YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Marketing & social media

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-data https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-data": {
      "url": "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• youtube_search

  Search public videos, channels or playlists by keyword. COSTS 100 quota units per call (the default daily quota is 10,000 units), so prefer the get/list tools when you have ids. Returns ids and snippets; call youtube_get_videos for statistics. API: GET /search.

• youtube_get_videos

  Get details for up to 50 videos by id: title, description, tags, publish date, duration, view/like/comment counts and privacy status. 1 quota unit per call. API: GET /videos?id=.

• youtube_list_popular_videos

  List the most popular videos of a region, optionally within one video category. 1 quota unit per call. API: GET /videos?chart=mostPopular.

• youtube_get_channels

  Get public channel details (title, description, custom URL, country, subscriber/view/video counts, uploads playlist id) by channel ids, by @handle or by legacy username. Give exactly one of channel_ids, handle, username. 1 quota unit. API: GET /channels.

• youtube_list_playlists

  List the public playlists of a channel, or get playlists by id (give exactly one of channel_id, playlist_ids). 1 quota unit. API: GET /playlists.

• youtube_list_playlist_items

  List the videos in a playlist. Use the uploads playlist id from youtube_get_channels (contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads) to list all uploads of a channel for 1 quota unit instead of a 100-unit search. API: GET /playlistItems.

• youtube_list_comment_threads

  List top-level public comments (with reply counts and a few replies) of one video, or of all videos of one channel. Give exactly one of video_id, channel_id. Fails with HTTP 403 when comments are disabled. 1 quota unit. API: GET /commentThreads.

• youtube_list_comment_replies

  List all replies to one top-level comment (use the comment id of a thread from youtube_list_comment_threads). 1 quota unit. API: GET /comments?parentId=.

• youtube_list_video_categories

  List the video categories (id and title) that exist in a region. Use the ids to filter youtube_list_popular_videos. 1 quota unit. API: GET /videoCategories.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

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  Still maintained

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 256 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 9 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

• More stars than 0% of the other 2954 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 98% of the other 2954 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2954 servers in this category

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