YouTube Transcript (Apify actor, $0.004 per transcript)

io.github.Skyblueballykidv1.0.0Updated Oct 5, 2026

YouTube transcripts with timestamps, title and channel, via residential proxy (no cloud-IP blocks).

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Overview

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Fetches YouTube video transcripts with timestamps, title and channel through an Apify-hosted remote MCP endpoint, billed per transcript.

What it does
This remote MCP server exposes an Apify actor that retrieves transcripts from YouTube videos. According to the registry description, returned data includes timestamps, the video title and the channel name, and requests are routed through a residential proxy so cloud-IP blocks are avoided. It runs as a hosted endpoint rather than a local package, so the assistant connects to it directly.
When to use it
Use it when an assistant needs the spoken content of a YouTube video as text, for example to summarize, quote or search a video, or to build notes from a channel's videos. It is a reasonable fit when you want transcript retrieval without running your own scraper or proxy infrastructure.
Requirements
A remote MCP client that can reach the Apify MCP endpoint. Authentication uses an Authorization header carrying an Apify API token as a Bearer token; the manifest notes this may be optional if the client supports OAuth. An Apify account is implied by the token, and the actor is billed per transcript.
Before you install
The service is paid, at the per-transcript rate named in the server title, so usage can accumulate charges on your Apify account. The Authorization header carries an Apify API token, which is a secret and should not be shared or logged. Transcript requests are sent to Apify and to YouTube through a third-party proxy, so video URLs you submit leave your machine.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open YouTube Transcript (Apify actor, $0.004 per transcript) in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=changefeeds/youtube-transcript-scraper"
    }
  }
}

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  1. v1.0.0LatestOct 5, 2026