# HasData YouTube (remote · mcp.hasdata.com)

Search YouTube and read video, channel and transcript data as JSON. No Google Cloud project.

- Trust score: 86/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-17

## Components

- remote · `mcp.hasdata.com`: 86/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp)
- npm · `@hasdata/youtube-mcp`: 49/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/hasdata-youtube-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/hasdata-youtube-mcp)
- pypi · `hasdata-youtube-mcp`: 34/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/hasdata-youtube-mcp-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/hasdata-youtube-mcp-2)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `required`
- Version: `1.0.9`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-17.

- **Endpoint Security**: 97/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server supports Client ID Metadata Documents, the current MCP client-registration mechanism.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 79/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2636 tokens (~188/item across 14 items; 4 tools + 10 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 37/100
  - Stability observed for 11 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the HasData YouTube MCP server?

HasData YouTube is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-hasdata-youtube 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-hasdata-youtube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-hasdata-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-hasdata-youtube]
url = "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-hasdata-youtube": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-hasdata-youtube --url 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-hasdata-youtube:
    url: "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-hasdata-youtube": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-hasdata-youtube -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-hasdata-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-16 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-14 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-12 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-10 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-09 (score 82, +43)

- [security improvement] Transport: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Authorization: Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.10
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: excellent
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail

### 2026-09-28 (score 39, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-25 (score 39, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-22 (score 39)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel` (~486 tokens)

youtube_channel: GET /

Get YouTube Channel Data

Fetches a YouTube channel by its ID (`UC…`) or handle (`@name`) and returns structured data for any channel tab — `featured`/Home, `videos`, `shorts`, `streams`, `playlists`, `posts`, `podcasts`, `releases`, `store` (desktop only), `about`. Returns channel identity (title, description, avatar, banner), subscriber count, country, join date, total-view count and social links (on the `about` tab), and the items on the requested tab (videos with views and publish date, playlists, posts, podcasts, etc.). Use to monitor competitor channels, build creator/brand directories, track posting cadence and growth signals, or feed `videoId` into the YouTube Video / Transcript endpoints.

Input parameters:

- `channelId` (string, required): YouTube channel identifier — either the canonical channel ID (`UC…`, 24 chars) or the public handle starting with `@` (e.g. `@PewDiePie`). Legacy `/c/<custom>` and `/user/<name>` URL slugs are also a…
- `deviceType` (string): Device type for the request.
- `gl` (string): The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to. Provide one exact documented value (245 allowed), e.g. `ac`, `af`.
- `hl` (string): The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search. Provide one exact documented value (159 allowed), e.g. `af`, `ak`.
- `paginationToken` (string): Token returned in the previous response to fetch the next page of results.
- `tab` (string): Channel tab to scrape. Each tab returns a different content shape: - `featured` (default) — channel Home page (channel trailer + curated rows) - `videos` — uploaded long-form videos - `shorts` — Shor…

### `hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults` (~718 tokens)

youtube_search: GET /

Get YouTube Search Results

Searches YouTube for a query and returns the full results page split into `videoResults` (videoId, title, views, length, publish date, chapters, channel info, extensions like 4K/CC), `channelResults` (channelId, handle, subscribers, verified flag), `shortsResults` / `inlineShortsResults`, themed `shelves` (e.g. 'People also watched', 'Latest from <creator>'), `adsResults` and `sponsoredResults` (advertiser, landing URL, position), plus `searchInformation.totalResults`. Each block preserves its `positionOnPage` so the original layout is reconstructable. Use for competitor and topic monitoring, brand-mention tracking, ad-placement intelligence, creator discovery, trend research, or to feed `videoId` / `channelId` into the YouTube Video, Channel, or Transcript endpoints.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): Limit results to videos uploaded within this time window relative to now.
- `deviceType` (string): Device type for the request.
- `filters__` (array): Feature flags to require on results. Multiple values are combined with AND (every flag must apply). - `hd` — HD quality - `k4` — 4K quality - `hdr` — HDR - `subtitles` — has subtitles/closed caption…
- `gl` (string): The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to. Provide one exact documented value (245 allowed), e.g. `ac`, `af`.
- `hl` (string): The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search. Provide one exact documented value (159 allowed), e.g. `af`, `ak`.
- `length` (string): Filter by video duration bucket: - `under4` — under 4 minutes - `between420` — 4 to 20 minutes - `plus20` — over 20 minutes
- `paginationToken` (string): Token returned in the previous response to fetch the next page.
- `q` (string, required): Free-text search query, exactly as a user would type it into the YouTube search box.
- `sortBy` (string): Sort order applied to the results page. `relevance` (default) — best match for the query; `date` — newest first; `views` — most viewed first; `rating` — highest rated first; `popularity` — trending/m…
- `sp` (string): Raw YouTube `sp` filter token, copied verbatim from a YouTube search URL (e.g. `EgIQAQ%253D%253D`). When provided, it overrides `sortBy`, `date`, `videoType`, `length`, and `filters[]`. Use only if y…
- `videoType` (string): Restrict results to a single YouTube content type — regular videos, Shorts, channels, playlists, or movies.

### `hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript` (~389 tokens)

youtube_transcript: GET /

Get YouTube Video Transcript

Returns the timed transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video by its 11-character `videoId`. `languageCode` selects the track (e.g. `en`, `de-DE`, `pt-BR`); `type=asr` requests the auto-generated speech-recognition track. Each segment in `transcript[]` carries `startMs`, `endMs`, `snippet`, and a formatted `startTimeText`. The response also includes `availableTranscripts[]` listing every track on the video (language name + code, `type: asr` for auto-generated, `selected: true` for the one returned) so callers can discover what else is available. Use to feed a video's spoken content into RAG/LLM pipelines, generate summaries or chapter outlines, build searchable archives, run translation or accessibility workflows, or analyze talking points across a creator's catalog (pair with the YouTube Channel endpoint to enumerate videos, then fetch transcripts).

Input parameters:

- `languageCode` (string): BCP-47 / YouTube language code of the transcript track to return (e.g. `en`, `de`, `en-US`, `pt-BR`). Must match a track that the video actually has. When omitted, the video's default language track…
- `type` (string): Set to `asr` to fetch the YouTube auto-generated (speech-recognition) track. Omit to fetch the human-authored track for `languageCode` when one exists.
- `v` (string, required): 11-character YouTube video ID — the value of the `v=` query parameter in a watch URL (e.g. `dQw4w9WgXcQ` for `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`).

### `hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo` (~354 tokens)

youtube_video: GET /

Get YouTube Video Data

Fetches a single YouTube video by its 11-character `videoId`. Returns title, thumbnail, raw + normalized views and likes, `lengthSeconds`, publish date, category, keywords/tags, `isFamilySafe` / `isUnlisted` flags, the uploading channel (id, link, subscribers, avatar), the full description with parsed links and hashtags, available `captions` tracks (with `kind: asr` for auto-generated), Content-ID `music` matches (song/artist/album), creator `socialLinks`, and the `relatedVideos`, `endScreenVideos`, and `relatedShorts` rails. Use to enrich a video URL with metadata, monitor view/like growth, extract music or sponsor/affiliate links, gather features for recommender or RAG pipelines, or detect caption tracks before calling the YouTube Transcript endpoint.

Input parameters:

- `deviceType` (string): Device type for the request.
- `gl` (string): The two-letter country code for the country you want to limit the search to. Provide one exact documented value (245 allowed), e.g. `ac`, `af`.
- `hl` (string): The two-letter language code for the language you want to use for the search. Provide one exact documented value (159 allowed), e.g. `af`, `ak`.
- `v` (string, required): 11-character YouTube video ID — the value of the `v=` query parameter in a watch URL (e.g. `dQw4w9WgXcQ` for `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-17: 86
- 2026-10-16: 86
- 2026-10-15: 85
- 2026-10-14: 85
- 2026-10-13: 84
- 2026-10-12: 84
- 2026-10-10: 83
- 2026-10-09: 82
- 2026-10-05: 39
- 2026-10-04: 39
- 2026-10-03: 39
- 2026-10-02: 39
- 2026-10-01: 39
- 2026-09-30: 39
- 2026-09-29: 39
- 2026-09-28: 39
- 2026-09-27: 39
- 2026-09-26: 39
- 2026-09-25: 39
- 2026-09-24: 39
- 2026-09-23: 39
- 2026-09-22: 39

## Common questions

### What is the HasData YouTube MCP server?

HasData YouTube is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.hasdata/youtube. Search YouTube and read video, channel and transcript data as JSON. No Google Cloud project. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube).

### Is the HasData YouTube MCP server safe to use?

HasData YouTube scores 86 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the HasData YouTube MCP server expose?

HasData YouTube exposes 4 tools: hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel, hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults, hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript, hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,947 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the HasData YouTube MCP server require authentication?

Yes. HasData YouTube asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

### Is the HasData YouTube MCP server still maintained?

HasData YouTube is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.hasdata.com/mcp?apis=youtube
- Authorisation metadata: https://mcp.hasdata.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/HasData/youtube-mcp
- Website: https://hasdata.com/apis/youtube-scraper-api
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hasdata-youtube/mcp