YouTube API MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Reliable and comprehensive YouTube video and channel data extraction.

• 2

  Threaded comment extraction and advanced engagement analysis.

• 3

  Native YouTube search and playlist information capabilities.

Description

This MCP server provides 100% reliable extraction of YouTube video metadata, comments with threading, search, channel info, playlists, transcripts, and engagement metrics using the official YouTube Data API v3. It offers significant improvements over yt-dlp based solutions in speed, reliability, and data quality. The server supports smart rate limiting, caching, and fallback to yt-dlp only for transcript extraction, making it production-ready and fully integrated with Claude MCP tools.