contentapi-mcp-server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for ContentAPI - Extract content from YouTube, web pages, Twitter/X, and Reddit directly from AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Features

• YouTube: Extract transcripts and video metadata
• Web Pages: Extract article content and metadata
• Twitter/X: Get tweets and threads
• Reddit: Get posts and comments
• Built for RAG: Clean JSON output ready for vector databases

Quick Start

1. Get API Key (Free)

Sign up at getcontentapi.com - no credit card required.

Free tier includes 5,000 requests/month.

2. Configure Your AI Assistant

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contentapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "contentapi-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CONTENTAPI_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to MCP settings:

{
  "contentapi": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "contentapi-mcp-server"],
    "env": {
      "CONTENTAPI_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here"
    }
  }
}

3. Use It!

Just ask your AI assistant:

• "Extract the transcript from this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
• "Get the content from this article: https://example.com/article"
• "What does this tweet say: https://twitter.com/..."
• "Summarize this Reddit discussion: https://reddit.com/r/..."

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | contentapi_youtube_transcript | Extract video transcript with timestamps | | contentapi_youtube_metadata | Get video title, description, views, etc. | | contentapi_web_extract | Extract readable content from any webpage | | contentapi_web_metadata | Get page title, description, author | | contentapi_twitter_tweet | Get tweet content and metadata | | contentapi_twitter_thread | Get full Twitter thread | | contentapi_reddit_post | Get Reddit post and comments |

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | CONTENTAPI_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key from getcontentapi.com |

Use Cases

RAG Pipelines

Extract content → chunk text → embed in vector DB → retrieve for LLM context

AI Agents

Give your agent the ability to read any content on the web

Vibe Coding

"Extract data from this video and create a summary" - no code needed

Research

Analyze content at scale with structured JSON output

Pricing

| Plan | Requests/Month | Price | |------|---------------|-------| | Free | 5,000 | $0 | | Pro | 100,000 | $49/mo | | Enterprise | Unlimited | Contact |

Links

• Website: https://getcontentapi.com
• Documentation: https://getcontentapi.com/docs
• Sign Up: https://getcontentapi.com/signup
• Support: [email protected]

License

MIT