Ollang MCP + YouTube
The YouTube MCP Server is a third-party project and is not developed, maintained, or affiliated with Ollang or YouTube. Please exercise caution when connecting to any third-party MCP server and review its source code and permissions before use.
Why YouTube + Ollang?
YouTube is the world’s largest video platform. By connecting both MCP servers, your AI assistant can:
- Extract transcripts from any YouTube video
- Create subtitle and closed caption translation orders
- Prepare content for multilingual YouTube channels
- Order AI dubbing for YouTube videos
Setup
Claude Desktop
Claude Code
Cursor
Devin
Replit
Lovable
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ollang": {
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp"
},
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your_youtube_api_key"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ollang": {
"type": "sse",
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp"
},
"youtube": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ollang": {
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp"
},
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your_youtube_api_key"
}
}
}
}
Add both servers in Settings > Integrations > MCP Servers in the Devin web app:{
"mcpServers": {
"ollang": {
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp",
"transport": "sse"
},
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your_youtube_api_key"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ollang": {
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp",
"transport": "sse"
},
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}
YOUTUBE_API_KEY as a Replit Secret.Add both servers via Settings > Integrations > MCP Servers in Lovable, or use a config file:{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"ollang": {
"url": "https://mcp.ollang.com/mcp",
"transport": "sse"
},
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}
}
Get a YouTube Data API v3 key from the Google Cloud Console. Enable the “YouTube Data API v3” in your project. | Tool | Description |
|---|
get_video_details | Get video metadata, statistics, and info |
get_transcript | Extract transcript with timestamps |
search_videos | Search YouTube for videos |
get_channel_info | Get channel details |
list_channel_videos | List all videos from a channel |
list_playlist_items | List videos in a playlist |
Example Workflows
Translate a YouTube video’s captions
Get the transcript for this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXX
Upload the transcript to Ollang and create subtitle translation orders
for Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.
Localize an entire playlist
List all videos in my YouTube playlist "Product Tutorials". For each video,
extract the English transcript and create subtitle translation orders
in Ollang for Portuguese and Korean.
Create AI dubbing from YouTube content
Get the details for my YouTube video "Company Overview". Upload the video
to Ollang using its URL and create AI dubbing orders for Spanish, French,
and Arabic.
YouTube MCP servers provide read-only access to video data and transcripts. To upload translated captions back to YouTube, use the YouTube Studio or the YouTube Data API directly.
