lang

MCP tool from MCP Youtube Transcript by sinco-lab

(string, optional): Language code. If omitted, the best available caption track is used.

How to use it

lang is exposed by the MCP Youtube Transcript MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the lang tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Youtube Transcript

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

FULL MCP YOUTUBE TRANSCRIPT LISTING

Other tools in MCP Youtube Transcript (7)

enableParagraphs

(boolean, optional): Enable paragraph mode. Default: false.

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_transcripts

Fetches transcript text from a YouTube video.

get_video_info

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

url

(string, required): YouTube video URL or ID