Get YouTube transcripts in Claude Code with MCP
Created by
John
Use the YouTube transcript API as an MCP tool in Claude Code: pass a video URL, get the full transcript text, language, duration, and caption type.
YouTube Transcript & Subtitles Scraper APIjohnvc/youtubetranscripts
YouTube URL
Video ID
Language
Lang
+4 fieldsTextNumberBooleanListObject
Input
YouTube URL(s)(required):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Output fields
YouTube URL
Video ID
Language
Lang
Auto-Gen
Duration (s)
Transcript
OK
Sign up on Apify01
Create your Apify account to access the YouTube Transcript & Subtitles Scraper API.
Start the run02
The Actor will start running based on the input automatically.
Receive the output03
Monitor the progress in real-time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review.
Integrate into your workflow04
The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow.
