HasData YouTube MCP Server

A hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and any other MCP client four read-only YouTube tools. Search YouTube, read video and channel data, and pull transcripts, with no Google Cloud project and no YouTube Data API key. Its 4 documented tools cover hasdata, youtube.

People who work with hasdata and youtube and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-14 · ★ 6 · #21 OF 93 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install HasData YouTube

before you install - you'll need

HASDATA_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add hasdata-youtube-mcp --transport http https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hasdata-youtube-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=youtube

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-18

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.hasdata.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

repo age created 2026-08-20 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @hasdata/youtube-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@hasdata)

registry vendor namespace com.hasdata - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What HasData YouTube can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 4 documented tools spanning hasdata, youtube, including hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel, hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults, hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript, hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo.

The 4 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what HasData YouTube lets an agent do.

hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannel: - Channel identity (title, description, avatar, banner, country, join date), subscriber and total-view counts, social links, and the items on the requested tab (v
hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults: - Searches YouTube for a query and returns the full results page split into videoResults (videoId, title, views, length, publish date, chapters, channel info, ext
hasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscript: - The timed transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video by its 11-character videoId. 10 credits a call
hasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo: - Title, thumbnail, raw + normalized views and likes, lengthSeconds, publish date, category, keywords/tags, isFamilySafe / isUnlisted flags, the uploading channel

Latest releases

v1.0.3 · 2026-08-27

Published to npm and PyPI by GitHub Actions over OIDC trusted publishing, so no token is stored anywhere. The npm tarball carries a provenance attestation linking it to this commit and run.

v1.0.2 · 2026-08-26

the README now links the npm and PyPI packages with version badges. No functional change to the bridge or tools.

v1.0.1 · 2026-08-24

README now shows the Glama quality badge. No functional change to the bridge or tools.

04 · Who maintains HasData YouTube

HasData YouTube is maintained by hasdata. We track 26 MCP servers from hasdata - 26 actively maintained, 332 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from hasdata.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/hasdata/youtube-mcp
website: https://hasdata.com/apis/youtube-scraper-api
category: web scraping - ranked #21 of 93 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-27)
registry: com.hasdata/youtube (active, first published 2026-08-21 · 6 versions)
packages: npm:@hasdata/youtube-mcp · pypi:hasdata-youtube-mcp

06 · HasData YouTube FAQ

Is HasData YouTube still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-14 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can HasData YouTube do?

How do I install HasData YouTube?

Run `npx -y @hasdata/youtube-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (HASDATA_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does HasData YouTube require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-18, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to HasData YouTube

Alternatives to HasData YouTube

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Pairs well with

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