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YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server

com.transcriptout/youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

YouTube transcripts, search, channels, playlists and bulk transcript jobs for AI agents. 14 tools.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: transcriptout.comAbout 3,029 tokens per request once connected14 tools

Website Source

https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: transcriptout.com (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 14
Token cost: About 3,029 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code VS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search]
url = "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search":{"httpUrl":"https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search":{"url":"https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search","server_url":"https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search","server_url":"https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"}

Tools

cancel_transcripts_job ~108 tokens
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_credits ~105 tokens
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_transcript ~535 tokens
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 read
get_transcripts_job ~136 tokens
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_result ~164 tokens
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_results ~188 tokens
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_info ~174 tokens
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_m
latest_channel_videos ~107 tokens
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_videos ~216 tokens
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_videos ~187 tokens
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_videos ~181 tokens
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_videos ~173 tokens
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_youtube ~173 tokens
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_job ~582 tokens
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).

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