# youtube-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to scrape YouTube data without an API key, enabling search, video details, channels, playlists, and comments retrieval. It solves problems related to YouTube data extraction, providing valuable insights for research, analysis, or monitoring purposes. The tool takes in search queries or video identifiers as input and outputs scraped data in a usable format.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/iamkw0n-youtube-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/iamkw0n-youtube-mcp

## Description

Enables YouTube search, video details, channels, playlists, and comments scraping via MCP, no API key required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/v1fvekbbv0)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/iamkw0n/youtube-mcp>

## 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": "iamkw0n-youtube-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/iamkw0n-youtube-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/iamkw0n-youtube-mcp/pull`

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