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YouTube MCP Server

YouTube reaches over 2 billion logged-in monthly users across videos, Shorts, live streams, and podcasts, making it important for search visibility, education, brand storytelling, and creator-led demand.

MCP Version: 1.0.0 3 MCP Tools Authentication

Base URL

https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1

Authentication

MCP calls also use Bearer tokens over JSON-RPC 2.0 requests.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Discover Tools

Start by listing the tools exposed by the MCP server.

curl -X POST 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

const response = await fetch('https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: '2.0', id: 1, method: 'tools/list' }) }); console.log(await response.json());

import requests payload = { 'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'id': 1, 'method': 'tools/list' } response = requests.post( 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', headers={ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, json=payload, ) print(response.json())

tool search

Search YouTube videos

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
query_text	`string`	Yes	Search query text
num	`string`	No	Maximum number of results
order	`string`	No	Sort order
event-type	`string`	No	Live event type filter
token	`string`	No	Pagination token
country_code	`string`	No	Region code
lang_code	`string`	No	Relevance language code

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{"query_text":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","num":20,"order":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","event-type":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","token":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","country_code":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","lang_code":"SOME_STRING_VALUE"}}}'

const payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "search", "arguments": { "query_text": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "num": 20, "order": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "event-type": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "token": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "country_code": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "lang_code": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } }; const response = await fetch('https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify(payload) }); console.log(await response.json());

import requests payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "search", "arguments": { "query_text": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "num": 20, "order": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "event-type": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "token": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "country_code": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "lang_code": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } } response = requests.post( 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', headers={ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, json=payload, ) print(response.json())

tool call

Generic YouTube Data API call

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
path	`string`	No	API path under /youtube/v3
endpoint	`string`	No	Alternative API path if path is not used
method	`string`	No	HTTP method, default GET

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"call","arguments":{"path":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","endpoint":"SOME_STRING_VALUE","method":"SOME_STRING_VALUE"}}}'

const payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "call", "arguments": { "path": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "endpoint": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "method": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } }; const response = await fetch('https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify(payload) }); console.log(await response.json());

import requests payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "call", "arguments": { "path": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "endpoint": "SOME_STRING_VALUE", "method": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } } response = requests.post( 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', headers={ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, json=payload, ) print(response.json())

tool get_video_details

Get detailed information for one or more videos

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
video_ids	`string`	Yes	Comma-separated YouTube video IDs

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_video_details","arguments":{"video_ids":"SOME_STRING_VALUE"}}}'

const payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_video_details", "arguments": { "video_ids": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } }; const response = await fetch('https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify(payload) }); console.log(await response.json());

import requests payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_video_details", "arguments": { "video_ids": "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } } } response = requests.post( 'https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/youtube/v1', headers={ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }, json=payload, ) print(response.json())