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The youtube MCP adapter connects to the YouTube Data API v3. Search and list videos, resolve channel IDs, read RSS feeds without quota, manage comments and subscriptions, and call raw API endpoints — for content monitoring, publishing workflows, and media research.

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Prerequisites

  • A Google Cloud project with YouTube Data API v3 enabled
  • For authenticated tools (comments, subscriptions, ratings): OAuth access token with appropriate scopes
  • For public read-only tools (youtube_list_channel_videos_rss, youtube_resolve_channel_id): no token required
  • project_contributor access in AgentRuntime

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Connect in AgentRuntime

1

Enable YouTube Data API

In Google Cloud Console, enable YouTube Data API v3 for your project.
2

Obtain credentials

For public RSS and search tools, you may omit AccessToken. For write operations and authenticated reads, complete OAuth and store a refreshable access token.
3

Create a connection

Go to Connections and click New custom connection. Add AccessToken when using authenticated tools. Optionally set APIBase, UserAgent, and TimeoutSec.
4

Add youtube MCP instance

Go to MCP, click Add instance for youtube, wire your connection on Instance config, set the profile active, and save.
5

Test public access

Run mcp_call → youtube_list_channel_videos_rss with a channel handle to verify without OAuth.
See Authentication for binding connections to MCP instances.
youtube_list_channel_videos_rss uses the public RSS feed and does not consume YouTube Data API quota. Prefer it for simple “latest videos” monitoring when OAuth is not configured.

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What you can build

  • Channel digest — youtube_list_channel_videos_rss on competitor channels → LLM weekly summary → email or Notion.
  • Comment moderation — youtube_get_comment_threads → LLM flags spam → human_task → youtube_reply_comment or hide via custom API call.
  • Playlist curation — youtube_search → filter → add items to internal tracking sheet.
  • Subscription sync — youtube_subscriptions_list → compare to CRM list → youtube_subscriptions_insert for new channels.

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Tools

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Example

Fetch the latest videos from a channel via RSS:

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Configuration

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Troubleshooting