ytbulktranscript
YtBulkTranscript pulls transcripts from YouTube videos, playlists, and entire channels — no scraping, no manual copy-pasting.
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What it can do
- Get Transcript: Fetches the transcript for a single YouTube video. Costs 2 credits. Calling it again for the same video within 48h returns the cached result for free.
- Get Bulk Transcripts: Fetches transcripts for many videos at once (a list of URLs, a playlist, or a channel). Provide exactly one of videoUrls, playlistUrl, or channelUrl. Costs 2 credits per video, c
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
YtBulkTranscript pulls transcripts from YouTube videos, playlists, and entire channels — no scraping, no manual copy-pasting.
Each user connects with a personal API key, generated for free from their account. The key can be sent as an X-Api-Key header, a Bearer token, or embedded in the URL path (/mcp/) for clients without a header field.
Full setup guide (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT/OpenAI): https://ytbulktranscript.app/mcp-setup
Server tool list (2)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_transcript | Fetches the transcript for a single YouTube video. Costs 2 credits. Calling it again for the same video within 48h returns the cached result for free. |
| get_bulk_transcripts | Fetches transcripts for many videos at once (a list of URLs, a playlist, or a channel). Provide exactly one of videoUrls, playlistUrl, or channelUrl. Costs 2 credits per video, charged upfront (failed videos are refunded). For 10 or fewer videos, returns the transcripts directly in the response. For more than 10, starts a background job and returns status="processing" — call this tool again with the *same* videoUrls/playlistUrl/channelUrl later to check on it; results are also emailed as a ZIP once done. Calling this tool again with the same videos within 48h of completion returns the cached results for free instead of re-fetching and re-charging. |