mcp-server-youtube-transcript
Author: kimtaeyoon83
Description: Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches YouTube video transcripts/captions through a get_transcript tool.
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Forks: 46
License: MIT License
Category: Specialized
Overview
Installation
1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript.git
cd mcp-server-youtube-transcript2. Install dependencies
npm install # or yarn install3. (Optional) Configure environment variables
# create a .env file in the project root
PORT=3000 # port the server will listen on
API_PREFIX=/api # base path for routes
# If you want to use an official Google API instead of the unofficial transcript scraper you can add
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_key4. Run the server
npm start # production
npm run dev # hot-reload with nodemon5. Verify
curl "http://localhost:3000/api/transcript?id=VIDEO_ID"
# or
curl "http://localhost:3000/api/transcript?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"01
get_transcript
Extract transcripts from YouTube videos
License: MIT License
Updated 7/30/2025