Data Collection

transcriptout.com

Provides tools to search, retrieve metadata, and fetch transcripts of YouTube videos.

1 endpoint14 known toolsFirst detected August 23, 2026Last detected August 23, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: youtube-transcript-api
Version: 1.0

Capabilities

tools

Known tools 14

get_transcript

Get the transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video.

Inferred read-only

get_video_info

Get metadata for one YouTube video (title, channel, duration, views, thumbnails) plus the list of available transcript languages, WITHOUT downloading the subtitles.

Inferred read-only

search_youtube

Search YouTube for videos or channels.

Inferred read-only

list_channel_videos

List videos from a channel's Videos tab, newest first.

Inferred read-only

search_channel_videos

Search videos inside one channel using YouTube's native relevance search.

Inferred read-only

latest_channel_videos

Get the ~15 most recent videos of a channel from its RSS feed.

Inferred read-only

list_playlist_videos

List videos of a playlist in playlist order.

Inferred read-only

search_playlist_videos

Find videos inside a playlist by a substring of the title (case-insensitive).

Inferred read-only

submit_transcripts_job

Queue transcripts for MANY videos at once (up to 4000) and get a job_id back immediately — the work continues in the background.

Inferred read-only

get_transcripts_job

Check the progress of a batch job: status (queued/running/done/cancelled), how many videos are ready, failed and still pending.

Inferred read-only

get_transcripts_results

Read finished transcripts from a batch job, in the order submitted.

Inferred read-only

get_transcripts_result

Read ONE video's result out of a batch job by its video id, without paging through get_transcripts_results.

Inferred read-only

cancel_transcripts_job

Cancel a batch job.

Inferred read-only

get_credits

Check the remaining credit balance of the API key.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-api]
url = "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: youtube-transcript-api
Remote MCP URL: https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-api": {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "youtube-transcript-api",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

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