youtube-transcripts

Name: youtube-transcripts
Author: johnisanerd

johnisanerd

YouTube Transcripts API on Apify - Python (uv) + MCP example. Timestamped and plain-text transcripts with language metadata as structured JSON.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcripts]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"

# codex mcp add youtube-transcripts --url 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts'

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
    }
  }
}

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