YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server

• cancel_transcripts_jobwrite actionFree

  Cancel a batch job. Credits are refunded ONLY for videos not started yet — anything already fetched stays in the results and stays paid for. Free.

• get_creditsFree

  Check the remaining credit balance of the API key. Free. Use it when the user asks how many credits are left, or before submit_transcripts_job to confirm a large batch fits the balance (the batch charges 1 credit per video on submit).

• get_transcriptFree

  Get the transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video. Accepts a video id or any YouTube URL. Set video_metadata=true to get the title, channel and duration in the SAME call — do not call get_video_info first, that is a second billed call for data this one already returns. format=text returns plain readable text (default, cheapest to read); format=json returns timed segments with start/duration in seconds; srt/vtt return ready subtitle file bodies and srv3 the raw YouTube XML. Prefer text unless you need timestamps or a file. Costs 1 credit.

• get_transcripts_jobFree

  Check the progress of a batch job: status (queued/running/done/cancelled), how many videos are ready, failed and still pending. Free — polling a job you already paid for costs nothing. Read the transcripts themselves with get_transcripts_results.

• get_transcripts_resultFree

  Read ONE video's result out of a batch job by its video id, without paging through get_transcripts_results. 404 means the job does not exist or this video has not finished yet — check get_transcripts_job before concluding anything. Free.

• get_transcripts_resultsFree

  Read finished transcripts from a batch job, in the order submitted. Results appear as they are fetched, so this can be called before the job is done. Each entry is exactly what get_transcript returns for that video, plus its status. Page with next_page_token. Free.

• get_video_infoFree

  Get metadata for one YouTube video (title, channel, duration, views, thumbnails) plus the list of available transcript languages, WITHOUT downloading the subtitles. Use it only when the transcript itself is not wanted. If you are going to fetch the transcript anyway, call get_transcript with video_metadata=true instead — it returns both for one credit, where these are two separate calls and two credits.

• latest_channel_videosFree

  Get the ~15 most recent videos of a channel from its RSS feed. Fastest and cheapest way to check what a channel published recently.

• list_channel_videosFree

  List videos from a channel's Videos tab, newest first. Accepts an @handle, a UC... channel id or a channel URL. ids_only=true returns just video ids (up to 500 per page) — use it when you only need ids to fetch transcripts.

• list_playlist_videosFree

  List videos of a playlist in playlist order. Accepts a PL... playlist id or a URL with list=. ids_only=true returns just video ids (up to 500 per page).

• search_channel_videosFree

  Search videos inside one channel using YouTube's native relevance search. Results are ranked by relevance, so a video whose title lacks the query word is normal.

• search_playlist_videosFree

  Find videos inside a playlist by a substring of the title (case-insensitive). YouTube has no native playlist search, so this scans up to 500 playlist items. truncated=true means there may be more matches beyond the scanned window.

• search_youtubeFree

  Search YouTube for videos or channels. Paginate by passing next_page_token from the previous result. has_more tells you whether another page exists.

• submit_transcripts_jobwrite actionFree

  Queue transcripts for MANY videos at once (up to 4000) and get a job_id back immediately — the work continues in the background. Use this instead of calling get_transcript in a loop for more than a handful of videos. Feed it video ids from list_channel_videos or list_playlist_videos (ids_only=true). Next: poll get_transcripts_job until status is 'done', reading finished transcripts from get_transcripts_results as they land. Costs 1 credit per video, charged on submit; duplicates are removed first. Requires a user key (sk_...).

• –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
• Live reliabilityremote reachable in 337ms20/20
• Tool poisoning14 tool descriptions checked15/15
• Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 2 write-action tools with no auth3/15
• Maintenancelast push 17 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10

Safety score

81/100

higher than 67% of 3,471 Web search servers

Tools

14

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

14%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

Uptime

100%

of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%

Response time

425 ms

faster than 41% of 2,238 Web search servers

GitHub stars

1

more than 55% of 1,788 Web search servers

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server: common questions

Is YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (81/100). Read the YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server safety report

How do I install YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server?

It runs remotely at api.transcriptout.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 & Search MCP Server need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server maintained?

The last commit was 21 days ago (2026-10-15). The latest release is v1.0.1.

Is YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server 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 & Search MCP Server?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: screenpipe MCP server, Kody MCP server and freehire MCP server.

How does YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 81/100 (higher than 67% of 3,471 Web search servers); tools 14 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 14% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.