Captapi

Name: Captapi
Author: CDCStream

by CDCStreamcommunityv0.2.1

MCP server for Captapi that exposes 62 social media data endpoints across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. It lets an agent fetch transcripts, summaries, comments, channel stats, search results, bulk lists, and downloads through Captapi's API.

From the registry: Social media data from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram & Facebook. 62 tools, one API key.

GitHub Repository Website

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Install Node.js and npm/npx
Required to run the MCP server via npx.
https://nodejs.org/
required
Create a Captapi API key
Get a Captapi API key from the Captapi dashboard. This key is required for the server to access Captapi endpoints.
https://captapi.com/dashboard/api-keys

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `captapi` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install Node.js and npm/npx** — Required to run the MCP server via npx. (https://nodejs.org/)
- **Create a Captapi API key** — Get a Captapi API key from the Captapi dashboard. This key is required for the server to access Captapi endpoints. (https://captapi.com/dashboard/api-keys)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","@captapi/mcp"]
- required environment variables:
  - `CAPTAPI_API_KEY`: Your Captapi API key (`capt_live_...` or `capt_test_...`). (example: `<your-captapi-api-key>`)
- optional environment variables:
  - `CAPTAPI_BASE_URL`: Override the Captapi API base URL. (example: `<your-captapi-base-url>`)

Note: The README shows client-specific JSON wrappers for Cursor, Claude Desktop, and VS Code, but the canonical MCP configuration is the stdio command `npx -y @captapi/mcp` with the environment variables above.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: The README shows client-specific JSON wrappers for Cursor, Claude Desktop, and VS Code, but the canonical MCP configuration is the stdio command `npx -y @captapi/mcp` with the environment variables above.