YouTube Transcript Downloader

com.youtubetranscriptdownload/transcripts · v1.0.0

Clean YouTube transcripts for agents: single videos, channels, playlists, plus AI caption cleanup.

MCPremoteAPI keyImages, video & audioDocuments & PDFResearch & education

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Last check

Reachable, 4 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

B 88/100

What it does: 4 tools · 4 read, 0 write · Images, video & audio, Documents & PDF, Research & education

No tool could be tested safely. Only read-only tools that need no input are called.

How the rating is made

Answers without login: +30
Speed of first answer: +10
Lists tools: +10
Tool descriptions: +15
Parameter descriptions: +10
Read/write annotations: +5
Safe test call: +8
More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

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Remote URL

https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

Tools

4 tools listed at last check

get_transcript Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown. Read-only: fetches existing captions, modifies nothing. Requires an API key; each successful call charges 1 credit, including repeat calls for the same video, so reuse a transcript already in context instead of re-fetching. V
polish_transcript Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs added, misheard names fixed, faithful to what was said. Use when raw captions are too messy to read or quote; for a plain transcript use get_
get_channel_transcripts Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for research across a creator's recent output; for one known video use get_transcript. Read-only; requires an API key. Charges 1 credit per video that returns a transcript, i
get_playlist_transcripts Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for working through a course, series, or curated list; for one known video use get_transcript. Read-only; requires an API key. Charges 1 credit per video that returns a transc

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