TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

Name: TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)
Author: io.transcriptapi

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YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.

by io.transcriptapihomepage ↗v0.1.1MIT

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when	check	result	http	latency	detail
9 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	24 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
18 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	23 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
26 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	14 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
34 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	12 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	16 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	42 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	46 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	15 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	15 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
4 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	15 ms	server transcriptapi 0.1.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools

Tools observed via MCP handshake

get_youtube_transcript — Fetch the transcript (captions/subtitles) of a YouTube video as text. Accepts a watch URL, youtu.be link, Shorts link or bare 11-character video id. Returns the
search_youtube — Search YouTube for videos by keyword. Returns video ids, titles, channel names, durations and view counts. Use a returned id with get_youtube_transcript to read
get_channel_videos — List the most recent uploads of a YouTube channel, newest first. Accepts a channel id (UC…), a handle (@name) or a channel URL. Returns ids, titles, durations,
search_channel_videos — Search for videos inside one YouTube channel by keyword — 'find the video where <channel> talks about <topic>'. Accepts a channel id, @handle or channel URL.
get_playlist_videos — List the videos in a YouTube playlist, in playlist order. Accepts a playlist URL (anything with list=…) or the playlist id. Returns ids and titles for get_youtu

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Official MCP Registryio.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

first seen 22 d ago · fetched 12 h agoopen ↗

npm registrytranscriptapi-mcp

first seen 15 d ago · fetched 8 h agoopen ↗

Field history (8 recent events)

15 d ago · declared · license → "MIT"
15 d ago · observed · packageFacts → {"name":"transcriptapi-mcp","registry":"npm","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T12:49:05.692Z","latestVersion":"0.1.1","weeklyDow
22 d ago · declared · publisherName → "io.transcriptapi"
22 d ago · declared · homepageUrl → "https://transcriptapi.io/mcp"
22 d ago · declared · summary → "YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io."
22 d ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]
22 d ago · declared · version → "0.1.1"
22 d ago · declared · description → "YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io."

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