TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) for Claude.ai

io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.

client:Claude.ai transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:5

Install TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) in Claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

Claude on the web takes a remote URL and completes OAuth in the browser. For a packaged server use Claude Desktop or Claude Code instead. Claude.ai docs

What Claude.ai can do once it is connected

get_youtube_transcript
search_youtube
get_channel_videos
search_channel_videos
get_playlist_videos

TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) in other clients

Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Cursor
VS Code
Zed
Windsurf
Cline
Gemini CLI
Grok
ChatGPT
LangChain

TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) MCP server