YouTube & Video SEO

Overview

YouTube is the second-largest search engine. These tools let you research YouTube SERPs, analyze video performance, mine comments for content ideas, and extract subtitles for repurposing into written content.

get-youtube-search

Returns YouTube search results for a keyword, including video titles, channels, view counts, and publish dates.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
keyword	string	Yes	The keyword to search YouTube for
location_name	string	No	Target location. Defaults to US
limit	integer	No	Max results (1–700)

Example

"What YouTube videos rank for 'how to maintain a pool'?"

get-youtube-video-info

Returns detailed metadata for a specific YouTube video: title, description, tags, view count, likes, and channel info. Takes a video_id (string, required — the part after v= in the URL) and optional location_name.

get-youtube-comments

Extracts comments from a YouTube video. A goldmine for understanding what questions your audience asks and what language they use.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
video_id	string	Yes	YouTube video ID
location_name	string	No	Target location. Defaults to US
limit	integer	No	Max results (1–700)

Example

"Pull the top comments from this pool installation video to find common questions."

get-youtube-subtitles

Extracts subtitles/captions from a YouTube video. Useful for repurposing video content into blog posts, guides, or FAQ pages.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
video_id	string	Yes	YouTube video ID
location_name	string	No	Target location. Defaults to US
subtitles_language	string	No	Language of the subtitles to retrieve
subtitles_translate_language	string	No	Translate subtitles into this language

Tips

• Workflow: get-youtube-search → find top-performing video → get-youtube-subtitles to get transcript → rework into a blog post that targets the same keyword.