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YouTube Transcripts MCP Server

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YouTube Transcripts is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. Last commit 10 Oct 2026.

Transcripts of YouTube videos, playlists and channels with timestamps; SRT or WebVTT too.

Uptime history 14 days of history
14 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
327 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 10 Oct 2026

Nothing serious here today

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

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

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

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

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=highbrow_fame/youtube-transcript-fast streamable-http needs key 305 ms 11 min ago

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YouTube Transcripts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube 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 Transcripts 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 327 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect YouTube 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 Transcripts need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube 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 Transcripts?
It answers our handshake in 327 ms on average, which is faster than 43% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is YouTube Transcripts open source?
We cannot say either way: 0 stars on GitHub, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.