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io.github.fbetteo/youtube-transcriptsv1.0.0

Transcripts from YouTube videos, whole channels and playlists for AI agents, with bulk ZIP export.

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https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp

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cancel_job

Cancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.

job_idstring, required

Transcript job ID.

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cancel_job

Cancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.

Argument	Type	Description
job_id*	string	Transcript job ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "job_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "job_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Transcript job ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_channel_info

Return metadata for a YouTube channel before starting a job.

Argument	Type	Description
channel*	string	Handle, name, or ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "channel"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Handle, name, or ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_download_url

Return the ZIP download URL for a completed job.

Argument	Type	Description
job_id*	string	Transcript job ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "job_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "job_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Transcript job ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_job_status

Poll an async transcript job and get a download URL when ready.

Argument	Type	Description
job_id*	string	Transcript job ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "job_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "job_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Transcript job ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_transcript

Return the transcript for a single YouTube video URL or ID.

Argument	Type	Description
video_url*	string	YouTube video URL or video ID.
include_timestamps	boolean	Include transcript timestamps.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "video_url"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "video_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube video URL or video ID."
    },
    "include_timestamps": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Include transcript timestamps."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_channel_videos

List a YouTube channel's videos with duration metadata, in the order channel jobs use (long-form, then Shorts, then livestreams; newest first). limit=N previews what start_channel_job with max_videos=N downloads; has_more tells if the channel has more.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Maximum videos to return.
channel*	string	Handle, name, or ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "channel"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 100,
      "maximum": 2000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum videos to return."
    },
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Handle, name, or ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

start_channel_job

Start an async job that downloads channel transcripts.

Argument	Type	Description
channel*	string	Handle, name, or ID.
max_videos	integer	Optional maximum videos to process.
concatenate_all	boolean
include_timestamps	boolean

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "channel"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Handle, name, or ID."
    },
    "max_videos": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Optional maximum videos to process."
    },
    "concatenate_all": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    },
    "include_timestamps": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

start_playlist_job

Start an async job that downloads playlist transcripts.

Argument	Type	Description
playlist*	string	YouTube playlist URL or ID.
max_videos	integer	Optional maximum videos to process.
concatenate_all	boolean
include_timestamps	boolean

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "playlist"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "playlist": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube playlist URL or ID."
    },
    "max_videos": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Optional maximum videos to process."
    },
    "concatenate_all": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    },
    "include_timestamps": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}