get_transcripts

MCP tool from MCP Youtube Transcript by sinco-lab

Fetches transcript text from a YouTube video.

How to use it

Project documentation lists get_transcripts for the MCP Youtube Transcript MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install MCP Youtube Transcript

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node "dist/index.js"

FULL MCP YOUTUBE TRANSCRIPT LISTING

Other tools in MCP Youtube Transcript (4)

get_available_languages

Lists available transcript languages for a YouTube video. Use this before retrying with a specific lang value.

get_timed_transcript

Fetches transcript text with one timestamped line per caption segment.

get_transcript

Alias of gettranscripts for compatibility with other YouTube transcript MCP servers.

get_video_info

Fetches basic video metadata and available transcript languages without returning the full transcript.