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YouTube Transcript API MCP server

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by catalyst-labs-dev·io.github.catalyst-labs-dev/youtube-transcript-api·v1.0.1
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YouTube transcripts in bulk: 12/12 in our test, zero failures charged; human vs auto flagged.

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YouTube Transcript API tools

Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-25 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 234ms (auth required)20/20
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
  • Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
Overall 95/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How YouTube Transcript API compares

Against every graded Media MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
95/100
higher than 93% of 1,337 Media servers
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Media server answers 100%
Response time
30 ms
faster than 97% of 862 Media servers

Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-10-19, latest 2026-10-25, typically one every 6 days.

Install YouTube Transcript API in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript-api https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=catalyst-labs/youtube-transcript-api
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What the publisher says

From the YouTube Transcript API repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Catalyst Labs tools for AI agents (MCP)

Dependable tools for AI agents, built by Catalyst Labs and hosted on Apify. Each tool is a remote MCP server running on Apify's hosted MCP endpoint. There is nothing to install or run. Connect the URL, sign in with Apify (OAuth) or pass an Apify API token, and your agent gets the tool.

This repository contains documentation and MCP listing metadata only. The tools themselves run on Apify.

Website: https://catalyst-labs-dev.github.io/ · Benchmarks (our own tests, Oct 18, 2026): benchmarks/ · Free n8n workflows: catalyst-labs-dev/n8n-templates

Tools

Every tool: structured JSON rows, a published price per use, failed items never charged, and a clear status/errorCode instead of a silent empty result or a guess.

To give one agent all of them, use: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=catalyst-labs/agent-web-reader,catalyst-labs/document-to-markdown,catalyst-labs/google-trends-api,catalyst-labs/youtube-transcript-api,catalyst-labs/podcast-transcript-api,catalyst-labs/website-screenshot-pdf-api,catalyst-labs/career-site-jobs-scraper,catalyst-labs/city-council-meeting-transcripts,catalyst-labs/local-government-decision-lookup. Example prompts for each tool: examples/agent-prompts.md. Machine-readable index: llms.txt.

Career Site Jobs Scraper

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

YouTube Transcript API: common questions

Is YouTube Transcript API MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (95/100). Read the YouTube Transcript API safety report
How do I install YouTube Transcript API?
It runs remotely at mcp.apify.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does YouTube Transcript API need an API key?
No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
Is YouTube Transcript API maintained?
The last commit was 10 days ago (2026-10-25). The latest release is v1.0.1.
Is YouTube Transcript API up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of YouTube Transcript API?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Youtube Transcript MCP server, Youtube Transcript MCP server and TokPortal MCP server.
How does YouTube Transcript API compare with other Media MCP servers?
safety score 95/100 (higher than 93% of 1,337 Media servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Media server answers 100%); response time 30 ms (faster than 97% of 862 Media servers). Full comparison.

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