YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) MCP Server

by harshmaur Your server? Claim it

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YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago. Last commit 21 Oct 2026.

YouTube transcripts with timestamps, SRT/VTT and translation. No YouTube login. From $4/1k

Uptime history 6 days of history

6 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

335 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 21 Oct 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) 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 14 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add youtube-transcript-scraper --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-scraper]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-scraper": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript-scraper": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper"
    }
  }
}

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=harshmaur/youtube-transcript-scraper	streamable-http	needs key	317 ms	14 min ago

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YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify)?

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 Transcript Scraper (Apify) working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 335 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify)?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form 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 Transcript Scraper (Apify) need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) 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 Transcript Scraper (Apify)?

It answers our handshake in 335 ms on average, which is faster than 48% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is YouTube Transcript Scraper (Apify) open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.apify.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.