TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

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

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

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

Requires Node.js 18+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Required Environment Variables

TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY
TranscriptAPI key (ta_...). Free at https://transcriptapi.io/login

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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AuthorTranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

Version0.1.1

Runtimenode

Packagetranscriptapi-mcp

TransportStdio

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