YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) MCP Server

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YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. Last commit 8 Oct 2026.

YouTube transcripts for AI agents: text and timestamps for any video, channel or playlist.

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

345 ms

Response time

average over 24h

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last commit 8 Oct 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) 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 12 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

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

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

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/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=automationnation/youtube-transcript-scraper	streamable-http	needs key	295 ms	12 min ago

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YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube Transcripts (via 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 Transcripts (via 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 345 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect YouTube Transcripts (via Apify)?

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 (via Apify) need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube Transcripts (via 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 Transcripts (via Apify)?

It answers our handshake in 345 ms on average, which is faster than 40% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) 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.