youtube-mcp
youtube-mcp is an MCP server, listed under social & video. It reaches socialdatax. It needs SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.
This tool connects to YouTube to search for public videos, retrieve video details, comments, channel information, creator videos, and generate speech-to-text transcripts.
Install
Read from youtube-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"socialdatax-youtube": {
"type": "streamable_http",
"url": "https://mcp.socialdatax.com/youtube/mcp",
"headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer <SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY>"}
}
}
}What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
socialdatax
Credential
SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
0
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository
YouTube MCP by SocialDataX for public video search, details, comments, channels, creator videos, and speech-to-text transcripts.
youtube-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| youtube-mcp (this page) | socialdatax | SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY | 0 | 2026-10-20 | MIT |
| youtube-skills | transcript | TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY | 1,107 | 2026-10-20 | MIT |
| x-twitter-scraper | xquik | XQUIK_API_KEY, X_TWITTER_SCRAPER_API_KEY | 220 | 2026-10-19 | MIT |
| ig-mcp | facebook, instagram | FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET, INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN | 199 | 2026-02-09 | MIT |
| mcp-server-reddit | — | None listed | 184 | 2026-06-10 | MIT |
| linkedin-mcp | — | None listed | 90 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with youtube-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about youtube-mcp
- What does youtube-mcp do?
- This tool connects to YouTube to search for public videos, retrieve video details, comments, channel information, creator videos, and generate speech-to-text transcripts.
- How do I install youtube-mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: { "mcpServers": { "socialdatax-youtube": { "type": "streamable_http", "url": "https://mcp.socialdatax.com/youtube/mcp", "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer <SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY>"} } } }. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does youtube-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches socialdatax. The credentials we found in its source are SOCIALDATAX_API_KEY.
- Is youtube-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.
- What licence does youtube-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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