`yt_video_details`

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

Get detailed information about one or more YouTube videos including title, description, channel, duration, view/like/comment counts, and tags.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	YouTube Data API v3 key from Google Cloud Console
`video_id`	string	yes	Video ID or comma-separated list of video IDs (max 50)

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_details","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_details', {
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-youtube-api-key",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ,9bZkp7q19f0"
}

Response shape

Always returns: videos

Field	Type	Description
`videos`	array	Array of video detail objects

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "videos": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of video detail objects",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Video ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Video title"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Video description"
          },
          "channel_title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Channel title"
          },
          "channel_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Channel ID"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 publish date"
          },
          "tags": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Array of video tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "category_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "YouTube category ID"
          },
          "thumbnail": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Default thumbnail URL"
          },
          "duration": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 duration string (e.g., PT5M30S)"
          },
          "definition": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Video definition (sd or hd)"
          },
          "view_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total view count"
          },
          "like_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total like count"
          },
          "comment_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total comment count"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title",
          "description",
          "channel_title",
          "channel_id",
          "published_at",
          "tags",
          "category_id",
          "thumbnail",
          "duration",
          "definition",
          "view_count",
          "like_count",
          "comment_count"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "videos"
  ]
}

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_details