# mcp-youtube-search

> Use this tool when you need to search YouTube videos and retrieve detailed information about them. It solves problems related to video discovery, research, and data collection by providing outputs such as title, link, channel, views, duration, and publish date. Ideal for use cases where YouTube video data is required, such as content research or social media monitoring, with inputs including search queries and outputs featuring video details.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/arjunprabhulal-mcp-youtube-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/arjunprabhulal-mcp-youtube-search

## Description

Enables searching YouTube videos via SerpAPI, returning video details such as title, link, channel, views, duration, and publish date.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/mr43k4s73o)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/arjunprabhulal/mcp-youtube-search>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "arjunprabhulal-mcp-youtube-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/arjunprabhulal-mcp-youtube-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/arjunprabhulal-mcp-youtube-search/pull`

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