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YouTube Data API mit ChatGPT verbinden — über MCP

Read YouTube data — videos, channels, playlists, search, comments — and (with OAuth) manage your own uploads. 9 tools, API key + optional OAuth Bearer.

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MCP connector

YouTube Data API

Read YouTube data — videos, channels, playlists, search, comments — and (with OAuth) manage your own uploads. 9 tools, API key + optional OAuth Bearer.

Tools

9

Region

INTL

Category

social

Authentication

Required env vars

YOUTUBE_API_KEY
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  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

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Sign in, install the YouTube Data API in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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YouTube Data API + ChatGPT

Read YouTube data — videos, channels, playlists, search, comments — and (with OAuth) manage your own uploads. 9 tools, API key + optional OAuth Bearer.

Voraussetzungen

Die vollständige Setup-Anleitung ist in den Connector eingebaut (im Store sichtbar, wenn du den Connector auswählst). Benötigte Umgebungsvariablen für diesen Connector:

YOUTUBE_API_KEY

Schritt 1 — Zugangsdaten holen

google.com/youtube/v3).

Setup:

  1. Create / pick a Google Cloud project at https://console.cloud.google.com.
  2. APIs & Services → Library → enable YouTube Data API v3.
  3. Credentials → Create credentials → API key. (For write operations, also do OAuth2 client + get a Bearer token with youtube.upload/youtube scopes — out of scope here.)
  4. Set YOUTUBE_API_KEY to the API key.

Authentication: query-string ?key=.... Read operations don't need OAuth.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Schritt 2 — Adapter installieren

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Schritt 3 — Connector in ChatGPT hinzufügen

ChatGPT unterstützt MCP-Server über die Connectors-Funktion (Plus-/Pro-/Team-/Enterprise-Pläne). Der kostenlose Tarif unterstützt keine eigenen Connectors.

  1. Öffne ChatGPT → Einstellungen → Connectors (oder klicke das 🔧-Icon im Composer → Manage connectors).
  2. Klicke "Add custom connector".
  3. Trage ein:
    • Name: YouTube Data API
    • MCP server URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer Token → MCP-API-Key einfügen (aus AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
  4. Klicke Connect zum Autorisieren.

Verfügbare Tools

ToolWhat it does
youtube_searchSearch videos / channels / playlists
youtube_get_videosFetch video details by ID(s)
youtube_get_videos_chartGet videos from a chart (currently only 'mostPopular')
youtube_get_channelsFetch channel details by ID, handle (@username), forUsername (legacy), or 'mine' (requires OAuth)
youtube_list_playlistsList playlists, filtered by channelId or 'mine' (OAuth)
youtube_list_playlist_itemsList items in a playlist (videos in playlist)
youtube_list_video_commentsList top-level comments on a video
youtube_list_categoriesList video categories for a region
youtube_get_captionsList caption tracks available for a video

FAQ

Funktioniert der kostenlose ChatGPT-Tarif mit eigenen MCP-Connectors? Nein — Plus, Pro, Team oder Enterprise erforderlich.

Nächste Schritte

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