MCP Server

Use YouTube transcripts inside Claude, Cursor, n8n or any MCP client. Same credits as the API.

Connect

Create an API key in the console, then add the remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "channeltranscripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.channeltranscripts.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "ct_test_..." }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Description
`get_transcript`	Transcript of a video as plain text; optional `lang` for translated output
`batch_channel_transcripts`	Async job over a channel's latest videos (≤50); returns a `job_id` to poll `GET /v1/batch/{job_id}`

Examples

「Get the transcript of https://youtu.be/aircAruvnKk in Hindi」
「Fetch the latest 10 transcripts from @3blue1brown and summarize each」