Supadata

Supadata MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with Supadata for video transcript extraction, web scraping, crawling, and site discovery.

Features

• Video transcript extraction from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and file URLs
• Web scraping, crawling, and URL discovery
• Media metadata retrieval from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
• AI-powered structured data extraction from video content
• Automatic retries and rate limiting

Installation

Connect your AI assistant to Supadata's MCP server to enable transcript extraction and web scraping capabilities directly in your workflow.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http supadata https://api.supadata.ai/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "supadata": {
      "url": "https://api.supadata.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or global config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "supadata": {
      "url": "https://api.supadata.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "supadata": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.supadata.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code + Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "supadata": {
        "url": "https://api.supadata.ai/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "x-api-key": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (VS Code Extension)

Open Cline settings and add to the MCP Servers configuration:

{
  "supadata": {
    "url": "https://api.supadata.ai/mcp",
    "headers": {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

---

Replace YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY with your API key from supadata.ai.

Configuration

Environment Variables

• SUPADATA_API_KEY: Your Supadata API key

System Configuration

The server includes configurable retry and rate limiting parameters:

const CONFIG = {
  retry: {
    maxAttempts: 3,           // Number of retry attempts
    initialDelay: 1000,       // Initial delay (milliseconds)
    maxDelay: 10000,          // Maximum delay between retries (milliseconds)
    backoffFactor: 2          // Exponential backoff multiplier
  }
};

How to Choose a Tool

Select the right tool based on your needs:

• Transcript: Extract video transcripts from platforms and file URLs
• Scrape: Extract content from a single page when you know the exact URL
• Map: Discover all available URLs on a website
• Crawl: Extract content from multiple related pages comprehensively
• Metadata: Fetch metadata from media URLs (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter)
• Extract: Extract structured data from video content using AI

Available Tools

Transcript (supadata_transcript)

Extract transcripts from supported video platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter) and file URLs.

Usage:

supadata_transcript --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=example" --lang "en"

Check Transcript Status (supadata_check_transcript_status)

Check the progress of a transcript extraction job using the job ID.

Usage:

supadata_check_transcript_status --id "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Metadata (supadata_metadata)

Fetch metadata from a media URL on supported platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter). Returns platform info, title, description, author details, engagement stats, media details, tags, and creation date.

Usage:

supadata_metadata --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=example"

Extract (supadata_extract)

Extract structured data from a video URL using AI. Provide a prompt for what to extract, a JSON Schema for the output format, or both. Returns a job ID for async processing.

Usage:

supadata_extract --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=example" --prompt "Extract the main topics discussed"

Check Extract Status (supadata_check_extract_status)

Check the progress of an extract job using the job ID.

Usage:

supadata_check_extract_status --id "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Scrape (supadata_scrape)

Extract content from a single URL with advanced options.

Usage:

supadata_scrape --url "https://example.com" --lang "en"

Map (supadata_map)

Discover all indexed URLs on a website to find relevant pages before scraping.

Usage:

supadata_map --url "https://example.com"

Crawl (supadata_crawl)

Start an asynchronous crawl job to extract content from multiple pages on a site.

Usage:

supadata_crawl --url "https://example.com/blog" --limit 100

Check Crawl Status (supadata_check_crawl_status)

Check the progress of a crawl job using the job ID.

Usage:

supadata_check_crawl_status --id "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Run tests: npm test
4. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details