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Summary
Read YouTube data — videos, channels, playlists, search, comments — and (with OAuth) manage your own uploads. 9 tools, API key + optional OAuth Bearer.
Prueba a pedir
Prompts de ejemplo para YouTube Data API
Haz clic en un prompt para copiarlo. Pégalo en Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot u OpenClaw para ejecutarlo contra este conector.
Claude es IA y puede equivocarse. Verifica siempre las respuestas.
💡 ¿Sin instalación? Usa cloud.anythingmcp.com directamente. Inicia sesión, pulsa Connectors → YouTube Data API, pega tus credenciales, genera una MCP API key — listo. Sin Docker, sin
git clone, sin servidor local.
YouTube Data API + Claude
Read YouTube data — videos, channels, playlists, search, comments — and (with OAuth) manage your own uploads. 9 tools, API key + optional OAuth Bearer.
Requisitos previos
Las instrucciones de configuración completas están incluidas en el conector (visibles en el store al seleccionarlo). Las variables de entorno requeridas:
YOUTUBE_API_KEY
Paso 1 — Obtener credenciales
google.com/youtube/v3).
Setup:
- Create / pick a Google Cloud project at https://console.cloud.google.com.
- APIs & Services → Library → enable YouTube Data API v3.
- Credentials → Create credentials → API key. (For write operations, also do OAuth2 client + get a Bearer token with
youtube.upload/youtubescopes — out of scope here.) - Set
YOUTUBE_API_KEYto the API key.
Authentication: query-string ?key=.... Read operations don't need OAuth.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Paso 2 — Instalar el adapter
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Paso 3 — Añadir el conector en Claude
Ruta recomendada — funciona en claude.ai web sin tocar ningún archivo de configuración.
- Abre claude.ai/customize/connectors.
- Pulsa "Add custom connector".
- Rellena:
- Name:
YouTube Data API - URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token → pega tu MCP API key (de AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Pulsa Connect para autorizar.
Todas las herramientas debajo aparecen en tu chat — empieza a escribir prompts.
Herramientas disponibles
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
youtube_search | Search videos / channels / playlists |
youtube_get_videos | Fetch video details by ID(s) |
youtube_get_videos_chart | Get videos from a chart (currently only 'mostPopular') |
youtube_get_channels | Fetch channel details by ID, handle (@username), forUsername (legacy), or 'mine' (requires OAuth) |
youtube_list_playlists | List playlists, filtered by channelId or 'mine' (OAuth) |
youtube_list_playlist_items | List items in a playlist (videos in playlist) |
youtube_list_video_comments | List top-level comments on a video |
youtube_list_categories | List video categories for a region |
youtube_get_captions | List caption tracks available for a video |
FAQ
¿Funciona con Claude Code igual que con Claude Desktop? Sí — apunta ambos a https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp.
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