YouTube Transcript Scraper MCP server
online · 100% uptimeTranscripts of YouTube videos and Shorts in bulk, with timestamps. Runs on Apify.
C67/100grade C
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YouTube Transcript Scraper tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 203ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 67/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How YouTube Transcript Scraper compares
Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 67/100
- higher than 25% of 868 Scraping and browsing servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Scraping and browsing server answers 100%
- Response time
- 306 ms
- faster than 42% of 386 Scraping and browsing servers
Install YouTube Transcript Scraper in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript-scraper https://mcp.apify.com?tools=hirepulse/youtube-transcript-scraper
YouTube Transcript Scraper: common questions
- Is YouTube Transcript Scraper MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (67/100). Read the YouTube Transcript Scraper safety report
- How do I install YouTube Transcript Scraper?
- 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 Scraper need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is YouTube Transcript Scraper maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is YouTube Transcript Scraper 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 Scraper?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Video Extract MCP server, CRW Web Scraper MCP server and CRW Web Scraper MCP server.
- How does YouTube Transcript Scraper compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?
- safety score 67/100 (higher than 25% of 868 Scraping and browsing servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Scraping and browsing server answers 100%); response time 306 ms (faster than 42% of 386 Scraping and browsing servers). Full comparison.
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