YouTube MCP Server

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YouTube is answering right now. Last checked 13 min ago. It exposes 35 tools. Last commit 21 Aug 2026.

Search, video, channel, playlist, comments, trending and related items from YouTube. Hosted by the p

Uptime history 56 days of history · worst day 91%

56 days agonow

96.7%

Uptime 24h

88 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

1196 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 21 Aug 2026

What changed 82

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 22 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

11 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day

8 Oct a tool changed version

6 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day

5 Oct a tool changed version

3 Oct a tool changed version

2 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day

13 Sep a tool changed version

9 Sep a tool changed version

7 Sep a tool changed version

6 Sep a tool changed version

and 72 more, back to 22 August 2026

YouTube does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 96.4% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add youtube-mcp --transport http https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-mcp]
url = "https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 35

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

youtube

youtube_api

Escape hatch: call any path on the YouTube backend. Pass path (e.g. /search), optional method (default GET), query map, and JSON body for POST. Prefer the named youtube_* tools when available; this is for routes not in the manifest.

youtube_channel_about

Channel description, links, country, subscriber count, banner. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_community

Community posts tab for a channel. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_featured

Featured channels listed on a channel. Note: YouTube deprecated the featured-channels tab; this route exists upstream but typically returns an empty/error envelope. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_home

Channel home page payload (featured shelves + meta). Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_playlists

Channel playlists tab. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_search

Search a channel's own videos and playlists. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_shorts

Channel shorts tab. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_shorts_post

POST variant of channel shorts. Requires a `params` continuation token from a prior GET response. Skip in daily smoke (no synthetic params). Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_store

Store / merch shelf for a channel. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_videos

Channel videos tab. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_channel_videos_post

POST variant of channel videos. Requires a `params` continuation token captured from a prior GET response — used to fetch deeper pages or filtered shelves that the GET surface can't address. Skip in daily smoke (no synthetic params). Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_comment_delete

Apaga DEFINITIVAMENTE um comentário (não tem desfazer). Só funciona em comentário do próprio canal ou em vídeo do canal conectado. Para esconder sem apagar, prefira youtube_comment_moderate com `rejected`. Custa 50 unidades da cota. Bulk support: accepts comment_ids for batched execution.

youtube_comment_moderate

Modera comentários no canal conectado: publica (`published`), segura para revisão (`heldForReview`) ou rejeita (`rejected`). `ban_author` só é aceito junto de `rejected`. Vale apenas para comentários em vídeos do próprio canal. Custa 50 unidades por comentário.

youtube_comment_post

Publica um comentário NOVO de topo em um vídeo, como o canal conectado. Para responder alguém, use youtube_comment_reply. Custa 50 unidades da cota. Bulk support: accepts video_ids for batched execution.

youtube_comment_reply

Responde comentários como o canal conectado. Aceita VÁRIAS respostas numa chamada (`replies`), e um item que falha não derruba os outros. `parent_id` tem que ser o id de um comentário de TOPO (campo `id` do thread devolvido por youtube_comment_threads), nunca o id de uma resposta. Cada resposta consome 50 unidades da cota da API do YouTube, então responda o que importa em vez de varrer o canal.

youtube_comment_threads

Comentários de TOPO pela API oficial, com as respostas já existentes. É daqui que sai o `parent_id` usado em youtube_comment_reply (o id do thread), então prefira esta tool a youtube_comments quando a intenção for responder. Sem `video_id`, traz os comentários do canal conectado inteiro (bom para 'o que ainda não respondi'). Custa 1 unidade da cota. Bulk support: accepts video_ids, channel_ids for batched execution.

youtube_comment_update

Edita o texto de um comentário ou resposta PUBLICADO pelo canal conectado (corrigir um erro sem apagar e repostar, o que perderia as curtidas e o encadeamento). Só funciona em comentário de autoria do próprio canal. Custa 50 unidades da cota. Bulk support: accepts comment_ids for batched execution.

youtube_comments

Top-level comments thread for a video. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_download

Stream/download metadata for a video (formats, audio/video URLs, status). Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_hashtag

Posts under a hashtag (without leading #).

youtube_home_feed

YouTube home feed (anonymous, geo/lang aware).

youtube_hype

YouTube Hype: viral / hyped videos feed.

youtube_my_channels

Lista os canais do YouTube conectados (os que podem responder e moderar comentários), com id, nome e estatísticas. Use antes de responder para confirmar de qual canal a resposta vai sair. Custa 1 unidade da cota.

youtube_playlist

Playlist items by playlist id. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

youtube_resolve_url

Resolve a YouTube URL or share link to its videoId / pageType.

youtube_search

Search videos, channels, playlists.

youtube_trending

Trending videos by region.

youtube_video_related

Related videos for a given video id. Bulk support: accepts ids for batched execution.

authenticate

authenticate

MCP.AI for IDE agents (Cursor, etc.): log in in the browser, copy the access token. Best: add it to this server's config as a header `Authorization: Bearer <token>` for a permanent, non-expiring connection. Or paste it here for a session-only login: call with { token: "<jwt>" } after the user pastes, or with no args to get the link.

connect

connect

Returns connection status and URLs. When all providers are connected, returns authenticated:true and empty pending[]. When credentials are missing, returns connect_url for the toolkit and per-install URLs.

marketplace

marketplace

The official mcp.ai marketplace — the in-platform catalog of every MCP/tool, AND the way to run them. Covers capability requests like "find an MCP that does X", "consulta um CPF", "is there a tool for Y". Core flow: action=search discovers MCPs by intent → describe returns one MCP's full profile (every tool with its id + params, pricing, auth) so you pick the right tool_id → invoke RUNS that tool. KEY: invoke works even when the MCP is NOT installed — it runs the tool pontualmente (one-off), without adding the MCP to the toolkit and without bloating the tool list. If the MCP needs a credential/login, invoke returns a connect link; if it is paid and the wallet is empty, invoke returns a checkout/top-up link (the user opens it, then you retry). Use install only to make an MCP PERMANENT in the active toolkit (its tools then show up natively in future sessions); prefer invoke for a single/occasional use. list_tools lists what is callable right now. subscribe/cancel handle per-MCP billing; report_bug sends feedback; request_mcp asks us to build a NEW MCP when nothing fits. Search/describe flag installed_in_toolkit vs installed_in_workspace. Writes (install/uninstall/subscribe/cancel and the one-off install behind invoke) require workspace owner/admin. It also carries the mcp.ai PROMPT LIBRARY, which is about ready-made prompt TEXT rather than MCPs: search_prompts finds one, get_prompt returns its full text with {{variables}} filled, and publish_prompt saves a prompt and returns a shareable mcp.ai/p/<slug> link that opens without login.

report

report_bug

Report a bug, missing feature, or send feedback. Include the conversation array with recent messages for reproduction.

show

show_version

Show the current MCP platform and adapter versions.

toolkit

toolkit_info

Returns the current toolkit state: installed MCPs, their connection status, the accounts connected to each one, and how many catalog tools each exposes.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://api.mcp.ai/p_youtube	streamable-http	answering	1219 ms	13 min ago

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YouTube — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can YouTube do?

It exposes 35 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: authenticate, connect, marketplace, report_bug, show_version, toolkit_info and 29 more. 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 YouTube working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 88 of 91 checks got a reply (96.7%), average response time 1196 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect 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 YouTube need an API key?

No. YouTube completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 35 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is YouTube?

It answers our handshake in 1196 ms on average, which is faster than 5% 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.

Is YouTube open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence 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.