TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts
Rank #160,914smithery/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube
Give your AI assistant the transcript of any YouTube video, by [TranscriptAPI](https://transcriptapi.io/mcp). - **get_youtube_transcript**: transcript with timestamps, plain text, SRT or VTT, optional AI translation - **search_youtube**: find videos by keyword - **get_channel_videos**: a channel's latest uploads - **search_channel_videos**: find the video where a channel talks about a topic - **get_playlist_videos**: a playlist in order Get a free key with 20 credits, no card, at [transcriptapi.io/login](https://transcriptapi.io/login). One credit per call, repeats are free from cache, failed calls are refunded.
What you can do with TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts
TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It ranks #160,914 of 162,202 active servers on MCP Toplist. TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts is listed on Smithery; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on Oct 17, 2026.
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What you need before using TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts
The hosted endpoint is declared as gated by authentication — connect via its URL and authenticate with the provider (OAuth flow or an API key/header, per its docs).
Declared by Smithery, last synced Oct 28, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Hosted endpoint declared as requiring authentication.
Connect TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io) — YouTube Transcripts and confirm it works
claude mcp add --transport http transcriptapi-io-youtube https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcpThis endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
[mcp_servers.transcriptapi-io-youtube]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcp"Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcpSettings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"transcriptapi-io-youtube": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"servers": {
"transcriptapi-io-youtube": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcp"
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"transcriptapi-io-youtube": {
"serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"transcriptapi-io-youtube": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/info-4y1d/transcriptapi-io-youtube/mcp"
}
}
}This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.
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- Oct 17, 2026
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