YouTube Scraper with Transcripts MCP Server

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YouTube Scraper with Transcripts is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago.

YouTube videos, channels, playlists, search to JSON: views, likes, dates and full transcripts.

Uptime history 5 days of history · worst day 99%

5 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

328 ms

Response time

average over 24h

API key

Access

streamable-http

YouTube Scraper with Transcripts missed one check this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add youtube-scraper --transport http https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sauliusautomatesit/youtube-scraper-api

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

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

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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=sauliusautomatesit/youtube-scraper-api	streamable-http	needs key	296 ms	10 min ago

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YouTube Scraper with Transcripts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube Scraper with 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 Scraper with 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 328 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect YouTube Scraper with 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 Scraper with Transcripts need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube Scraper with 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 Scraper with Transcripts?

It answers our handshake in 328 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.