# YouTube by mrsknetwork

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve YouTube data such as videos, channels, and playlists, or extract video transcripts and metadata without credentials. It solves problems related to YouTube data access, metadata extraction, and comment retrieval, with use cases including video research, content analysis, and social media monitoring. The tool accepts search queries and API credentials as inputs and outputs detailed metadata, comments, and caption tracks, making it ideal for tasks that require YouTube data insights.

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

## Description

Connects to YouTube Data API v3 for searching videos, channels, and playlists, extracting video transcripts via yt-dlp without credentials, and retrieving detailed metadata, comments, and caption tracks. Supports three access tiers: guest mode for transcript-only, API key for all public data tools, and OAuth 2.0 for private subscriptions and channel membership management.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.88
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/mrsknetwork-youtube)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mrsknetwork/ytmcp>

## 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": "mrsknetwork-youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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