# YouTube Transcript MCP

Vendor: YouTube Transcript  
Category: other  
Auth: API_KEY  
Composio slug: `youtube_transcript`

Retrieve and store captions for one video or a bounded batch, read job and batch status, access stored transcripts and languages, and resolve playlist or channel video metadata through the YouTube Transcript REST API.

## Tools

- **Get Stored Transcript** — Read a transcript already stored in the connected account without submitting new transcription work or consuming retrieval credits.
- **Get Video Transcript** — Fetch captions for one YouTube video and store the resulting transcript in the connected account. This consumes provider credits, but never starts ASR. The tool waits up to 20 seconds for asynchronous caption jobs; if one is still processin
- **Get Video Transcript Job Status** — Read one transcript job's current processing, completed, failed, or requires-ASR-confirmation state without creating work or waiting. Use this one-shot read when GET_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPT times out, passing the same include flags to recover the 
- **Get Video Transcripts Batch** — Fetch and store captions for 1-10 YouTube videos. Each uncached video can consume provider credits, so cost scales with the request size. ASR never starts. This creates one batch and waits up to 20 seconds for a terminal result; if it is st
- **Get Video Transcripts Batch Status** — Read the current state and available per-video results for a transcript batch without creating work or waiting. Use this one-shot read to recover when GET_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPTS_BATCH times out while the provider is still processing.
- **List Stored Transcripts** — List and search transcripts already stored in the connected account, one bounded page at a time.
- **List Transcript Languages** — List stored languages and YouTube translation target languages for one owned video transcript.
- **Resolve Channel Videos** — Requires Basic or higher. Resolve a YouTube channel into bounded upload metadata without transcribing the videos. This may count against the account's monthly channel allowance.
- **Resolve Playlist Videos** — Requires Basic or higher. Resolve a YouTube playlist into bounded video metadata without transcribing the videos. This may count against the account's monthly playlist allowance.

## Setup

1. Create or open a Switchy Project.
2. Open Integrations and connect YouTube Transcript.
3. Authorise through api_key.
4. Teammates can now @-mention YouTube Transcript tools in chat.

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Last verified: 2026-09-03T02:00:04.194Z  
Canonical URL: https://switchy.build/directory/mcps/youtube-transcript