@yepapi/mcp

MCP server for YepAPI — call 30 API endpoints as tools from Claude, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.

SEO data, SERP results, domain analysis, backlinks, web scraping, YouTube data, and AI chat — all through one API key.

Quick Start

Get your free API key at yepapi.com/dashboard/api-keys ($5 free credit, no card required).

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yepapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@yepapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "YEP_API_KEY": "yep_sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add yepapi -- npx -y @yepapi/mcp

Then set YEP_API_KEY in your environment.

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yepapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@yepapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "YEP_API_KEY": "yep_sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "yepapi": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@yepapi/mcp"],
        "env": {
          "YEP_API_KEY": "yep_sk_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yepapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@yepapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "YEP_API_KEY": "yep_sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (30)

SEO Keywords

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_keywords | Search volume, CPC, difficulty, intent, trends for up to 100 keywords | $0.15 | | seo_keyword_ideas | Keyword suggestions from a seed keyword | $0.03 | | seo_keyword_related | Related keywords for a seed keyword | $0.03 |

SERP (Search Engine Results)

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | serp_google | Google organic search results | $0.01 | | serp_google_news | Google News results | $0.01 | | serp_google_maps | Google Maps / local business results | $0.01 |

Domain Analysis

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_domain_overview | Traffic, keywords, backlinks, domain rank | $0.01 | | seo_domain_keywords | Keywords a domain ranks for | $0.04 | | seo_domain_backlinks | Domain backlink profile | $0.05 |

Competitor Research

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_competitors | SEO competitor domains by keyword overlap | $0.04 | | seo_keyword_gap | Keyword gap analysis between two domains | $0.04 |

Backlinks

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_backlinks | Individual backlinks to any domain or URL | $0.05 | | seo_backlinks_summary | Aggregate backlink metrics and dofollow ratio | $0.03 | | seo_referring_domains | Referring domains with authority metrics | $0.03 |

On-Page & Trends

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_page_audit | Technical SEO audit (meta, headings, links, images) | $0.03 | | seo_lighthouse | Google Lighthouse scores (performance, a11y, SEO) | $0.05 | | seo_trends | Google Trends interest over time for up to 5 keywords | $0.02 |

AI Visibility

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | seo_ai_chatgpt | What ChatGPT says about a brand or query | $0.05 | | seo_ai_gemini | What Gemini says about a brand or query | $0.05 |

Web Scraping

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | scrape | Scrape any URL to markdown, HTML, or text | $0.01 | | scrape_js | JavaScript-rendered page scrape (headless browser) | $0.02 | | scrape_stealth | Anti-bot bypass with residential proxies | $0.03 | | scrape_ai_extract | AI-powered data extraction (natural language) | $0.03 |

YouTube

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | youtube_search | Search videos, channels, playlists | $0.01 | | youtube_video | Full video metadata and formats | $0.02 | | youtube_transcript | Video transcript with timestamps | $0.01 | | youtube_channel | Channel overview and metadata | $0.01 | | youtube_comments | Video comments and replies | $0.01 |

AI Chat

| Tool | Description | Cost | |------|-------------|------| | ai_chat | Chat with 69 AI models (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, etc.) | variable | | ai_models | List all available models with pricing | free |

Example Usage

Once configured, just ask your AI assistant naturally:

• "What's the search volume for 'nextjs hosting'?"
• "Scrape vercel.com and summarize the homepage"
• "Find competitors for ahrefs.com"
• "Get the transcript of this YouTube video: dQw4w9WgXcQ"
• "What does ChatGPT say about YepAPI?"
• "Run a Lighthouse audit on my site"

Pricing

Pay-per-call from a prepaid balance. No subscriptions. Failed requests are never charged. See costs per tool above, or check the full pricing docs.

Free tier: $5.00 free credit on signup — no credit card required.

Links

• YepAPI Homepage
• Dashboard
• API Keys
• Documentation
• MCP Server Docs
• Full API Reference
• Authentication Guide
• Billing & Credits
• Error Codes
• SEO API Docs
• SERP API Docs
• Web Scraping Docs
• AI Models Docs
• YouTube API Docs
• Twitter/X

License

MIT