MCP YouTube Transcript
by jkawamoto
An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
Runs on your computer★ 495MITUpdated 9 days ago
Install
YouTube Transcripts
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
YouTube transcripts with timestamps from video links or channels. Charged only per transcript.
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What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Runs in the cloud
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Category: Marketing & social media
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
- Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Press Add custom connector
- Paste the address below and press Add
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraperRun this in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper'Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcripts": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper"
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"youtube-transcripts": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper"
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:
- Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
- Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
- Paste the address below, give it a name and save
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraperMenu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
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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 mrocker, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai
- More stars than 0% of the other 2969 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 61% of the other 2969 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2969 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is YouTube Transcripts safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 20 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer
Alternatives
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
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AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.
Runs in the cloud★ 137MITUpdated 10 days ago
Install
README from the maker
Open the README
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social-data-mcp
Pay-per-result data tools — X/Twitter profiles & tweets, YouTube videos & channels, TikTok profiles & video stats, YouTube / TikTok transcripts, and LinkedIn companies & public profiles — exposed to AI agents as MCP servers and as Agent Skills. They run on Apify. No platform API key is needed and nothing logs in on its own; the one exception is full X timelines, which need cookies from a session of your own (X shows logged-out visitors only an account's latest few posts). You are charged only for results that actually came back, at the same price on every Apify plan (free included).
| Tool | Apify Actor | Price |
|---|---|---|
X (Twitter) profiles, tweets, single-tweet lookup, engagement filters, incremental runs (full timelines with your own cookies) | nick.cheng/x-twitter-profile-tweets-scraper | $0.005/account · $0.0003/tweet · $0.005/tweet lookup |
| YouTube video metadata & channel data, filters by views/duration/date | nick.cheng/youtube-video-channel-scraper | $0.015/video · $0.005/channel |
| TikTok profiles & per-video stats | nick.cheng/tiktok-profile-stats-scraper | $0.02/profile · $0.003/video |
| YouTube transcripts — spoken-language captions as text + timed segments, from links or channels | nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper | $0.005/transcript; no captions, no charge |
| TikTok transcripts — TikTok's captions as text + timed segments | nick.cheng/tiktok-transcript-scraper | $0.003/transcript; no captions, no charge |
| LinkedIn companies (industry, size, HQ, website, followers, employees, latest job openings) and public profiles (name, headline, titles, companies, location, education) — no login | nick.cheng/linkedin-company-profile-scraper | $0.004/company · $0.004/profile |
The YouTube and TikTok tools can also return the transcript alongside the stats (includeSubtitles: true, no extra charge).
Narrower single-purpose variants of the same code, for when you want exactly one thing: x-profile-data · single-tweet-scraper · youtube-video-stats · tiktok-follower-count · tiktok-video-stats.
Use as an MCP server (hosted, no install)
Apify hosts an MCP endpoint for every Actor. Add one URL to any client that supports remote MCP servers (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, …) and authenticate with your Apify account when prompted:
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/x-twitter-profile-tweets-scraper,nick.cheng/youtube-video-channel-scraper,nick.cheng/tiktok-profile-stats-scraper,nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper,nick.cheng/tiktok-transcript-scraper,nick.cheng/linkedin-company-profile-scraperOr pick one: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nick.cheng/youtube-transcript-scraper.
The servers are also listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.mrocker/x-twitter-profile-tweets, io.github.mrocker/youtube-video-channel, io.github.mrocker/tiktok-profile-stats, io.github.mrocker/youtube-transcripts, io.github.mrocker/tiktok-transcripts, io.github.mrocker/linkedin-company-profile (see servers/), and the first three on Smithery: nick-cheng/x-twitter-profile-tweets · nick-cheng/youtube-video-channel · nick-cheng/tiktok-profile-stats (the Smithery gateway forwards your Apify token as a token query parameter).
Use as a local stdio server
Published on npm as social-data-mcp and in the MCP Registry as io.github.mrocker/social-data-mcp:
{"mcpServers": { "social-data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "social-data-mcp"], "env": { "APIFY_TOKEN": " " } } } }
This is a thin wrapper that starts Apify's own @apify/actors-mcp-server pre-scoped to the six Actors above. Get a token at https://console.apify.com/account/integrations (free account is enough).
Use as Agent Skills
npx skills add mrocker/social-data-mcpInstalls six skills — x-twitter-profile-tweets, youtube-video-channel, tiktok-profile-stats, youtube-transcripts, tiktok-transcripts, linkedin-company-profile — each a short SKILL.md telling the agent when to call the tool, how (one curl), what comes back, and what the tool cannot do.
What these tools will not do
Keyword search on X, follower lists, reply threads, TikTok video lists per account, LinkedIn people/company search, employee lists and Sales Navigator (all login-only), and speech recognition of their own (transcripts are the platforms' own captions; a video without captions gets none). Full X timelines need cookies you supply; nothing here signs in on its own or uses anyone else's account. The READMEs on Apify say so up front.
*Correction (October 2026):* earlier versions of this page said YouTube transcripts were impossible and that nothing here needed a login. The first was true only of the YouTube web player's caption links, the only ones we had tested; the second stopped being true for X timelines when X rebuilt its web app.
License
MIT for the code in this repository. The Actors themselves are used under Apify's terms.