YouTube Transcript (Apify actor, $0.004 per transcript)

Overview

YouTube Transcript is an MCP server that extracts video transcripts with timestamps, titles, and channel information from YouTube. It uses residential proxies to bypass cloud-IP blocks, making it reliable for transcript retrieval at $0.004 per transcript.

This is a hosted remote server — connect your MCP client directly to https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=changefeeds/youtube-transcript-scraper with an API key. No local installation required. The current release is v1.0.0, built and maintained by Apify at https://apify.com/changefeeds/youtube-transcript-scraper?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=mcp-test-2026.

YouTube Transcript appears in the Development category on mcp.site and works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, and all other MCP clients. If you maintain this server, claim this listing to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: YouTube Transcript (Apify actor, $0.004 per transcript)
URL:  https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=changefeeds/youtube-transcript-scraper