# YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server (remote · api.transcriptout.com)

YouTube transcripts, search, channels, playlists and bulk transcript jobs for AI agents. 14 tools.

- Trust score: 90/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- remote · `api.transcriptout.com`: 90/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## 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 2026-09-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 89/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, but the challenge carries no valid RFC 9728 metadata, so a client cannot discover where to get 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.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1875 tokens (~133/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 93/100
  - Stability observed for 28 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.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 14 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 YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server is a hosted endpoint at https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp, 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-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube 'https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube": {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube]
url = "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube --url 'https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube:
    url: "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-09-18 (score 90, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-16 (score 89, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-14 (score 88, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-12 (score 87, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-10 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-08 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-06 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-03 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (14)

### `get_transcript` (~360 tokens)

Get transcript

Get the transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video. Accepts a video id or any YouTube URL. Set video_metadata=true to get the title, channel and duration in the SAME call — do not call get_video_info first, that is a second billed call for data this one already returns. format=text returns plain readable text (default, cheapest to read); format=json returns timed segments with start/duration in seconds; srt/vtt return ready subtitle file bodies and srv3 the raw YouTube XML. Prefer text unless you need timestamps or a file. Costs 1 credit.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): 'text' = plain text (default), 'json' = timed segments, 'srt'/'vtt' = subtitle file body, 'srv3' = raw YouTube XML (srv3 does not combine with segment)
- `kind` (string): Track kind. Omit to prefer a manual track and fall back to auto
- `lang` (string): Language code of the track, e.g. 'en', 'de'. Default 'en'.
- `segment` (integer): Max characters per segment. Raise it when chunking the transcript for embeddings or retrieval — 500-1500 gives chunks with enough context; lower it for subtitle-sized lines. Left out, an auto-generat…
- `video` (string, required): YouTube video id or URL
- `video_metadata` (boolean): Include the video's title, channel, duration and views alongside the transcript. Replaces a separate get_video_info call — same one credit either way.

Output parameters:

- `available_langs` (array)
- `kind` (string)
- `language` (string)
- `metadata` (object)
- `transcript`: format=json: array of {text, start, duration} segments (seconds); text/srt/vtt/srv3: one string in that format
- `video_id` (string)

### `get_video_info` (~101 tokens)

Get video info

Get metadata for one YouTube video (title, channel, duration, views, thumbnails) plus the list of available transcript languages, WITHOUT downloading the subtitles. Use it only when the transcript itself is not wanted. If you are going to fetch the transcript anyway, call get_transcript with video_metadata=true instead — it returns both for one credit, where these are two separate calls and two credits.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): YouTube video id or URL

Output parameters:

- `available_langs` (array)
- `title` (string)

### `search_youtube` (~95 tokens)

Search YouTube

Search YouTube for videos or channels. Paginate by passing next_page_token from the previous result. has_more tells you whether another page exists.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Results per page, 1-50 (default 20)
- `next_page_token` (string): Token from a previous result
- `q` (string): Search query (required unless paginating)
- `type` (string): Default 'video'

Output parameters:

- `has_more` (boolean)
- `next_page_token` (string)

### `list_channel_videos` (~144 tokens)

List channel videos

List videos from a channel's Videos tab, newest first. Accepts an @handle, a UC... channel id or a channel URL. ids_only=true returns just video ids (up to 500 per page) — use it when you only need ids to fetch transcripts.

Input parameters:

- `ids_only` (boolean): Return video_ids[] instead of full video objects
- `limit` (integer): Page size. Up to 100, or up to 500 with ids_only
- `name` (string): @handle, channel name, UC... channel id or channel URL (required unless paginating)
- `next_page_token` (string): Token from a previous result

Output parameters:

- `channel` (string)
- `count` (integer)
- `has_more` (boolean)
- `next_page_token` (string)
- `video_ids` (array)
- `videos` (array)

### `search_channel_videos` (~107 tokens)

Search within a channel

Search videos inside one channel using YouTube's native relevance search. Results are ranked by relevance, so a video whose title lacks the query word is normal.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 30)
- `name` (string): @handle, channel name, UC... channel id or channel URL
- `next_page_token` (string): Token from a previous result
- `q` (string): Query to search within the channel

Output parameters:

- `channel` (string)
- `has_more` (boolean)
- `next_page_token` (string)
- `videos` (array)

### `latest_channel_videos` (~58 tokens)

Latest channel videos

Get the ~15 most recent videos of a channel from its RSS feed. Fastest and cheapest way to check what a channel published recently.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): @handle, channel name, UC... channel id or channel URL

Output parameters:

- `channel` (string)
- `videos` (array)

### `list_playlist_videos` (~119 tokens)

List playlist videos

List videos of a playlist in playlist order. Accepts a PL... playlist id or a URL with list=. ids_only=true returns just video ids (up to 500 per page).

Input parameters:

- `id` (string): PL... playlist id or URL (required unless paginating)
- `ids_only` (boolean): Return video_ids[] instead of full video objects
- `limit` (integer): Page size. Up to 100, or up to 500 with ids_only
- `next_page_token` (string): Token from a previous result

Output parameters:

- `count` (integer)
- `has_more` (boolean)
- `next_page_token` (string)
- `playlist` (string)
- `video_ids` (array)
- `videos` (array)

### `search_playlist_videos` (~105 tokens)

Search within a playlist

Find videos inside a playlist by a substring of the title (case-insensitive). YouTube has no native playlist search, so this scans up to 500 playlist items. truncated=true means there may be more matches beyond the scanned window.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): PL... playlist id or URL
- `limit` (integer): Max matches to return, 1-100 (default 30)
- `q` (string, required): Substring to match in the video title

Output parameters:

- `truncated` (boolean)

### `submit_transcripts_job` (~390 tokens)

Submit transcripts batch

Queue transcripts for MANY videos at once (up to 4000) and get a job_id back immediately — the work continues in the background. Use this instead of calling get_transcript in a loop for more than a handful of videos. Feed it video ids from list_channel_videos or list_playlist_videos (ids_only=true). Next: poll get_transcripts_job until status is 'done', reading finished transcripts from get_transcripts_results as they land. Costs 1 credit per video, charged on submit; duplicates are removed first. Requires a user key (sk_...).

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): 'text' = plain text (default), 'json' = timed segments, 'srt'/'vtt' = subtitle file body, 'srv3' = raw YouTube XML (srv3 does not combine with segment)
- `idempotency_key` (string): Optional. Resubmitting the same list with the same key returns the SAME job instead of opening a second one and charging twice.
- `kind` (string): Track kind. Omit to prefer a manual track and fall back to auto
- `lang` (string): Language code for every video, e.g. 'en'. Default 'en'.
- `segment` (integer): Max characters per segment, for every video in the job. Raise it to 500-1500 when the transcripts are going into embeddings or retrieval. Left out, an auto-generated track is cut into ~180-character…
- `video_metadata` (boolean): Include each video's title, channel and duration alongside its transcript. Replaces a get_video_info call per video and costs nothing extra.
- `videos` (array, required): Video ids or URLs, up to 4000. Duplicates are collapsed.

Output parameters:

- `count` (integer)
- `credits` (object)
- `job_id` (string)
- `status` (string)

### `get_transcripts_job` (~77 tokens)

Batch job progress

Check the progress of a batch job: status (queued/running/done/cancelled), how many videos are ready, failed and still pending. Free — polling a job you already paid for costs nothing. Read the transcripts themselves with get_transcripts_results.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): id returned by submit_transcripts_job

Output parameters:

- `count` (integer)
- `done` (integer)
- `failed` (integer)
- `pending` (integer)
- `ready` (integer)
- `status` (string)

### `get_transcripts_results` (~114 tokens)

Batch job results

Read finished transcripts from a batch job, in the order submitted. Results appear as they are fetched, so this can be called before the job is done. Each entry is exactly what get_transcript returns for that video, plus its status. Page with next_page_token. Free.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): id returned by submit_transcripts_job
- `limit` (integer): Entries per page, 1-500 (default 100)
- `next_page_token` (string): Token from a previous result

Output parameters:

- `count` (integer)
- `has_more` (boolean)
- `next_page_token` (string)
- `results` (array)

### `get_transcripts_result` (~92 tokens)

One batch result

Read ONE video's result out of a batch job by its video id, without paging through get_transcripts_results. 404 means the job does not exist or this video has not finished yet — check get_transcripts_job before concluding anything. Free.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): id returned by submit_transcripts_job
- `video_id` (string, required): one of the video ids the job was submitted with

Output parameters:

- `status` (string)
- `transcript`: format=json: array of {text, start, duration} segments (seconds); text/srt/vtt/srv3: one string in that format
- `video_id` (string)

### `cancel_transcripts_job` (~54 tokens)

Cancel batch job

Cancel a batch job. Credits are refunded ONLY for videos not started yet — anything already fetched stays in the results and stays paid for. Free.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): id returned by submit_transcripts_job

Output parameters:

- `status` (string)

### `get_credits` (~59 tokens)

Credit balance

Check the remaining credit balance of the API key. Free. Use it when the user asks how many credits are left, or before submit_transcripts_job to confirm a large batch fits the balance (the batch charges 1 credit per video on submit).

Output parameters:

- `credits` (integer)
- `metered` (boolean)
- `user_id` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 90
- 2026-09-19: 90
- 2026-09-18: 90
- 2026-09-17: 89
- 2026-09-16: 89
- 2026-09-15: 88
- 2026-09-14: 88
- 2026-09-13: 87
- 2026-09-12: 87
- 2026-09-11: 86
- 2026-09-10: 86
- 2026-09-09: 85
- 2026-09-08: 85
- 2026-09-07: 84
- 2026-09-06: 84
- 2026-09-05: 83
- 2026-09-04: 83
- 2026-09-03: 83
- 2026-09-02: 82
- 2026-09-01: 82
- 2026-08-31: 81
- 2026-08-30: 81
- 2026-08-29: 80
- 2026-08-28: 80
- 2026-08-27: 79
- 2026-08-26: 79
- 2026-08-25: 77
- 2026-08-24: 76
- 2026-08-23: 76

## Common questions

### What is the YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as com.transcriptout/youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search. YouTube transcripts, search, channels, playlists and bulk transcript jobs for AI agents. 14 tools. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.transcriptout.com/mcp).

### Is the YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server safe to use?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server scores 90 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 YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server expose?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server exposes 14 tools: get_transcript, get_video_info, search_youtube, list_channel_videos, search_channel_videos, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,875 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server require authentication?

Yes. YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server 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 YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server server still maintained?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 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://api.transcriptout.com/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/artemchuikin/youtube-mcp
- Website: https://transcriptout.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-transcriptout-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api