YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi
Search videos; read channels, playlists, comments and popular videos in YouTube.
MCP server · by usefulapi.io
About
YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server published by usefulapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). The last change we recorded was on 2026-11-14. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14.
What it asks for
- Runs remotely
None of the marketplaces we read publishes its tools or the settings it asks for.
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Copilot CLI
A one-click link opens the client, which asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.
As a remote MCP server
Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-data https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp[mcp_servers.youtube-data]
url = "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-data": {
"url": "https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) | Listed | 1.6.2 | Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 |
Not marked |
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.
What changed
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.6.2 (was 1.6.1)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.6.1 (was 1.6.0)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.6.0 (was 1.5.0)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.5.0 (was 1.4.3)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.4.3 (was 1.4.2)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.4.2 (was 1.4.1)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.4.1 (was 1.4.0)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.4.0 (was 1.3.5)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.3.5 (was 1.3.4)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.3.4 (was 1.3.3)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.3.3 (was 1.3.2)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.3.2 (was 1.3.1)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.3.1 (was 1.2.4)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.2.4 (was 1.2.3)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.2.3 (was 1.2.2)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.2.2 (was 1.2.1)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.2.1 (was 1.2.0)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.2.0 (was 1.1.1)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.1.1 (was 1.1.0)
- Official MCP Registry: released version 1.1.0 (was 1.0.0)
Shown: the latest 20 of 22 entries. The full history is in the app.
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