YouTube data,
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Real YouTube Prompts. Real vidIQ Data.

Ask vidIQ MCP anything about your channel, competitors, or trends - and get answers backed by creator intelligence.

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Why vidIQ MCP

The Only YouTube MCP Server Built on 135M+ Channels

Real YouTube intelligence, built for creators - not generic data endpoints.

Already Connected

Your YouTube account is already linked through vidIQ. No extra OAuth flows, no re-authentication.

Creator-Native Data

Access outlier scores, keyword research, and competitor analysis - the same data 20M creators use.

60-Second Setup

Paste a URL, add your API key. No config files to debug, no documentation to read.

Flexible Auth, Secure by Default

Authenticate with an API key (recommended) or OAuth - API keys are simpler, revocable anytime, and work across every MCP client.

Natural Language

Ask questions like you'd ask a colleague. No SQL, no API calls, no query syntax to learn.

Works With Everything

MCP is an open standard. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex - if it supports MCP, it works with vidIQ.

vidIQ MCP Setup Guide

Set Up the YouTube MCP in 60 Seconds

Pick your AI tool and follow the steps.

  1. 1

    Open Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

  2. 2

    Select "MCP Server" and paste the server URL

  3. 3

    Click Connect, then sign in or create your vidIQ account to authorize access

  4. 4

    You're all set. vidIQ tools are now available in your conversations.

MCP Server URL

https://mcp.vidiq.com/mcp

vidIQ MCP Prompt Library

Ready-to-Use Prompts for YouTube MCP

Ready-to-use prompts. Paste directly into your AI tool.

vidIQ MCP Credits & Tools

YouTube AI Tools Included

14 endpoints. Each call costs 5 credits.

1
keyword_research

find keywords your competitors are sleeping on

Ask your AI "what should I title my next cooking short?" and get real search volume, competition scores, and rising queries. The kind of research that used to take 20 minutes now happens mid-conversation.

2
outlier_detection

spot videos that blew up for a reason

Identifies videos that massively outperformed their channel's average. Ask "why did this video get 10x more views than usual?" and your AI will have the actual data. View velocity, timing, format patterns.

3
channel_stats

audit any channel in seconds

Subscribers, upload frequency, view trends, engagement rate. All in one call. Your AI can compare your channel to a competitor without you copy-pasting a single number from the browser.

4
trending_videos

see what formats are blowing up right now

Not last week. Right now. Filter by category and region. Ask "what topics are getting traction in personal finance this week?" and get a real, data-backed list. No hallucinations.

5
breakout_channels

find creators before they go mainstream

Channels gaining serious momentum before the algorithm pushes them everywhere. Great for spotting trends early, finding collab targets, or understanding what new formats are gaining traction in your niche.

6
video_stats_history

reverse engineer what worked

View, like, and comment data across a video's full lifetime. Ask "when did this video spike and what changed?" and your AI can pinpoint the moment a video caught fire and help you replicate it.

7
get_videos_by_ids

look up any video instantly

Fetch detailed metadata for up to 50 videos at once: titles, descriptions, tags, categories, thumbnails, and current stats. Perfect for bulk research or building comparison tables without leaving your AI.

8
get_channels_by_ids

pull channel details in bulk

Get subscriber counts, view totals, descriptions, country, and topic categories for up to 50 channels in a single call. Ideal for competitive benchmarking and niche mapping.

9
channel_videos

browse any channel's uploads

See a channel's most popular or most recent videos filtered by format: long-form, Shorts, or live streams. Great for studying what's working on a competitor's channel right now.

10
video_transcript

read any video without watching it

Pull the full transcript of any YouTube video. Analyze what a creator actually said, extract key quotes, or compare content strategies across videos. All from inside your AI tool.

11
video_comments

mine audience sentiment from comments

Get comment threads and replies for any video or channel. Understand what viewers love, what they complain about, and what questions keep coming up. Real audience intelligence, not guesswork.

12
channel_performance_trends

see how fast a channel's videos gain views

Get a channel's typical view accumulation curve: min, max, average, and median views at each time interval after publishing. Understand whether a channel has explosive launches or slow-burn growth.

13
channel_analytics

deep-dive your own channel's analytics

Access your YouTube Analytics data: views, watch time, subscribers gained, likes, comments, and more. Break down by day, country, device, or traffic source. Your Studio data, inside your AI.

14
bi_analytics

run advanced queries on your channel data

Power-user analytics with custom aggregations, filters, and dimensional breakdowns. Combine metrics like engagement rate, net subscribers, and watch time across any time range. The most flexible tool in the kit.

vidIQ MCP Common Questions

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI tools connect to external data sources. vidIQ's MCP server gives Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and others direct access to your YouTube analytics - so you can ask questions in plain English and get real, data-backed answers.
No. vidIQ's MCP server uses our own data infrastructure, not the YouTube Data API. Your YouTube API quota is completely unaffected.
No. vidIQ's MCP server is strictly read-only. AI tools can query and surface insights, but they cannot post videos, change settings, or modify anything on your channel.
The MCP server is only available on the max plan.
Any tool that supports the MCP protocol: Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, and others. If your tool supports MCP, vidIQ works with it.
Yes. API keys are specific to MCP access, are revocable at any time, and are never shared with third-party AI providers. vidIQ only sends data in response to your explicit queries.
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