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TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)
YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.
First seen 17 Oct 2026. Evidence as of 17 Oct 2026.
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Tools
| Tool | Description | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| get_channel_videos | List the most recent uploads of a YouTube channel, newest first. Accepts a channel id (UC…), a handle (@name) or a channel URL. Returns ids, titles, durations, view counts and publish dates. | Read-only |
| get_playlist_videos | List the videos in a YouTube playlist, in playlist order. Accepts a playlist URL (anything with list=…) or the playlist id. Returns ids and titles for get_youtube_transcript. | Read-only |
| get_youtube_transcript | Fetch the transcript (captions/subtitles) of a YouTube video as text. Accepts a watch URL, youtu.be link, Shorts link or bare 11-character video id. Returns the spoken text with timestamps grouped in ~30 s blocks by default; format 'text' is prose without timestamps, 'srt'/'vtt' are subtitle files, 'json' is raw segments with start/duration. Works with creator-uploaded and auto-generated captions. translate_to translates the transcript with AI (extra credits, scales with length) — omit unless asked. | Read-only |
| search_channel_videos | Search for videos inside one YouTube channel by keyword — 'find the video where <channel> talks about <topic>'. Accepts a channel id, @handle or channel URL. | Read-only |
| search_youtube | Search YouTube for videos by keyword. Returns video ids, titles, channel names, durations and view counts. Use a returned id with get_youtube_transcript to read it. | Read-only |
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| Source | Listing | First seen | Last seen | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript | 17 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 | 1 |