YouTube Search Transcripts MCP Server

by fernandoguiraud16-coder Your server? Claim it

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YouTube Search Transcripts is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.

Transcripts of the top YouTube videos for a keyword, with date, length and sort filters.

Uptime history 70 hours of history

70 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

361 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 14 Oct 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check YouTube Search Transcripts every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add youtube-search-transcripts --transport http https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-search-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-search-transcripts]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-search-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-search-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/youtube-search-transcripts	streamable-http	needs key	312 ms	3 min ago

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YouTube Search Transcripts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube Search Transcripts?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is YouTube Search Transcripts working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 361 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect YouTube Search Transcripts?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does YouTube Search Transcripts need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube Search Transcripts answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is YouTube Search Transcripts?

It answers our handshake in 361 ms on average, which is faster than 36% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is YouTube Search Transcripts open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in HTML and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.