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Africa's Talking MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/africas-talking

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

Read Africa's Talking balance, incoming SMS, transactions; send SMS, airtime, data and voice calls.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

10

Token cost

About 2,555 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

Connect it to your agent

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 africas-talking https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.africas-talking]
url = "https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"africas-talking":{"httpUrl":"https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"africas-talking":{"url":"https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"africas-talking":{"type":"http","url":"https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add africas-talking https://africas-talking.usefulapi.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":"africas-talking","server_url":"https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"africas-talking","server_url":"https://africas-talking.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• africastalking_fetch_messages ~304 tokens
  Fetch incoming SMS received on your shortcodes/numbers, oldest first, in batches (default 25 per call). Pass last_received_id (0 for the first call, then `next_last_received_id` from the previous reply) to move through them; `has_more` stays true while a call returns messages, so keep calling until
• africastalking_find_airtime_transaction ~140 tokens
  Look up an airtime transaction by its transaction id (the requestId / ATPid_... from a send reply): status, amount, destination and discount. GET /query/transaction/find.
• africastalking_find_mobile_data_transaction ~134 tokens
  Look up a mobile data transaction by its transactionId (from a send reply): status, product, destination and cost. GET bundles /query/transaction/find.
• africastalking_get_balance ~88 tokens
  The Africa's Talking app balance (SMS/airtime wallet), e.g. {"balance": "KES 1250.0000"}. The sandbox app has no balance. GET /version1/user.
• africastalking_get_mobile_data_wallet_balance ~90 tokens
  The balance of the mobile data wallet, e.g. {"status": "Success", "balance": "KES 500.0000"}. GET bundles /query/wallet/balance.
• africastalking_get_voice_queue_status ~149 tokens
  Number of outbound calls currently queued on each of your voice numbers. Live apps only. POST voice /queueStatus (a read: nothing is changed).
• africastalking_make_voice_call ~359 tokens
  WRITE: place an outbound voice call from one of your Africa's Talking numbers to up to 10 phone numbers. The call is billed and rings real phones; what is said is decided by the voice callback URL configured for the number in the dashboard. Needs confirm=true after the user approved the numbers. Liv
• africastalking_send_airtime Sends messages · ~396 tokens
  WRITE: top up mobile airtime for up to 25 phone numbers. Spends account credit immediately and cannot be reversed. Needs confirm=true after the user approved each number and amount. Amounts are in the given ISO currency (e.g. KES, UGX, TZS). Pass an idempotency_key to make a retry safe. Returns per-
• africastalking_send_mobile_data Sends messages · ~524 tokens
  WRITE: send mobile data bundles to up to 25 phone numbers from your Africa's Talking data wallet. Spends wallet credit and cannot be reversed. Needs confirm=true after the user approved each number and bundle. product_name is your data product (created in the Africa's Talking dashboard). Pass an ide
• africastalking_send_sms Sends messages · ~371 tokens
  WRITE: send one text message to up to 100 phone numbers. Spends account credit and delivers to real phones (the sandbox app only reaches the simulator). Needs confirm=true after the user approved the recipients and text. Returns the vendor's per-recipient status (statusCode 101 = sent), message ids

Browse

• SMS and text messages
• Phone calls
• Running code

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