Do I need a YouTube API key?

No. BuzzTake signs in to your YouTube account the way a person does, so there is no developer app, API key or app review.

Can my AI agent use YouTube through MCP?

Yes. Add the BuzzTake MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Each YouTube action is a tool, such as post, reply or like.

What does a YouTube action cost?

A post is 10 credits ($0.10), a reply 8, a like or a follow 3, and a read 4. One credit is one US cent.

YouTube API for AI agents

Connect your YouTube account once. Your agent posts, replies, likes and follows through MCP or REST. No YouTube API key and no app review.

Connect YouTube Set up MCP

What your agent can do on YouTube

17 actions, including generic browser steps.

Action	On YouTube	Credits
`post`	Upload or post	10
`reply`	Comment	8
`delete_post`	Delete	3
`like`	Like	3
`unlike`	Unlike	3
`bookmark`	Watch later	3
`unbookmark`	Remove from Watch later	3
`follow`	Subscribe	3
`unfollow`	Unsubscribe	3
`read_feed`	Subscriptions	4
`read_notifications`	Notifications	4
`read_post`	Video and comments	4
`read_profile`	Channel	4
`list_following`	Subscriptions list	4
`search`	Search	4
`update_profile`	Customize channel	10
`browser`	Anything else, step by step	2 + 1 per step

Not on YouTube: quote repost unrepost block unblock mute unmute send_message list_conversations read_conversation list_followers

Automate YouTube with MCP

Ask in plain words. Your agent makes the call and gets the link back.

A video upload with a `title` and `visibility`, or a text post on the channel.

MCP tool call

post

// You: "Upload the demo video as unlisted."
// The agent calls the post tool:
{
  "account_id": "acc_youtube",
  "title": "Product demo",
  "media": [
    "med_demo"
  ],
  "visibility": "unlisted"
}

REST

POST /v1/accounts/acc_youtube/actions

curl https://api.buzztake.com/v1/accounts/acc_youtube/actions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUZZTAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"post","title":"Product demo","media":["med_demo"],"visibility":"unlisted","wait":60}'

Connect a YouTube account

YouTube signs in with the Google account that owns the channel.

password
Username and password
Send the username, the password and, if the account uses an authenticator app, its secret. BuzzTake answers 2FA codes itself.
cookies
Cookies
Import cookies from a browser where the account is already signed in: a JSON array or a Netscape cookie file.
browser
Sign in yourself
Open a live browser and sign in as you always do. Or send the one-time sign-in link to the person who owns the account.

Each account gets its own device fingerprint and an optional proxy. Accounts in the docs

YouTube questions

Do I need a YouTube API key?: No. BuzzTake signs in to your YouTube account the way a person does, so there is no developer app, API key or app review.
Can my AI agent use YouTube through MCP?: Yes. Add the BuzzTake MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Each YouTube action is a tool, such as post, reply or like.
What does a YouTube action cost?: A post is 10 credits ($0.10), a reply 8, a like or a follow 3, and a read 4. One credit is one US cent.

Other platforms

YouTube is a trademark of its owner. BuzzTake is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.

Connect your YouTube account.

Create a workspace, add an account with a password or cookies, and make your first call.

Get started Read the quickstart