# YouTube MCP Server: Let AI Access YouTube Data
The YouTube Data API has strict quota limits (10,000 units/day on the free tier) and requires OAuth2 setup with Google Cloud Console. For creators and marketers who want AI to answer questions about their channel, this is a painful barrier.
DataFaucet bypasses the official API entirely. Browse YouTube Studio or the public site, and DataFaucet captures the internal API calls to create an MCP server your AI can query.
Once connected:
studio.youtube.com (for analytics) or youtube.com (for public data)DataFaucet captures the internal API calls YouTube makes when you navigate the interface and turns them into tools your AI can use.
Claude Code:
claude mcp add my-youtube https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDCursor: Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "youtube": { "url": "https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID/sse" } } }Windsurf: Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "youtube": { "serverUrl": "https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID/sse" } } }| YouTube Data API | DataFaucet | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota | 10,000 units/day (list request = 1-100 units) | Based on your plan |
| Setup | Google Cloud Console, OAuth2, API key management | 60 seconds, no console |
| Analytics access | Requires separate YouTube Analytics API + additional OAuth scopes | Captured from Studio directly |
| Comment threads | Paginated, quota-heavy (1 unit per comment) | Captured from the UI |
| Approval required | Sensitive scopes need Google review | No approval process |
"Look at my last 30 videos. Which topics, thumbnails, and titles correlate with above-average click-through rates?"
"Pull the top comments from my 5 most-viewed videos. What questions do viewers keep asking?"
"Compare upload frequency and average view count across these 3 channels in my niche over the past 3 months."
"Generate a weekly summary: total views, watch hours, new subscribers, top-performing video, and revenue estimate."
"List all my videos with fewer than 5 tags. Suggest additional tags based on the video titles and descriptions."
YouTube combined with other MCP servers:
Browse YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com) to capture:
Browse YouTube public (youtube.com) to capture:
You can deploy separate servers for each, or browse both in one session to capture all endpoints.
Connect YouTube to your AI in 60 seconds. No Google Cloud Console, no quota management, no OAuth setup.
Related: Google Analytics MCP Server for web traffic, Twitter MCP Server for social data, Google Drive MCP Server for file access, Amplitude MCP Server for product analytics.
Create your YouTube MCP server in 60 seconds.
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Create YouTube server free →After creating, add to Claude Desktop:
"youtube": {
"url": "https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_ID/sse"
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