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YouTube

YouTube MCP

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Ask your YouTube anything

Pull reports, find insights, and take action on YouTube. Just ask. No dashboards, no exports, no waiting.

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Available Actions

40 actions available to automate your YouTube workflows.

Read Actions (32)

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Get Activities

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Lists channel activity events (uploads, likes, favorites, comments, subscriptions)

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Get Search

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Search for YouTube videos, channels, and playlists

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Get Videos

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Get video details, statistics, and content information

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Get Channels

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Get channel information, statistics, and content details

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Get Playlists

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List playlists by channel ID or playlist IDs

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Get Playlistitems

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Get items within a playlist

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Get Subscriptions

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List subscriptions and subscribers

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Get Comments

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Get individual comments

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Get Commentthreads

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Get all comment threads (top-level comments and replies) for a video or channel

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Get Videocategories

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Get video categories for a region

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Get Videoabusereportreasons

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Get video abuse report reasons

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Get Members

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Get channel members (requires membership features)

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Get Membershipslevels

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Get membership levels for a channel

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Get Videos Trending

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Get trending/popular videos by region and category

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Get Channels Topvideos

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Get the most-viewed videos from a specific channel

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Channel Basic

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Channel performance metrics (basic).

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Channel Cards

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Card interactions (use params to add card dimensions).

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Channel Combined

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Combined channel metrics.

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Channel Demographics

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Channel metrics by demographic segments (override dimensions/filters).

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Channel Device Os

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Channel metrics by device/OS (override dimensions).

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Channel End Screens

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End screen performance (override dimensions to include end screen types).

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Channel Playback Location

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Channel metrics by playback location (override dimensions to playbackLocationType).

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Channel Province

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Channel metrics by province.

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Channel Sharing Service

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Channel metrics by sharing service.

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Channel Subtitles

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Channel metrics by subtitle language.

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Channel Traffic Source

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Traffic source metrics (override dimensions for detailed sources).

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Playlist Basic

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Playlist metrics (supply filters/dimensions to target playlists).

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Playlist Combined

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Combined playlist metrics.

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Playlist Device Os

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Playlist metrics by device/OS (override dimensions).

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Playlist Playback Location

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Playlist metrics by playback location.

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Playlist Province

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Playlist metrics by province.

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Playlist Traffic Source

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Playlist traffic sources.

Write Actions (8)

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Insert Playlistitem

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Add a video to a playlist

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Update Playlistitem

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Update a playlist item (position, notes)

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Insert Comment

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Reply to an existing comment (creates replies, not top-level comments)

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Update Comment

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Update comment text

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Delete Comment

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Delete a comment

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Update Video

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Update video metadata (title, description, tags, privacy)

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Insert Playlist

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Create a new playlist

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Update Playlist

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Update playlist metadata

How to Use This MCP Server

1

Connect Your Account

Sign up and connect your YouTube account to InsightfulPipe.

2

Add MCP Server

Add the MCP server URL to your favourite AI app and authenticate to our platform.

3

Start Using

That's it! Ask your AI assistant anything about your YouTube data.

What is the YouTube MCP Server?

The YouTube MCP server connects your YouTube channel and analytics directly to Claude AI. Query video performance, subscriber growth, watch time, and audience demographics.

Ask about top-performing videos, audience retention, and content trends. Claude retrieves data from the YouTube Data API and Analytics API.

Supports channel analytics, video metrics, and playlist performance.

YouTube MCP Use Cases

Real-world applications for connecting YouTube to your AI assistant.

Video Performance

Analyze views, watch time, engagement, and retention across your video content.

Channel Growth

Track subscriber growth, channel views, and overall channel health.

Audience Insights

Understand viewer demographics, traffic sources, and when your audience is online.

Content Strategy

Identify which content types, topics, and formats drive the best results.

Example Questions to Ask

Here are some things you can ask your AI assistant about your YouTube data.

โ€œWhat are my top 10 videos by watch time this month?โ€

Find best-performing content

โ€œHow many subscribers did I gain this week?โ€

Track channel growth

โ€œWhat is my average view duration?โ€

Audience retention analysis

โ€œWhich traffic sources drive the most views?โ€

Understand discovery channels

โ€œShow me audience demographicsโ€

Know your viewers

YouTube MCP vs Traditional Methods

See why marketers prefer MCP connectors over manual exports and API integrations.

FeatureMCP ServerManual ExportRaw API
Natural language queriesโœ“โœ—โœ—
Real-time data accessโœ“โœ—โœ“
No coding requiredโœ“โœ“โœ—
AI-powered insightsโœ“โœ—โœ—
Cross-platform analysisโœ“โœ—โœ—
Setup time5 minutesOngoingDays/Weeks

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a YouTube MCP server?

A YouTube MCP server connects your YouTube channel to Claude AI using the Model Context Protocol. You can query video performance, channel analytics, and audience data using natural language.

What YouTube data can I access?

You can access video metrics (views, watch time, likes, comments), channel analytics (subscribers, total views), audience demographics, traffic sources, and revenue data (if monetized).

Does it include YouTube Analytics data?

Yes, the MCP server combines YouTube Data API and YouTube Analytics API to provide comprehensive channel and video performance data.

Can I track YouTube ad performance?

For YouTube Ads (advertising you run), use the Google Ads MCP server. The YouTube MCP server focuses on organic channel analytics.

Does it work with YouTube Shorts?

Yes, YouTube Shorts performance is included in video analytics. You can analyze Shorts alongside regular videos.

Ready to get started with YouTube?

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