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HasData YouTube MCP Server

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HasData YouTube is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. 313 installs a week from pypi. It exposes 4 tools. Last commit 12 Oct 2026.

Search YouTube and read video, channel and transcript data as JSON. No Google Cloud project.

Installs per day peak 147 · avg 23 · -37% w/w
a month agotoday
Uptime history 57 days of history · worst day 98%
57 days agonow
99.5%
Uptime 24h
183 of 184 checks
4
Tools
read from the server
785 ms
Response time
average over 24h
313
Installs / week
npm and PyPI

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · tools taken from the live server · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command index.mjs:20, [пакет] index.mjs:20
const child = spawn(process.execPath, [proxy, URL, '--header', `x-api-key:${key}`], { stdio: 'inherit' });

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add youtube --transport http https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube]
url = "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: HASDATA_API_KEY (HasData API key, created at app.hasdata.com. 1,000 free credits every month, no card.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

This server publishes 1 more address. The block above uses the one we reach during checks; the full list is under Endpoints below, and the author may intend a particular one for your client.

Available tools 4

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

hasdata
hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel
Get YouTube Channel Data Fetches a YouTube channel by its ID (`UC…`) or handle (`@name`) and returns structured data for any channel tab — `featured`/Home, `videos`, `shorts`, `streams`, `playlists`, `posts`, `podcasts`, `releases`, `store` (desktop only), `about`. Returns channel identity (title, description, avatar, banner), subscriber count, country, join date, total-view count and social links (on the `about` tab), and the items on the requested tab (videos with views and publish date, playlists, posts, podcasts, etc.). Use to monitor competitor channels, build creator/brand directories, track posting cadence and growth signals, or feed `videoId` into the YouTube Video / Transcript endpoints.
hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults
Get YouTube Search Results Searches YouTube for a query and returns the full results page split into `videoResults` (videoId, title, views, length, publish date, chapters, channel info, extensions like 4K/CC), `channelResults` (channelId, handle, subscribers, verified flag), `shortsResults` / `inlineShortsResults`, themed `shelves` (e.g. 'People also watched', 'Latest from <creator>'), `adsResults` and `sponsoredResults` (advertiser, landing URL, position), plus `searchInformation.totalResults`. Each block preserves its `positionOnPage` so the original layout is reconstructable. Use for competitor and topic monitoring, brand-mention tracking, ad-placement intelligence, creator discovery, trend research, or to feed `videoId` / `channelId` into the YouTube Video, Channel, or Transcript endpoints.
hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript
Get YouTube Video Transcript Returns the timed transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video by its 11-character `videoId`. `languageCode` selects the track (e.g. `en`, `de-DE`, `pt-BR`); `type=asr` requests the auto-generated speech-recognition track. Each segment in `transcript[]` carries `startMs`, `endMs`, `snippet`, and a formatted `startTimeText`. The response also includes `availableTranscripts[]` listing every track on the video (language name + code, `type: asr` for auto-generated, `selected: true` for the one returned) so callers can discover what else is available. Use to feed a video's spoken content into RAG/LLM pipelines, generate summaries or chapter outlines, build searchable archives, run translation or accessibility workflows, or analyze talking points across a creator's catalog (pair with the YouTube Channel endpoint to enumerate videos, then fetch transcripts).
hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo
Get YouTube Video Data Fetches a single YouTube video by its 11-character `videoId`. Returns title, thumbnail, raw + normalized views and likes, `lengthSeconds`, publish date, category, keywords/tags, `isFamilySafe` / `isUnlisted` flags, the uploading channel (id, link, subscribers, avatar), the full description with parsed links and hashtags, available `captions` tracks (with `kind: asr` for auto-generated), Content-ID `music` matches (song/artist/album), creator `socialLinks`, and the `relatedVideos`, `endScreenVideos`, and `relatedShorts` rails. Use to enrich a video URL with metadata, monitor view/like growth, extract music or sponsor/affiliate links, gather features for recommender or RAG pipelines, or detect caption tracks before calling the YouTube Transcript endpoint.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube streamable-http answering 495 ms 4 min ago
https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube streamable-http answering 2017 ms 4 min ago

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HasData YouTube — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can HasData YouTube do?
It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel, hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults, hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript, hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is HasData YouTube working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 183 of 184 checks got a reply (99.5%), average response time 785 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect HasData YouTube?
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.
Does HasData YouTube need an API key?
No. HasData YouTube completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is HasData YouTube?
It answers our handshake in 785 ms on average, which is faster than 11% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
How many people use HasData YouTube?
The npm package @hasdata/youtube-mcp was installed 313 times in the last week. Week over week that is -37%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is HasData YouTube open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 6 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.