About soclip
soclip-mcp connects AI assistants to the Soclip API to retrieve direct video links and metadata from TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Facebook URLs. It also provides a tool for checking the account’s remaining credits.
Key features
- 01Extract direct video download URLs
- 02Retrieve video metadata
- 03Support TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Facebook
- 04Check remaining account credits
Use cases
- 01Retrieve a video link from a social URL
- 02Collect metadata for a social video
- 03Check available API credits
MCP support
soclip-mcp exposes tools to retrieve social video links and metadata and check account credit balance. It connects MCP clients to the Soclip API.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y soclip-mcpSOCLIP_API_KEYSecretsoclip API key from https://soclip.dev/dashboard (500 free credits on signup)Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
2Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | The social video URL (TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter or Facebook) |
Details
From the project READMEsoclip-mcp
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for soclip.dev - allow AI assistants like Claude Desktop and Cursor to extract social video media direct links and metadata.
Overview
soclip-mcp connects LLMs with the Soclip API to analyze and retrieve direct video download URLs and metadata from TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter and Facebook.
Get your API key at https://soclip.dev.
Docs for
[email protected]— last updated 2026-10-07. Plain-text docs for AI agents: https://soclip.dev/llms.txt
Setup & Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add soclip to your claude_desktop_config.json (located at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"soclip": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "soclip-mcp"],
"env": {
"SOCLIP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json or Cursor Settings -> Features -> MCP Servers):
{
"mcpServers": {
"soclip": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "soclip-mcp"],
"env": {
"SOCLIP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
Note: If you have already set up your key using the CLI (soclip config set-key <key>), soclip-mcp will automatically read ~/.soclip/config.json if SOCLIP_API_KEY is not present in env.
Available Tools
1. get_video_media
Extract direct video download URLs and detailed metadata from a social media video URL. Costs 2 credits ($0.002) per request.
- Parameters:
url(string, required): The video link (TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter or Facebook).
2. get_balance
Check your current account remaining credit balance.
- Parameters: None.
Documentation
- Full docs: https://soclip.dev/docs
- Plain-text docs for AI agents: https://soclip.dev/llms.txt
- Terminal CLI:
soclip-cli
License
MIT License © 2026 soclip
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