YouTube MCP vs TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)
YouTube MCP is an MCP server published by wondel.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) is an MCP server published by transcriptapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 279 Downloads/week (npm): 51 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | YouTube MCP | TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.wondel.ai/youtube/mcp) | Remote server (api.transcriptapi.io/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository | Not stated | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-17 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 29 h ago | Status out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 405 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
YouTube MCP
YouTube search: find videos, fetch details and comments, pull full transcripts.
TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)
YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.
How to run each
YouTube MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://mcp.wondel.ai/youtube/mcpTranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"Requires: TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of YouTube MCP publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: YouTube MCP · What it can do: TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.