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如何将 YouTube Data API 连接到 ChatGPT — 通过 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

No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.

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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💡 无需安装? 直接使用 cloud.anythingmcp.com 登录、点击 Connectors → YouTube Data API、粘贴凭证、生成 MCP API key — 完成。无 Docker、无 git clone、无本地服务器。

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.

前提条件

完整的设置说明已内置在连接器中 (在 store 中选择连接器时可见)。所需环境变量:

YOUTUBE_API_KEY

步骤 1 — 获取凭证

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)

步骤 2 — 安装 adapter

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

步骤 3 — 在 ChatGPT 中添加连接器

ChatGPT 通过 Connectors 功能 (Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise 套餐) 支持 MCP 服务器。免费套餐不支持自定义连接器。

  1. 打开 ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (或点击 composer 中的 🔧 图标 → Manage connectors)。
  2. 点击 "Add custom connector"
  3. 填入:
    • Name: YouTube Data API
    • MCP server URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer token → 粘贴 MCP API key
  4. 点击 Connect

可用工具

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

ChatGPT 免费套餐能用自定义 MCP Connectors 吗? 不能 — 需要 Plus、Pro、Team 或 Enterprise。

下一步

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