Perplexity MCP for YouTube research

Add vidIQ as a custom MCP connector, and Perplexity can pair its cited web research with YouTube channel stats, keyword volume, competitor data, and video transcripts.

Connect vidIQ to Perplexity

Perplexity MCP Setup

How to connect vidIQ to Perplexity

You need a Perplexity Pro, Max, or Enterprise account and a vidIQ account on any plan, including Free. Add vidIQ as a custom remote connector, sign in, and Perplexity can use YouTube data alongside its web sources.

  1. 1Open Perplexity Connectors (also under Customize in the sidebar).
  2. 2Click + Custom connector, then choose Add MCP connector (Remote in some versions).
  3. 3Name it vidIQ and paste the MCP Server URL shown here. If Authentication and Transport options appear, choose OAuth and Streamable HTTP.
  4. 4Check the acknowledgement box, then click Add.
  5. 5Open the vidIQ connector, click to connect, and sign in with your vidIQ account.
  6. 6Start a new thread with vidIQ enabled in your connectors and ask a YouTube question, such as "Use vidIQ to research keywords for [topic]."

MCP Server URL

https://mcp.vidiq.com/mcp

Signing in with OAuth lets you approve edits to videos you own. Only need read-only access? Choose API Key authentication and paste a key from vidIQ Account Settings. On Enterprise, an admin must allow members to add custom connectors.

Prompt Library

YouTube research prompts for Perplexity

Copy a prompt, replace the [placeholders] with your niche, topic, or channel, and paste it into your AI tool with vidIQ connected.

vidIQ MCP Credits & Tools

52 tools and counting

46 core tools below, plus 6 free utility tools

  • keyword_research

    Find keywords your competitors are sleeping on

  • outliers

    Spot videos that blew up for a reason

  • generate_clips

    Turn a long video into vertical clips

  • generate_thumbnail

    Generate a thumbnail from a prompt

  • generate_titles

    Generate high-CTR title ideas

  • subscriber_insights

    Find your best time to post and who else your fans watch

  • video_transcript

    Read any video without watching it

  • trending_videos

    See what formats are blowing up right now

Plus 6 free utility tools: credits balance, your connected channels, async job tracking, voice library, and feedback. Tool calls draw from your vidIQ plan’s shared credit pool.

Common questions about the Perplexity MCP connector

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Bring YouTube data into Perplexity with vidIQ

Add vidIQ as a Perplexity MCP connector, sign in with your vidIQ account, and ask your first question about a channel, keyword, or video idea.

Connect vidIQ to Perplexity

Also works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, OpenClaw, Grok, Codex, Gemini CLI and any MCP-compatible tool. Available on every vidIQ plan, including Free.