youtube_playlist
Retrieve playlist metadata and items. Returns playlist metadata, normalized video items, and an optional continuation token for pagination.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/youtube-playlist.md
What youtube_playlist does on Crawlora
AI agents call youtube_playlist to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | YouTube playlist ID or full playlist URL |
continuation_token | string | — | Pagination token returned by a previous request |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why youtube_playlist is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves data (playlist metadata and video items) without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing anything. The continuation token is for pagination of existing data, not for state changes. Given the broader context of a web scraping/data retrieval server (crawlora-mcp with search and product lookup tools), this is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieve playlist metadata and items' with 'pagination' support. The verb 'Retrieve' and absence of any modification, deletion, or execution capabilities indicate a read-only operation.
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The rule that runs youtube_playlist safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For youtube_playlist, this is the rule to start with:
youtube_playlist is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every youtube_playlist call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about youtube_playlist
Retrieve playlist metadata and items. Returns playlist metadata, normalized video items, and an optional continuation token for pagination. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
youtube_playlist accepts 2 parameters: id, continuation_token. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube_playlist: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
youtube_playlist is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the youtube_playlist rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for youtube_playlist. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
youtube_playlist is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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