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YouTube Data API su MCP — Pilota YouTube Data API da qualsiasi agente AI

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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YouTube Data API

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

Query Param Auth

Required env vars

YOUTUBE_API_KEY
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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.

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Prompt di esempio per YouTube Data API

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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.

Setup

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)

Prerequisiti: YOUTUBE_API_KEY

Installazione locale del connettore

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

Apri http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, scegli YouTube Data API e inserisci le variabili elencate nei Prerequisiti.

Tool disponibili

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

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