MCP server

PublicAPIs.io Official

io.publicapis/directory

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search 1,500+ public APIs with docs, code and auth/free-tier filters; list or sponsor your API.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

publicapis.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,024 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

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Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http directory https://publicapis.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.directory]
url = "https://publicapis.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"directory":{"httpUrl":"https://publicapis.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"directory":{"url":"https://publicapis.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"directory":{"type":"http","url":"https://publicapis.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add directory https://publicapis.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"directory","server_url":"https://publicapis.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"directory","server_url":"https://publicapis.io/mcp"}

Tools

• compare_apis ~88 tokens
  Compare 2-5 APIs side by side (auth, free tier, HTTPS, pricing, docs summary) to choose one. Pass slugs from search_apis.
• get_api ~79 tokens
  Everything about one API by slug (from search_apis): documentation summary, endpoints, auth, pricing and links. Use before writing integration code.
• get_deal ~100 tokens
  Status of a deal: negotiating, agreed, awaiting_approval, awaiting_payment (payment_url is included), publishing, live (live_url), rejected. Also returns the last messages.
• get_quickstart ~108 tokens
  Ready-to-run example code for calling an API, in javascript, python or curl. Use when you are about to integrate an API into code. Verified samples are marked verified=true.
• list_offerings ~62 tokens
  Ways to get an API listed or sponsored on PublicAPIs.io, with fixed prices, current sponsorship availability and the rules.
• search_apis ~296 tokens
  Find a public API or data source for a task: use this whenever the user (or your code) needs an API, dataset or third-party service, e.g. weather, geocoding, payments, sports scores, crypto prices, jobs, LLMs. Searches 1,500+ APIs on PublicAPIs.io and returns name, description, category, link and si
• send_message Sends messages · ~87 tokens
  Reply to the broker in an open deal. Returns the broker's answer and the deal status.
• start_deal ~204 tokens
  Open a conversation with the PublicAPIs.io broker agent to list or sponsor an API. Say what you want in plain language and include the API name, website and a contact email if you have them. Returns deal_id and deal_key (keep both; they are needed to continue) and the broker's reply. Every deal is a

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