`yt_video_comments`

Pack: youtube · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp

Get top-level comment threads on a YouTube video. Returns author, text, like count, and publish date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	YouTube Data API v3 key from Google Cloud Console
`video_id`	string	yes	Video ID to fetch comments for
`max_results`	number	no	Number of comment threads to return (default 20, max 100)
`order`	string	no	Sort order: “time” or “relevance” (default: “relevance”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"yt_video_comments","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-youtube-api-key","video_id":"dQw4w9WgXcQ"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('yt_video_comments', {
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "max_results": 50,
  "order": "time"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_results, comments

Field	Type	Description
`total_results`	number	Total number of comment threads
`comments`	array	Array of top-level comment thread objects

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of comment threads"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of top-level comment thread objects",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "comment_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Comment ID"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Author display name"
          },
          "author_channel_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Author's channel URL"
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Comment text content"
          },
          "like_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of likes on comment"
          },
          "reply_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of replies to comment"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 publish date"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 last update date"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "comment_id",
          "author",
          "author_channel_url",
          "text",
          "like_count",
          "reply_count",
          "published_at",
          "updated_at"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_results",
    "comments"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

yt_video_comments