MCP server

api.video MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/apivideo

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

Manage videos and live streams, inspect captions, players and webhooks, and read play analytics.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

15

Token cost

About 3,130 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 apivideo https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.apivideo]
url = "https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"apivideo":{"httpUrl":"https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"apivideo":{"url":"https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"apivideo":{"type":"http","url":"https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add apivideo https://apivideo.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":"apivideo","server_url":"https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"apivideo","server_url":"https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• apivideo_create_live_stream ~156 tokens
  WRITE. Create a new live stream, returning a stream key and RTMP ingest URL to broadcast to. POST /live-streams.
• apivideo_create_video ~361 tokens
  WRITE. Create a new video object. If `source` (a public video URL) is provided, api.video ingests the video from that URL — recommended for hosted use, since raw file bytes cannot stream through MCP. POST /videos.
• apivideo_delete_video Deletes data · ~103 tokens
  WRITE. Permanently DELETE a video and all its assets. This cannot be undone. DELETE /videos/{videoId}.
• apivideo_get_live_stream ~116 tokens
  Get a single live stream object by id (stream key, RTMP ingest, player URL). Read-only. GET /live-streams/{liveStreamId}.
• apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics ~304 tokens
  Aggregated play analytics for live streams over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/live-streams/plays.
• apivideo_get_video ~106 tokens
  Get a single video object by id (title, assets, player URL, status flags). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}.
• apivideo_get_video_analytics ~296 tokens
  Aggregated play analytics for videos over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/videos/plays.
• apivideo_get_video_status ~107 tokens
  Get encoding and ingest status for a video (upload progress, encoding qualities, playability). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/status.
• apivideo_list_captions ~172 tokens
  List caption tracks for a video (language, source URL, default flag). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/captions.
• apivideo_list_chapters ~161 tokens
  List chapter tracks for a video. Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/chapters.
• apivideo_list_live_streams ~246 tokens
  List live streams in the account, with optional filters (streamKey, name) and sorting. Read-only. GET /live-streams.
• apivideo_list_players ~187 tokens
  List customized player themes in the account. Read-only. GET /players.
• apivideo_list_videos ~373 tokens
  List videos in the account, with optional filters (title, tags, metadata, description, liveStreamId) and sorting. Read-only. GET /videos.
• apivideo_list_webhooks ~176 tokens
  List webhooks configured in the account, optionally filtered by event name. Read-only. GET /webhooks.
• apivideo_update_video ~266 tokens
  WRITE. Update fields on an existing video. Only the provided fields are changed. PATCH /videos/{videoId}.

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