YouTube Trends API

Name: YouTube Trends API
Author: trendsapi

trendsapi

YouTube trends API: YouTube search interest over time for any keyword as JSON. Find rising YouTube topics and search volume trends from one REST endpoint. Python, JavaScript and MCP. 100 free requests a month.

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-trends-api https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp --header 'Authorization: <AUTHORIZATION>'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-trends-api]
url = "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp"
http_headers = { Authorization = "<AUTHORIZATION>" }

# codex mcp add youtube-trends-api --url https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends-api": {
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-trends-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends-api": {
      "httpUrl": "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:<AUTHORIZATION>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends-api": {
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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