Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as clean text. No API key, no signup.
Quick Install
Automated & IDE SetupCopy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent โ or use 1-click editor setup below.
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Target File:
๐ก Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.
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get_youtube_transcriptFetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video.
Documentation Overview
YouTube Transcript MCP Server
Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client the ability to read YouTube transcripts โ free, no API key, no signup.
A hosted Model Context Protocol server that exposes one tool, get_youtube_transcript, backed by youtube-transcript.ai. Paste a YouTube link mid-conversation and your AI reads the full transcript on demand โ no copy-paste, no browser tab.
Connector URL:
That's it. It's hosted โ there's nothing to install or run. Add the URL to your client below.
Why
- Free & keyless โ no account, no token, no quota wall.
- Actually reliable โ a hardened fetch pipeline with proxy fallback returns transcripts even on videos that block typical scrapers, so your model rarely comes back empty-handed.
- Any language โ pick a caption track by language code (
en,zh-CN,es,ja, โฆ) or let it choose the default. - Built for agents โ one clean tool, plain-text output with title and metadata.
Quick start
Claude (web / desktop)
Settings โ Connectors โ Add custom connector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | youtube-transcript.ai |
| URL | https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp |
Then ask: โSummarize this video: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQโ
ChatGPT
In the custom connector / MCP server setup, add an MCP server with URL https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp (transport: Streamable HTTP), enable it for your chat, then paste a YouTube link.
Cursor / Windsurf / Cline / Claude Desktop (config file)
For clients that launch MCP servers via a config file, bridge the remote server with mcp-remote:
Clients that support remote MCP URLs natively can use https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp directly.
Tool reference
get_youtube_transcript
Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
video | string | yes | YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID |
lang | string | no | BCP-47 language code, e.g. en, zh-CN, es. Omit for the default track |
Returns plain text: the transcript with title, duration, and a list of available languages.
Example prompts
- โSummarize the key points of
<link>in 5 bullets.โ - โPull the transcript of this video and translate it to Spanish.โ
- โWhat does the speaker say about pricing in
<link>? Quote the exact lines.โ
Programmatic use
The server speaks standard MCP over Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC). A zero-dependency example is in examples/quickstart.mjs:
Notes
- Fair use: the endpoint is rate-limited per IP to keep it free for everyone. For heavy/automated workloads, get in touch.
- Not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Transcripts are fetched from publicly available captions.
Links
- Web tool (no AI client needed): https://youtube-transcript.ai
- Connector landing page: https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp
- Ready-made transcripts: https://youtube-transcript.ai/docs
License
MIT
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