YouTube Video Data

TOOL get_youtube_video_data

Retrieve public video metadata from a YouTube channel or single video through the configured YouTube API integration. Returns metadata and, when requested, top comments sorted by likes.

Example prompt

"Retrieve the last 10 videos from @MrBeast and include top comments"

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	string	required	YouTube channel URL or video URL
video_type	string	both	Type of videos: `shorts`, `videos`, or `both`
sort	string	recent	Sort order: `recent` or `popular`
max_videos	integer	20	Maximum videos to retrieve (1-100)
include_comments	boolean	false	Include top comments for each video (sorted by likes)
max_comments	integer	100	Max top comments to return per video when include_comments is true (1-100, default 100). Lower it only if the caller explicitly wants a smaller slice.

TOOL get_video_thumbnail

Fetch a YouTube video's thumbnail as an inline image so Claude can actually SEE it — read the text on the thumbnail, describe the visual, judge the style. Tries maxresdefault first, falls back to hqdefault when the higher-res asset doesn't exist.

Example prompt

"Look at this video's thumbnail and describe what makes it click-worthy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	string	null	YouTube video URL (watch, shorts, or youtu.be) or a raw 11-char video ID. Either `url` or `video_id` is required.
video_id	string	null	Alias for `url` — accepts a raw 11-char video ID or any video URL.

TOOL fetch_transcript

Fetch the transcript of a YouTube video from its URL or video ID. Prefers the English track (auto-generated or manual) and falls back to the first available language. Multiple comma-separated videos are fetched in parallel (up to 20 per call).

Example prompt

"Get the transcript of this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
video_url	string	required	YouTube video URL (watch, shorts, or youtu.be) or a raw 11-char video ID. Pass a single video or multiple comma-separated videos to fetch all in parallel.

TOOL read_transcript

Fetch transcript text from already-hosted transcript text-file URLs (e.g. transcript_url values returned by other Algrow tools). To pull a transcript for a YouTube video from its URL or ID, use fetch_transcript. Multiple comma-separated URLs are fetched in parallel.

Example prompt

"Read the transcript from this authorized text-file URL"

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
transcript_url	string	required	One or more authorized transcript text-file URLs supplied by the user or another compliant source. Pass a single URL or multiple comma-separated URLs to fetch all in parallel.

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