# TranscriptAPI (transcriptapi.io)

Returns YouTube video transcript segments, plus keyword, channel and playlist listings, as JSON over HTTP.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/transcriptapi.io
- Site: https://transcriptapi.io
- For: Developers building AI apps, SaaS tools or note takers that need YouTube transcripts and video data
- Categories: marketing
- Use 0/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- Pull timestamped transcripts from YouTube videos into structured JSON
- Search YouTube videos by keyword or within a single channel
- Bulk-transcribe recent uploads from a channel or a playlist

## Price

- from 49 USD/month, free plan (read 2026-10-21 on https://transcriptapi.io/pricing)

## For developers

- API docs: https://transcriptapi.io/docs
- MCP server: io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript (namespace; open on 2026-10-21, 5 tools)
- Read 2026-10-21

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-21 (1 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 1 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 1246 ms
- Sign-in: none
- Context its tool definitions take: about 676 tokens (5 tools)
- Tool definitions: B, 83/100
- Failing "params_described": 5 of 5 tools
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Read 2026-10-21

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Source: INITE Atlas, https://inite.ai/en/atlas/transcriptapi.io. JSON: https://inite.ai/api/atlas/transcriptapi.io. MCP: https://inite.ai/api/mcp (atlas_lookup).