# YouTubeTranscriptAPI (youtubetranscriptapi.com)

Returns timestamped caption transcripts of public YouTube videos as JSON, plus search, channel browsing and playlist extraction via REST and MCP.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/youtubetranscriptapi.com
- Site: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com
- For: Developers building apps or AI agents that need YouTube video transcripts and search.
- Categories: marketing
- Use 0/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- fetch timestamped transcripts for a video by ID
- search YouTube videos and browse channel uploads
- monitor channels for new uploads via RSS

## Price

- from 7 USD/month (read 2026-10-27 on https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/pricing)

## For developers

- OpenAPI: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/openapi.json (8 paths)
- API docs: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/docs/api
- MCP server: com.youtubetranscriptapi/youtube (namespace; auth on 2026-10-27)
- Read 2026-10-27

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-27 (6 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 6 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 472 ms
- Sign-in: OAuth (the client signs the user in)
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Read 2026-10-27

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