a free key at https://youtube-transcript.ai/get-api-key
这些设置是根据作者在注册中心的条目生成的。如果 README 的写法不同,请以 README 为准。
它能做什么
工具名称和描述与服务器在 2026年11月7日 报告的完全一致。这些内容由作者撰写,不是我们写的;我们以纯文本形式显示。
get_youtube_transcriptFetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Accepts a YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID, and returns the transcript as plain text with title and metadata. Optionally pass a BCP-47 language code to select a specific caption track.
search_youtube_videosSearch YouTube and return matching videos with channel, view count and duration. Use it first when researching a topic: run several differently-worded queries (and in more than one language), then read the best hits with get_youtube_transcript, find_in_transcript or get_transcrip
find_in_transcriptFind where a video talks about something. Give one or more keywords and get back only the matching passages, each with a timestamp and a link that opens the video at that moment. Far cheaper than reading the whole transcript when you are looking for specific points. Matching is a
get_transcripts_batchRead the transcripts of several videos in one call (up to 5), each cut to a length you choose, so you can skim a set of search results without filling your context. Each video counts as one request against your daily quota. For the rest of a long video use find_in_transcript or g
get_video_commentsFetch the top comments of a YouTube video (YouTube's "top" ordering, replies not included), with like counts. Comments are where viewers report what worked for them, which makes them useful for checking claims made in the video.
list_channel_videosList the latest videos of a YouTube channel or playlist, with view count and duration. Use it to follow a creator who looks credible, or to cover a playlist. Returns at most 50 videos per call; to go further, call again with offset set to the number of videos already read (the re
get_account_statusShow the plan of the API key on this connection (Free or Pro), the daily request quota, how many requests were used today, how many remain, when the quota resets, and the per-call limits of the tools. Free: it does not use any quota. Call it before a large job to check the quota
search_spoken_wordsSearch what people actually say inside YouTube videos. Full-text search over about 100 million spoken sentences from about 425,000 English-language videos (the ones users looked up on youtube-transcript.ai), with typically 1 to 8 million new sentences added every day. Returns mat
get_spoken_contextRead what was said around a moment in a video: the sentences before and after a timestamp. Use it after search_spoken_words to see what a matching sentence was part of, before you quote or rely on it. Works for videos in the library only.
rank_videos_by_topicFind the videos that talk about something the most, ranked by how many sentences mention it. Better than searching titles when you want the videos that really go deep on a topic. Each result has the number of mentions, the first mention and a link. Read the best ones with get_you
rank_channels_by_topicFind which channels talk about something the most, ranked by mentions, with how many of their videos mention it. Use it to find who covers a topic: creators to follow, experts, or partners. Same library, caption quirks and dates as search_spoken_words.
spoken_mentions_over_timeCount how often something is mentioned over time, by day, week or month. Each period shows the mentions and the rate per million spoken sentences, so busy and quiet periods compare fairly. Use it to see whether a topic is rising or fading. The date is when we captured the caption
基础检查i
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作者与仓库一致
注册名称已通过域名 youtube-transcript.ai 验证(注册中心会核实域名所有权)
- … 尚未检查
仍在维护
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有许可证
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端点有响应
在 200 毫秒内响应(HTTP 200)
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使用 OAuth 登录
无需登录
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工具描述中没有隐藏指令
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与“营销与社交媒体”中的其他服务器比较i
- 星标数多于此分类中其他 3619 个服务器的 0%
- 发布到注册中心的时间比此分类中其他 3619 个服务器的 75% 更新
- 基础检查结果等于或优于此分类中其他 3619 个服务器的 100%
与注册中心里这个分类中所有活跃的服务器比较。只有当发布者拥有该仓库时,星标数才计入。
常见问题
YouTube Transcript AI 安全吗?
它在 3 项适用的基础检查中通过了 3 项。我们没有阅读代码。在添加密钥或令牌之前,请先看看这个服务器要求哪些权限,并使用只具备所需权限的密钥。
它需要哪些密钥或代码?
你需要填写:Authorization
它在我的电脑上运行还是在云端?
它在作者的云端运行。通过互联网连接,无需安装,但你发送的内容会经过作者的服务器。
它还在维护吗?
GitHub 仓库最后更新于–,最新版本(1.3.0)于11天前进入注册中心。
哪些应用可以使用它?
支持 MCP 的应用,例如 Claude Desktop、Claude Code、Cursor 和 VS Code。它通过 URL 连接,所以接受远程 MCP 服务器的应用也可以使用,例如开启开发者模式的 ChatGPT。
有什么可以替代它?
同一分类中有:MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer
替代选择
同一分类中其他作者的服务器,按星标数排序。
如何看卡片:↓ 每周下载量i★ GitHub 星标i三大支柱:评价 · 检查 · 使用情况i更新 = 最新版本发布到注册中心的时间i
Google Analytics MCP
GA4 MCP server for AI agents: schema discovery, server-side aggregation, analysis-ready defaults.
BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer
AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.
作者的 README
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YouTube Transcript MCP Server
Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code and any MCP client the ability to read YouTube transcripts. Hosted, nothing to install. Free API key: 10 requests a day.
A hosted Model Context Protocol server that exposes one tool, get_youtube_transcript, backed by youtube-transcript.ai. Paste a YouTube link mid-conversation and your AI reads the full transcript on demand.
Connector URL:
https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY
Replace YOUR_KEY with your API key. Create a free key with a Google sign-in; it takes about a minute.
Why
- Free to start. A free key covers 10 transcripts a day. Pro is 1,000 a day for $120 a year, on the same key.
- Reliable. A hardened fetch pipeline with proxy fallback returns transcripts even on videos that block typical scrapers.
- Any language. Pick a caption track by language code (
en,zh-CN,es,ja, …) or let it choose the default. - Built for agents. One tool, plain-text output with title and metadata. Multi-hour videos come back in parts, so nothing gets cut off.
Authentication
Tool calls need an API key. There is no OAuth. Send the key in one of two ways:
| Where | Example |
|---|---|
| Header | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY |
| URL | https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY |
The URL form is for clients that only accept a connector URL.
Quick start
Claude (web / desktop)
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | youtube-transcript.ai |
| URL | https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY |
Then ask: *“Summarize this video: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ”*
ChatGPT
In the custom connector / MCP server setup, add an MCP server with URL https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY (transport: Streamable HTTP), enable it for your chat, then paste a YouTube link.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user youtube-transcript \
https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Cursor
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or to .cursor/mcp.json inside one project:
{
"mcpServers": { "youtube-transcript": { "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY" } } } }
Codex
Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript]
url = "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp" http_headers = { "Authorization" = "Bearer YOUR_KEY" }
Clients that only launch local servers
For clients that start MCP servers from a config file and cannot take a remote URL, bridge with mcp-remote:
{
"mcpServers": { "youtube-transcript": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp?key=YOUR_KEY"] } } }
Let your agent do it
Paste https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp.md into a coding agent. It is a plain-text version of these instructions, written for an AI to follow.
Tool reference
get_youtube_transcript
Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
video | string | yes | YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID |
lang | string | no | Caption language code, e.g. en, zh-CN, es. Omit for the default track |
offset | integer | no | Where to continue a long transcript. Use the value given at the end of the previous part |
Returns plain text: the transcript with title, duration, and a list of available languages. Transcripts over 120,000 characters come back in parts; each part ends with a note giving the offset for the next call.
Example prompts
- “Summarize the key points of
in 5 bullets.” - “Pull the transcript of this video and translate it to Spanish.”
- “What does the speaker say about pricing in
? Quote the exact lines.”
Programmatic use
The server speaks standard MCP over Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC). A zero-dependency example is in examples/quickstart.mjs:
YT_TRANSCRIPT_KEY=YOUR_KEY node examples/quickstart.mjs https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
Calling from your own code without MCP? There is a plain HTTP endpoint too: see the YouTube Transcript API.
Limits
- Free: 10 requests a day. Pro: 1,000 a day for $120 a year. Upgrade from the key page.
- Every tool call counts as one request, including each part of a long transcript. The count resets at 00:00 UTC.
- The video needs captions, either written by the uploader or auto-generated by YouTube.
Notes
- Not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Transcripts are fetched from publicly available captions.
- Listed in the official MCP Registry as
ai.youtube-transcript/youtube-transcript.
Links
- Web tool (no AI client needed): https://youtube-transcript.ai
- Connector landing page: https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp
- HTTP API: https://youtube-transcript.ai/api
License
MIT