How do I install YouTube Transcripts (via Apify)?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) MCP Server

Name: YouTube Transcripts (via Apify) MCP Server
Author: retracn

YouTube transcripts for AI agents: text and timestamps for any video, channel or playlist.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retracn-youtube-transcript-api": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/youtube-transcript-scraper"
    }
  }
}

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