VideoDataAPI — Video Transcript, Captions, Search & Comments MCP Server

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Real-time video transcripts, RAG captions, metadata, search & comments MCP. OAuth or API key.

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youtube_channel

Resolve any YouTube channel handle (@handle), channel ID (UC...), or vanity URL to get subscriber count, video count, bio, avatar, and banner.

urlstring

Full YouTube channel URL

handlestring

Channel handle with or without @ (e.g. @MrBeast)

channel_idstring

Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC...

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claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server https://api.videodataapi.com/mcp

Tools (8)

youtube_channel

Resolve any YouTube channel handle (@handle), channel ID (UC...), or vanity URL to get subscriber count, video count, bio, avatar, and banner.

Argument	Type	Description
url	string	Full YouTube channel URL
handle	string	Channel handle with or without @ (e.g. @MrBeast)
channel_id	string	Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC...

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full YouTube channel URL"
    },
    "handle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Channel handle with or without @ (e.g. @MrBeast)"
    },
    "channel_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC..."
    }
  }
}

youtube_channel_shorts

List a YouTube channel's uploaded Shorts feed sorted by newest or popular.

Argument	Type	Description
token	string	Continuation token for pagination
handle	string	Channel handle with or without @
sort_by	string	Sort order
channel_id	string	Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC...

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "token": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Continuation token for pagination"
    },
    "handle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Channel handle with or without @"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "popular"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort order"
    },
    "channel_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC..."
    }
  }
}

youtube_channel_videos

List a YouTube channel's uploaded videos feed sorted by newest, popular, or oldest.

Argument	Type	Description
token	string	Continuation token for pagination
handle	string	Channel handle with or without @
sort_by	string	Sort order
channel_id	string	Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC...

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "token": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Continuation token for pagination"
    },
    "handle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Channel handle with or without @"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "popular",
        "oldest"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort order"
    },
    "channel_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Canonical YouTube channel ID starting with UC..."
    }
  }
}

youtube_comments

Extract top or newest video comments with author channel info, upvote count, reply count, published time, and continuation token for pagination.

Argument	Type	Description
token	string	Continuation token for pagination
sort_by	string	Sort comments by top or newest (default is top)
video_id*	string	11-character YouTube video ID or full YouTube URL

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "video_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "token": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Continuation token for pagination"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "enum": [
        "top",
        "newest"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort comments by top or newest (default is top)"
    },
    "video_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "11-character YouTube video ID or full YouTube URL"
    }
  }
}

youtube_search

Search YouTube videos, Shorts, channels, or playlists by query string with filters for type, duration, upload date, and sort order.

Argument	Type	Description
type	string	Result type filter (default video)
query*	string	Search query keywords
token	string	Continuation token for pagination
sort_by	string	Sort order

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "enum": [
        "video",
        "shorts",
        "channel",
        "playlist",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Result type filter (default video)"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query keywords"
    },
    "token": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Continuation token for pagination"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "enum": [
        "relevance",
        "upload_date",
        "view_count",
        "rating"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort order"
    }
  }
}

youtube_transcript

Extract timed subtitle segments (offset_ms, duration_ms) and complete plain-text transcript for any YouTube video or Short. Supports auto-generated and manual caption tracks in all languages.

Argument	Type	Description
lang	string	Preferred 2-letter subtitle language code (e.g. en, es, fr, de, ja). Defaults to en.
video_id*	string	11-character YouTube video ID or full youtube.com/watch?v=... / youtu.be/... URL

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "video_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Preferred 2-letter subtitle language code (e.g. en, es, fr, de, ja). Defaults to en."
    },
    "video_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "11-character YouTube video ID or full youtube.com/watch?v=... / youtu.be/... URL"
    }
  }
}

youtube_trending

Fetch currently trending YouTube videos by country code and category.

Argument	Type	Description
geo	string	2-letter ISO country code (default US)
type	string	Trending category

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "geo": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter ISO country code (default US)"
    },
    "type": {
      "enum": [
        "now",
        "music",
        "gaming",
        "movies"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Trending category"
    }
  }
}

youtube_video_info

Fetch full YouTube video metadata including title, description, viewCount, likeCount, duration_seconds, upload_date, tags, chapters, keywords, and channel details.

Argument	Type	Description
video_id*	string	11-character YouTube video ID or full YouTube URL

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "video_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "video_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "11-character YouTube video ID or full YouTube URL"
    }
  }
}

Security checkA97/100

We read every tool's name, description and inputs the way the model will, looking for instructions hidden from you. A clean result means no warning signs, not a guarantee. Scanned Nov 7, 2026.

Hidden or reordered text
Overriding the model's instructions
Hiding actions from the user
Reading keys or credentials
Fake system tags
Steering other servers' tools
Pulling in the conversation
Smuggling parameters
Demanding to be used for everything
Steering away from web search
Download-and-run commands
Encoded blobs
Invisible characters
Credentials as tool argumentsLow4 found
Takes a password, API key or token as an argument, so the secret passes through the model's context and chat logs.
- youtube_comments · input.token.name
  token
- youtube_search · input.token.name
  token
- youtube_channel_videos · input.token.name
  token
- youtube_channel_shorts · input.token.name
  token
Fix: Read credentials from the server's own configuration (environment, OAuth) instead of a tool argument.
Very long descriptions
Read and write hintsNote1 found
No readOnlyHint / destructiveHint annotations, so clients can't tell a read from a write without asking.
- server · annotations
  8 of 8 tools: youtube_transcript, youtube_video_info, youtube_comments, youtube_search, youtube_channel, ...
Fix: Add annotations to each tool, e.g. { readOnlyHint: true } for tools that only read.

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