Vid Kraken

用于将 YouTube 视频下载为 MP4 或 MP3、获取视频元数据并创建片段的托管 MCP 服务器。让 AI 代理无需运行 yt-dlp 即可下载和处理 YouTube 视频。需要 Vid Kraken API 密钥；提供免费套餐。远程可流式 HTTP 端点：https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp。文档：https://vidkraken.com/docs

访问 vidkraken.com

托管 MCP 服务器

npx add-mcp 'https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp'

可安装到 Claude Code、Codex、Cursor 等客户端

文档

Vid Kraken: YouTube download API for developers

Vid Kraken is a managed YouTube download API. Send a YouTube URL and get back a direct download link to the finished MP4 or audio file. Bot detection, proxies, cookies and retries are handled server-side, so there is no yt-dlp, cookie or proxy setup to maintain.

Vid Kraken completed 99.995% of downloads over the last 30 days, counted per video (live figures).

Quickstart

  1. Get an API key at https://vidkraken.com/login (free to start, no credit card).
  2. Submit a download:
curl -X POST https://vidkraken.com/api/v2/download \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://youtu.be/...","format":"1080"}'

# → { "jobId": "...", "title": "...", "duration": 213, "status": "IN_QUEUE" }
  1. Poll until the file is ready (or pass a webhookUrl instead):
curl https://vidkraken.com/api/v2/download/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# → { "status": "COMPLETED", "downloadUrl": "https://proxy.vidkraken.com/...", "fileSize": 32240544 }

Features

  • Video: MP4 (H.264 by default) at 360p, 480p, 720p or 1080p through format, and 4K on request.
  • Audio: audio-mp3 (real MP3, 320 kbps CBR), audio-aac (YouTube's AAC stream in M4A) or audio (the original stream, not re-encoded).
  • Trim and clip: startTime and endTime in seconds deliver only a section.
  • Multi-language audio: pick a dubbed audio track by language.
  • Metadata: POST /api/v2/info returns title, duration and region restrictions.
  • Clear errors: failed jobs carry a machine-readable errorCode such as AGE_RESTRICTED, GEO_RESTRICTED, PRIVATE_VIDEO or MEMBERS_ONLY.

Pricing

You pay for bandwidth only: each download counts its delivered file size against your plan's allowance, with a 20 MB minimum per download. There are no per-download fees. Failed downloads, polling and metadata lookups are free. Start free with no credit card required.

PlanPriceIncluded bandwidthEffective rateOverage
Starter$99/month400 GB$0.25 per GB$0.50 per extra GB
Growth$399/month2 TB$0.20 per GB$0.40 per extra GB
Scale$1,499/month10 TB$0.15 per GB$0.30 per extra GB
CustomContact us25 TB+as low as $0.06 per GBNegotiated
  • Pay as you go: no subscription. A one-time $49 to start, then top up as you need.
  • Limits: one URL per request, and up to 100 downloads queued or running per account.
  • Custom plans: committed volume, custom formats and negotiated rates. Email hello@vidkraken.com.

Sign up and get an API key at https://vidkraken.com/login.

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Last updated October 22, 2026.