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REST API and MCP server for YouTube transcripts, search, channels, and playlists.

Welcome to YouTube Transcriber.

We pull data from YouTube and hand it back to you in clean JSON. With one API key you can:

  • Get the transcript of any video or a playlist (in bulk)
  • Search YouTube: videos, channels, playlists.
  • Browse a channel: list videos of a channel
  • Read a playlist: all videos in any playlist.
  • And more

Two ways to use it

You can use it with our API or with MCP

Run the command below

curl "https://getyoutubetranscriber.com/api/v2/transcript?video_url=dQw4w9WgXcQ" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

→ REST API reference

Plug straight into Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client. OAuth or bearer token.

Server URL: https://getyoutubetranscriber.com/mcp
Auth:       OAuth, or Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

→ MCP server guide

Pick where to start

Quickstart

Create an account, generate an API key, make your first call via REST or MCP.

REST API reference

Endpoints from our OpenAPI spec: transcripts, search, channels, playlists.

MCP server

Use the platform from Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Quickstart

Sign up, generate an API key, make your first call via REST or MCP.

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Two ways to use itPick where to start