# Steady API Scrapers MCP server

> Extracts clean JSON data from YouTube transcripts, Google Hotels, Google Ads, Google Trends, and Threads posts without launching a browser.

- Repository: https://github.com/steadyapi/scrapers
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/steadyapi/scrapers
- Transport: remote
- Stars: 0
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 1.0.0

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http scrapers https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapers": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "scrapers": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"scrapers","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper"}'
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add scrapers --url 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper'
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.scrapers]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user --transport http scrapers 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper'
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapers": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=steadyapi/youtube-transcript-scraper,steadyapi/google-hotels-scraper,steadyapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper,steadyapi/google-trends-scraper,steadyapi/threads-scraper",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `APIFY_TOKEN` | no | no |  |

## FAQ

### Do these scrapers require a browser to run?

No, these are no-browser scrapers that run quickly and cheaply without launching a browser.

### How is the service billed?

Billing is based on the number of result rows returned, including rows that describe errors.