YouTube Data

by icraft2170

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Integrates with YouTube Data API to retrieve and analyze video content, transcripts, channel statistics, and engagement metrics across different regions and categories without leaving the conversation interface.

Details

Author: icraft2170
Repository: icraft2170/youtube-data-mcp-server
GitHub stars: 12
Downloads: 4,147
Categories: Web Scraping, Other, Media, Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, AI, Search, API, Infrastructure, Frontend
Tags: #analytics

- Retrieve detailed video information and statistics
- Search videos by keywords with configurable results
- Fetch multi‑language, time‑stamped video transcripts
- Get related videos based on YouTube's recommendation algorithm
- View detailed channel statistics (subscribers, views, count)
- Obtain a channel's most viewed videos
- Calculate engagement ratios (views, likes, comments)
- Discover trending videos by region and category
- Compare statistics across multiple videos simultaneously

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name YouTube Data

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 youtube-data-mcp-server
Environment
- YOUTUBE_API_KEY YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
- YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG ko
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Automatically install YouTube MCP Server for Claude Desktop via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @icraft2170/youtube-data-mcp-server --client claude

npm install youtube-data-mcp-server Set the following environment variables: YOUTUBE_API_KEY: YouTube Data API key (required) YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG: Default caption language (optional, default: 'ko') Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "youtube-data-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
"YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
}
}
}
}
```

1. Access Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select an existing one
3. Enable YouTube Data API v3
4. Create API credentials (API key)
5. Use the generated API key in your environment configuration

npm install

The server exposes the following ports for communication:
- HTTP: 3000
- gRPC: 3001

`getVideoDetails`

Get detailed information about multiple YouTube videos including metadata, statistics, and content details. Required Parameters: videoIds (array)

`searchVideos`

Search for videos based on a query string. Required Parameters: query, maxResults (optional)

`getTranscripts`

Retrieve transcripts for multiple videos. Required Parameters: videoIds (array), lang (optional)

`getRelatedVideos`

Get videos related to a specific video based on YouTube's recommendation algorithm. Required Parameters: videoId, maxResults (optional)

`getChannelStatistics`

Retrieve detailed metrics for multiple channels including subscriber count, view count, and video count. Required Parameters: channelIds (array)

`getChannelTopVideos`

Get the most viewed videos from a specific channel. Required Parameters: channelId, maxResults (optional)

`getVideoEngagementRatio`

Calculate engagement metrics for multiple videos (views, likes, comments, and engagement ratio). Required Parameters: videoIds (array)

`getTrendingVideos`

Get currently popular videos by region and category. Required Parameters: regionCode (optional), categoryId (optional), maxResults (optional)

`compareVideos`

Compare statistics across multiple videos. Required Parameters: videoIds (array)

The server provides the following MCP tools:

| Tool Name | Description | Required Parameters |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| getVideoDetails | Get detailed information about multiple YouTube videos including metadata, statistics, and content details | videoIds (array) |
| searchVideos | Search for videos based on a query string | query, maxResults (optional) |
| getTranscripts | Retrieve transcripts for multiple videos | videoIds (array), lang (optional) |
| getRelatedVideos | Get videos related to a specific video based on YouTube's recommendation algorithm | videoId, maxResults (optional) |
| getChannelStatistics | Retrieve detailed metrics for multiple channels including subscriber count, view count, and video count | channelIds (array) |
| getChannelTopVideos | Get the most viewed videos from a specific channel | channelId, maxResults (optional) |
| getVideoEngagementRatio | Calculate engagement metrics for multiple videos (views, likes, comments, and engagement ratio) | videoIds (array) |
| getTrendingVideos | Get currently popular videos by region and category | regionCode (optional), categoryId (optional), maxResults (optional) |
| compareVideos | Compare statistics across multiple videos | videoIds (array) |

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube data": {
            "env": {
                "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "youtube-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
    },
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
    },
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
    },
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "youtube-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

YouTube MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation utilizing the YouTube Data API. It allows AI language models to interact with YouTube content through a standardized interface.

Key Features

Video Information

Retrieve detailed video information (title, description, duration, statistics) Search for videos by keywords Get related videos based on a specific video Calculate and analyze video engagement ratios

Transcript/Caption Management

Retrieve video captions with multi-language support Specify language preferences for transcripts Access time-stamped captions for precise content reference
Channel Analysis
View detailed channel statistics (subscribers, views, video count) Get top-performing videos from a channel Analyze channel growth and engagement metrics

Trend Analysis

View trending videos by region and category Compare performance metrics across multiple videos Discover popular content in specific categories
Available Tools

The server provides the following MCP tools:

| Tool Name | Description | Required Parameters |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| getVideoDetails | Get detailed information about multiple YouTube videos including metadata, statistics, and content details | videoIds (array) |
| searchVideos | Search for videos based on a query string | query, maxResults (optional) |
| getTranscripts | Retrieve transcripts for multiple videos | videoIds (array), lang (optional) |
| getRelatedVideos | Get videos related to a specific video based on YouTube's recommendation algorithm | videoId, maxResults (optional) |
| getChannelStatistics | Retrieve detailed metrics for multiple channels including subscriber count, view count, and video count | channelIds (array) |
| getChannelTopVideos | Get the most viewed videos from a specific channel | channelId, maxResults (optional) |
| getVideoEngagementRatio | Calculate engagement metrics for multiple videos (views, likes, comments, and engagement ratio) | videoIds (array) |
| getTrendingVideos | Get currently popular videos by region and category | regionCode (optional), categoryId (optional), maxResults (optional) |
| compareVideos | Compare statistics across multiple videos | videoIds (array) |

Installation

Automatic Installation via Smithery

Automatically install YouTube MCP Server for Claude Desktop via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @icraft2170/youtube-data-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

# Install from npm npm install youtube-data-mcp-server Or clone repository git clone https://github.com/icraft2170/youtube-data-mcp-server.git cd youtube-data-mcp-server npm install

Environment Configuration
Set the following environment variables: YOUTUBE_API_KEY: YouTube Data API key (required)

YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG: Default caption language (optional, default: 'ko')

MCP Client Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "youtube-data-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG": "ko"
      }
    }
  }
}

YouTube API Setup

1. Access Google Cloud Console 2. Create a new project or select an existing one 3. Enable YouTube Data API v3 4. Create API credentials (API key) 5. Use the generated API key in your environment configuration

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install
Run in development mode
npm run dev
Build
npm run build

Network Configuration

The server exposes the following ports for communication:
- HTTP: 3000
- gRPC: 3001

System Requirements

- Node.js 18.0.0 or higher

Security Considerations

- Always keep your API key secure and never commit it to version control systems - Manage your API key through environment variables or configuration files - Set usage limits for your API key to prevent unauthorized use

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Setting up with Highlight

From the repository

getVideoDetails

searchVideos

getTranscripts

getRelatedVideos

getChannelStatistics

getChannelTopVideos

getVideoEngagementRatio

getTrendingVideos

compareVideos

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Linux

Macos

Windows

YouTube MCP Server

Key Features

Video Information

Transcript/Caption Management

Channel Analysis

Trend Analysis

Available Tools

Installation

Automatic Installation via Smithery

Manual Installation

Or clone repository

Environment Configuration

MCP Client Configuration

YouTube API Setup

Development

Run in development mode

Build

Network Configuration

System Requirements

Security Considerations

License

Install

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`getVideoDetails`

`searchVideos`

`getTranscripts`

`getRelatedVideos`

`getChannelStatistics`

`getChannelTopVideos`

`getVideoEngagementRatio`

`getTrendingVideos`

`compareVideos`