YouTube MCP

Connect AI assistants to YouTube: search, transcripts, metadata, and more.

- Extract clean, word-for-word video transcripts. No credentials required.
- Search YouTube by keyword, date range, duration, quality, and region.
- Fetch trending videos for any country and category.
- Retrieve video stats, metadata, comments, captions, and channel details.
- Look up channels by@handle(e.g.@MrBeast).
- Access your own subscriptions, members, and membership tiers via OAuth.

The server supports three access tiers. Pick the one that fits your use case.

Works out of the box. Theget_video_transcripttool usesyt-dlpto extract transcripts without any API credentials.

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mrsknetwork/ytmcp@latest"] } } }

Unlocks all public data tools. Best for search, metadata, comments, trending videos, and transcripts.
- Open theGoogle Cloud Console.
- EnableYouTube Data API v3for your project.
- Go toCredentialsand create anAPI Key.

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mrsknetwork/ytmcp@latest"], "env": { "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY" } } } }

- Open theGoogle Cloud Console.
- EnableYouTube Data API v3for your project.
- Go toCredentials > Create Credentials > OAuth 2.0 Client ID.
- Set Application type toWeb application.
- Add this exact Redirect URI:http://localhost:31415/oauth2callback.
- Go toOAuth Consent Screen > Test Usersand add your Gmail address.

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mrsknetwork/ytmcp@latest"], "env": { "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com", "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret" } } } }

On your first tool call, the AI will share a login link. Click it, authorize the app in your browser, then tell the AI you are done. Your session is saved. You will not need to log in again unless you revoke access.

Ask your AI to callrevoke_oauth_tokento sign out and delete your stored credentials at any time.

git clone https://github.com/mrsknetwork/ytmcp.git cd ytmcp npm install npm run build cp .env.example .env # Set GOOGLE_API_KEY inside .env node build/server/index.js

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