YouTube Trends MCP and REST API for AI agents. Video angles, channels, and creator demand signals.

Ask Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, or Claude.ai what YouTube angles are working in a market. Cite42 returns rising videos, repeated title patterns, channels, and engagement signals as structured data your AI can use in content research.

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Step 1: Create your account

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

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Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AIWhat YouTube angles are working for videos about AI SEO and answer-engine optimization?
MCP runs/v1/youtube/trends
Runs across the sources shown.
Your AI saysTutorials and teardown formats lead. Winning titles promise a ChatGPT ranking audit, AI search workflow, or tool comparison with visible results...
ENDPOINT PROMPTS

Ask for YouTube Trends data.

Cite42 calls /v1/youtube/trends and returns structured data your AI can summarize.

  • What YouTube angles are working in this niche?

    You ask your AI“What YouTube angles are working in this niche?”
    MCP runs/v1/youtube/trends
    Your AI saysThe strongest angles are comparison videos, short test-period videos, and workflow replacement stories. It includes the key result, source context, and next step...

  • Which channels should I study before scripting?

    You ask your AI“Which channels should I study before scripting?”
    MCP runs/v1/youtube/trends
    Your AI saysStudy three mid-sized channels, not only the biggest creators. Their titles are more repeatable for a new brand. It includes the key result, source context, and next step...
YOUTUBE DEMAND

Find video angles people already watch.

Use YouTube trend data to surface video patterns, titles, channels, and formats your AI can turn into creator briefs.

  • See formats working in the niche.
  • Turn examples into video briefs.
  • Combine YouTube demand with SEO and AI visibility.
WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

Cite42 queries AI answers, search demand, and conversation signals, then returns normalized results your app or agent can use.

  • ChatGPT

    OpenAI · Search when needed

  • Claude

    Anthropic · Search when needed

  • Perplexity

    Perplexity Sonar · Web-grounded

  • Gemini

    Google · Google Search grounding

  • Google AI Overviews

    Google Search · Live SERP

  • Google data

    Google data

    Search demand signal

  • Reddit

    Conversation signal

  • YouTube

    Video demand signal

EXAMPLE USE CASES

Three ways to use this endpoint.

A few practical ways teams use YouTube Trends.

  • Next video

    Pick a proven angle.

    Check topic examples before deciding whether to make a comparison, tutorial, review, explainer, or short test.
  • Creator audit

    Find gaps in a channel.

    Compare a channel plan against formats already getting traction in the niche, then spot missing angles.
  • Launch formats

    Choose the right asset.

    Pair YouTube signals with keyword and AI visibility data before choosing launch videos, articles, or sales assets.
PRICING

Pay per call for this endpoint.

Top up once ($25 minimum). Credits never expire, and this endpoint only charges when it runs.

YouTube Trends
$0.05
Video angles, channels, and creator demand signals.
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QUESTIONS

Questions about YouTube Trends.

It returns growing videos, title patterns, channels, format ideas, creator angles, engagement signals, and source URLs for a topic.
No. YouTube Analytics is for your own channel. /v1/youtube/trends reads public market signals so you can research a topic before creating content.
It uses the YouTube Data API in the deployed environment, then normalizes the useful parts for agents and content workflows.
Yes. Pass "region" when you need localized video signals. Omit it or use the default when a broad market view is enough.
Keywords show search demand. YouTube trends show video formats and angles already getting attention. Together they help your AI choose the format, not just the topic.
Yes. Video titles and comments often reveal buyer language before it appears in search volume or AI citations.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI real YouTube trend data.

Pull growing videos, channels, titles, and formats before it plans the next idea.

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