YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapiPublished by usefulapi.ioOfficial publisherv1.3.4Updated Nov 7, 2026

Search videos; read channels, playlists, comments and popular videos in YouTube.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Hosted YouTube Data server that lets an assistant search videos and read public videos, channels, playlists, comments and popular charts.

What you can do
  • Search public videos, channels and playlists by keyword
  • Read video details, statistics and most-popular charts by region and category
  • Read channel details, playlists and playlist items, including all uploads of a channel
  • Read top-level comment threads and their replies
  • Check monthly usage, request a missing feature, or upgrade and cancel a paid plan
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to research YouTube content, compare channels, pull view and subscriber numbers, or summarize public comments without building your own API integration.
Requirements
Remote MCP endpoint connected by URL only; no local install. Sign-in is via OAuth, and on first connect you supply your own YouTube Data API key from Google Cloud Console with YouTube Data API v3 enabled, which the server stores per user. A free plan allows 50 tool calls per month; paid plans raise the limit.
Before you install
Your YouTube Data API key is handed to a third-party hosted service that stores it per user. Search calls cost 100 quota units against your own Google daily quota, so heavy searching can exhaust it. Paid plans (Pro, Pro+) are billed through a Stripe checkout link, and cancellation gives no refund for the current period. All content tools are read-only.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi 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.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/io.usefulapi%2Fyoutube-data/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-data-by-usefulapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi

Use your YouTube account from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Search videos and read videos, channels, playlists, comments and popular videos through the YouTube Data API. Hosted, no local install: connect with your own credentials.

Live endpoint: https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io

Connect

  • Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp.
  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http youtube-data https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.
  • VS Code: Add to VS Code.
  • Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "youtube-data": {      "url": "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"    }  }}

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config: the server signs you in with OAuth, and the login page asks for your YouTube Data credentials.

Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/youtube-data/

On first connect you provide a YouTube Data API key (Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials, with YouTube Data API v3 enabled). The server validates it and stores it per user. No keys go in config files.

Tools

ToolTypeWhat it does
youtube_searchreadSearch YouTube
youtube_get_videosreadGet videos
youtube_list_popular_videosreadList most popular videos
youtube_get_channelsreadGet channels
youtube_list_playlistsreadList playlists
youtube_list_playlist_itemsreadList playlist items
youtube_list_comment_threadsreadList comment threads
youtube_list_comment_repliesreadList comment replies
youtube_list_video_categoriesreadList video categories
youtube_usage_statusmetaUsage status (free-tier meter)
youtube_request_featuremetaRequest a missing feature
youtube_upgrademetaUpgrade to Pro or Pro+
youtube_cancel_subscriptionmetaCancel the Pro subscription

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Pro (per user)$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)Unlimited*

*Pro has a fair use limit of 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].

Pro covers this server only. Subscribe with youtube_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with youtube_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running youtube_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Documentation only; the server is hosted.

Source: servers/youtube-data/README.md at commit 4046075

Tools

9

youtube_get_videos

Get videos

Get details for up to 50 videos by id: title, description, tags, publish date, duration, view/like/comment counts and privacy status. 1 quota unit per call. API: GET /videos?id=.

Parameterspartsvideo_idsrequired

youtube_get_channels

Get channels

Get public channel details (title, description, custom URL, country, subscriber/view/video counts, uploads playlist id) by channel ids, by @handle or by legacy username. Give exactly one of channel_ids, handle, username. 1 quota unit. API: GET /channels.

Parameterspartshandleusernamechannel_ids

youtube_list_playlists

List playlists

List the public playlists of a channel, or get playlists by id (give exactly one of channel_id, playlist_ids). 1 quota unit. API: GET /playlists.

Parameterschannel_idpage_tokenmax_resultsplaylist_ids

youtube_list_playlist_items

List playlist items

List the videos in a playlist. Use the uploads playlist id from youtube_get_channels (contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads) to list all uploads of a channel for 1 quota unit instead of a 100-unit search. API: GET /playlistItems.

Parameterspage_tokenmax_resultsplaylist_idrequired

youtube_list_comment_threads

List comment threads

List top-level public comments (with reply counts and a few replies) of one video, or of all videos of one channel. Give exactly one of video_id, channel_id. Fails with HTTP 403 when comments are disabled. 1 quota unit. API: GET /commentThreads.

Parametersordervideo_idchannel_idpage_tokenmax_resultssearch_terms

youtube_list_comment_replies

List comment replies

List all replies to one top-level comment (use the comment id of a thread from youtube_list_comment_threads). 1 quota unit. API: GET /comments?parentId=.

Parametersparent_idrequiredpage_tokenmax_results

youtube_list_video_categories

List video categories

List the video categories (id and title) that exist in a region. Use the ids to filter youtube_list_popular_videos. 1 quota unit. API: GET /videoCategories.

Parametersregion_code

Version history

6
  1. v1.3.4LatestNov 7, 2026
  2. v1.2.3Nov 5, 2026
  3. v1.2.2Nov 5, 2026
  4. v1.2.1Nov 4, 2026
  5. v1.2.0Nov 3, 2026
  6. v1.1.1Nov 3, 2026

Score

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  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts

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