YouTube Data MCP Server

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YouTube Data MCP is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago.

YouTube for AI agents: transcripts, comments, video stats, channel monitor, Shorts captions.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

77 of 77 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

373 ms

Response time

average over 24h

API key

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

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

Connect this server

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 radar-youtube-mcp --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.radar-youtube-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radar-youtube-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "radar-youtube-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder"
    }
  }
}

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=martin10291/youtube-transcript-bulk-extractor,martin10291/youtube-comments-scraper,martin10291/youtube-video-lookup,martin10291/youtube-channel-monitor,martin10291/youtube-shorts-captions,martin10291/youtube-shorts-clip-finder	streamable-http	needs key	319 ms	12 min ago

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YouTube Data MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for YouTube Data MCP?

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 Data MCP working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 77 of 77 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 373 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect YouTube Data MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form 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 Data MCP need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, YouTube Data MCP 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 Data MCP?

It answers our handshake in 373 ms on average, which is faster than 36% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.