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YouTube MCP Server

Name: YouTube
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Author: Vinkius

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Search for videos, retrieve detailed statistics, and audit channel performance on YouTube — the world's leading video sharing platform.

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What is the YouTube MCP Server?

The YouTube MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to YouTube via 4 tools. Search for videos, retrieve detailed statistics, and audit channel performance on YouTube — the world's leading video sharing platform. Powered by the Vinkius - no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.

Built-in capabilities (4)

get_channelget_videolist_commentssearch_videos

Tools for your AI Agents to operate YouTube

Ask your AI agent "Search YouTube for 'generative AI tutorials' and show me the top 5 results." and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 4 tools connected to real YouTube data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.

Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Powered by the Vinkius - your credentials never touch the AI model, every request is auditable. Connect in under two minutes.

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YouTube MCP Server capabilities

4 tools

get_channel

Retrieves complete statistics and branding information for a YouTube channel

get_video

Retrieves full metadata, description, and statistics for a specific YouTube video

list_comments

Returns the most recent/relevant comment threads. Fetches the top most relevant comments from a specific YouTube video

search_videos

Returns a list of video metadata including titles and descriptions. Search for YouTube videos by keyword or exact phrase

What the YouTube MCP Server unlocks

Connect your YouTube Data API account to any AI agent and harness the power of global video intelligence through natural conversation.

What you can do

Universal Search — Find relevant video content by keyword or exact phrase, retrieving a list of metadata including titles and descriptions
Deep Video Insights — Retrieve full technical metadata for specific videos, including view counts, like counts, and engagement statistics
Channel Performance — Monitor any YouTube channel's branding and statistics, including total subscriber counts and video volume
Sentiment Analysis — Fetch the most relevant comments from any video to analyze user feedback and community engagement
Content Discovery — Quickly find unique video and channel IDs required for automated media monitoring workflows
Trend Auditing — Browse and analyze video descriptions and statistics to identify content patterns and audience interests
Metadata Retrieval — Get high-resolution thumbnails and precise upload timestamps for any piece of video content

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your YouTube API Key (from Google Cloud Console)
3. Start querying video data through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more manual searching through the YouTube interface to find an engagement metric. Your AI agent becomes your video data analyst.

Who is this for?

Marketing Managers — monitor channel growth and audit video engagement metrics through simple chat commands
Content Creators — analyze competitor performance and retrieve relevant user comments for sentiment feedback
Data Scientists — collect video metadata and statistics for trend analysis without building custom scrapers
Research Teams — quickly surface relevant video content and verify channel branding through conversation

Frequently asked questions about the YouTube MCP Server

Can I see how many likes and views a video has through the agent?

Yes. The get_video_details tool allows your AI agent to retrieve full real-time statistics for any YouTube video ID, including view counts, like counts, and the total number of comments.

How do I find out the subscriber count for a specific channel?

You can use the get_channel_details tool. Provide the unique channel ID, and your agent will return the channel's performance statistics, including subscriber counts, total views, and video counts.

Is it possible to read the comments on a video via chat?

Absolutely. Use the list_video_comments tool to retrieve the top most relevant or recent comment threads from any video ID, helping you perform rapid sentiment analysis through conversation.