0.0.12npm · @sinco-lab/mcp-youtube-transcript · current release
Observed 2026-08-14T17:24:35.706Z using mcpSecurity-inventory. Status: succeeded. Negotiated protocol: 2025-06-18.
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}| Tool | Category | Annotations | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
get_available_languagesList available transcript languages for a YouTube video. Use this before retrying with a specific language code.Input schema{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YouTube video URL or ID"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
} | — | — · — | — |
get_timed_transcriptExtract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. Use this when the user needs quotes, chapter-like notes, or time-coded references.
**Parameters:**
- `url` (string, required): YouTube video URL or ID.
- `lang` (string, optional): Language code for transcripts. If omitted, the best available caption track is used.Input schema{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YouTube video URL or ID"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional language code for transcripts (e.g. 'en', 'uk', 'ja', 'ru', 'zh')"
},
"enableParagraphs": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Enable automatic paragraph breaks, default `false`"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
} | — | — · — | — |
get_transcriptAlias of `get_transcripts` for compatibility with other YouTube transcript MCP servers. Extract and process transcripts from a YouTube video.
**Parameters:**
- `url` (string, required): YouTube video URL or ID.
- `lang` (string, optional): Language code for transcripts. If omitted, the best available caption track is used.
- `enableParagraphs` (boolean, optional, default false): Enable automatic paragraph breaks.
**IMPORTANT:** If the user does *not* specify a language *code*, **DO NOT** include the `lang` parameter in the tool call.Input schema{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YouTube video URL or ID"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional language code for transcripts (e.g. 'en', 'uk', 'ja', 'ru', 'zh')"
},
"enableParagraphs": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Enable automatic paragraph breaks, default `false`"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
} | — | — · — | — |
get_transcriptsExtract and process transcripts from a YouTube video.
**Parameters:**
- `url` (string, required): YouTube video URL or ID.
- `lang` (string, optional): Language code for transcripts (e.g. 'en', 'uk', 'ja', 'ru', 'zh'). If omitted, the best available caption track is used.
- `enableParagraphs` (boolean, optional, default false): Enable automatic paragraph breaks.
**IMPORTANT:** If the user does *not* specify a language *code*, **DO NOT** include the `lang` parameter in the tool call. Do not guess the language or use parts of the user query as the language code.Input schema{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YouTube video URL or ID"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional language code for transcripts (e.g. 'en', 'uk', 'ja', 'ru', 'zh')"
},
"enableParagraphs": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Enable automatic paragraph breaks, default `false`"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
} | — | — · — | — |
get_video_infoFetch basic YouTube video metadata and available transcript languages without returning the full transcript.Input schema{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YouTube video URL or ID"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
} | — | — · — | — |