Video and streaming: one MCP server for 26 Actors

One Apify MCP URL gives Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code or Codex video and streaming data from 9 sources. Video metadata, comments, transcripts and channel data for content and research workflows. The default bundle holds the 6 most used Actors, one per website; tick any of the 26 below in or out and every config follows. Sign in with your Apify account or pass a token; each call runs the Actor and is billed to your Apify account.

One click, signs in with Apify on first use:

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Any other client, one command (writes the config for 25+ agents, including Windsurf, Zed, Cline and Goose):

npx add-mcp "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nimbryxo-studio/bilibili-video-search-ranking-and-metadata-scraper,dataspryva/dailymotion-video-discovery-by-topic-and-channel,nimbryxo-studio/imdb-top-charts-and-advanced-title-search,dataspryva/iqiyi-album-profile-and-channel-ranking-scraper,nimbryxo-studio/linkedin-learning-course-and-learning-path-finder,nimbryxo-studio/pexels-stock-media-scraper-2" --name apify-video
Actors in this category
26
Websites
9
In this bundle
6
Data checked
2026-11-12

Config for your client

Claude Code configterminal or .mcp.json

claude mcp add --transport http apify-video "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nimbryxo-studio/bilibili-video-search-ranking-and-metadata-scraper,dataspryva/dailymotion-video-discovery-by-topic-and-channel,nimbryxo-studio/imdb-top-charts-and-advanced-title-search,dataspryva/iqiyi-album-profile-and-channel-ranking-scraper,nimbryxo-studio/linkedin-learning-course-and-learning-path-finder,nimbryxo-studio/pexels-stock-media-scraper-2"
  1. Run the command in your project folder. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
  2. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick the server and sign in to Apify in the browser window.
  3. No browser sign-in? Add --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" to the command instead.

Sign-in: OAuth sign-in on first use, or a token header.

Validated, not executed: 7 of 7 checks pass
  • Uses Apify's hosted MCP endpoint over HTTPS
  • The tools parameter lists exactly the chosen Actors as owner/name
  • JSON configs parse and use the client's top-level key and the same URL
  • Codex TOML has a [mcp_servers.<name>] table with url and bearer_token_env_var
  • CLI commands quote the same URL and use the streamable HTTP transport
  • One-click install links decode back to the same URL and carry no token
  • Only placeholders, no real token

Start with this Actor

Bilibili Video Search, Ranking & Metadata Scraper, the most used in this category: search videos, returning title, author, viewCount.

Prompts to try

  • Using Bilibili Video Search, Ranking & Metadata Scraper, search videos for search and give me the results as a table with title, author, viewCount.
  • Using Dailymotion Video Discovery by Topic & Channel, discover videos by topic for search and give me the results as a table with title, ownerUsername, views.
  • Using IMDb Top Charts & Advanced Title Search, search film and television titles for topRated and give me the results as a table with imdbId, title, year.
  • Using iQIYI Album Profile & Channel Ranking Scraper, search video titles for byId and give me the results as a table with title, name, albumId.

Every video and streaming Actor, by website

YouTube · YouTube MCP page

Other sources

Bilibili

Dailymotion

IMDb

Pexels

  • Pexels Stock Media ScraperFree stock photos and videos from Pexels — titles, photographer credit, dimensions, tags, colors, and direct…

Steam · Steam MCP page

Twitch

Vimeo

Troubleshooting

Why does the client say Unauthorized or invalid token?

Every Apify Actor tool needs a signed-in Apify account. Reconnect the server so the OAuth sign-in runs again, or switch to the token variant: an Authorization: Bearer header with an API token from Apify Console, Settings, API and integrations. For a local server the token must be in the server's own env block, not only in your shell.

Source: Apify MCP server README. This fix on its own page

Why did my agent's tool list change after an update?

Without a tools parameter Apify's server loads its default tool set, which changes between releases. The URLs on this site pin the tools with ?tools=, so the agent always gets the same Actor tool plus fetch-actor-details. Apify's README gives the same advice for production.

Source: Apify MCP server README. This fix on its own page

What happens when the agent sends input the Actor rejects?

The server answers with the Actor's input schema, so the agent can fix the arguments and call again. The fetch-actor-details tool in every scoped URL lets it read that schema before the first call.

Source: Apify MCP server README. This fix on its own page

Claude Code shows Needs authentication. Why?

The server is added but not signed in. Type /mcp in an interactive session and authenticate, or run claude mcp login with the server name. Headless runs with claude -p cannot complete OAuth, so sign in once interactively or use the --header token variant.

Source: Claude Code MCP documentation. This fix on its own page

Every fix in one place

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