MCP server

Placetel MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/placetel

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Read Placetel calls, recordings, numbers and routing; edit contacts, start calls, send SMS.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

28

Token cost

About 6,947 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 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 placetel https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• placetel_activate_number_profile ~204 tokens
  WRITE: switch the active routing profile of a phone number (for example to Holiday or Night). This changes LIVE call handling for that number immediately: callers are routed differently. Find ids with placetel_list_number_profiles. PUT /numbers/{number_id}/profiles.
• placetel_create_contact ~473 tokens
  WRITE: create a contact in the shared Placetel phone book. Give at least a name, company or number. Nothing is sent to the contact. POST /contacts.
• placetel_get_account ~90 tokens
  The Placetel account this API key belongs to: user id, name, email, company, platform (e.g. PROFI), primary SIP user id and the numbers the key may use. GET /me.
• placetel_get_call ~120 tokens
  One incoming call by id: caller, called number, type, duration, contact, voicemail file URL. GET /calls/{id}.
• placetel_get_contact ~110 tokens
  One contact by id with all its fields. GET /contacts/{id}.
• placetel_get_fax ~116 tokens
  One fax by id: numbers, status, status info, pages, retries, report and file URL. GET /faxes/{id}.
• placetel_get_number ~124 tokens
  One phone number by id: number, E.164, name, site, carrier, activation state and routing id. GET /numbers/{id}.
• placetel_get_routing ~119 tokens
  One routing object by its id or by the phone number it answers. GET /routings/{number_or_id}.
• placetel_get_sip_user ~147 tokens
  One SIP user (extension) by id: sipuid, extension, caller id, type, linked web user, online state and call settings. The SIP password and PINs are never returned. GET /sip_users/{id}.
• placetel_initiate_call ~240 tokens
  WRITE: start a real phone call. Placetel rings the given SIP user's phone first and, once answered, dials the target number. This places an actual call and call charges apply. Do not use without the user's explicit request. POST /calls.
• placetel_list_call_center_agents ~174 tokens
  List call-center agents with name, status, extension, priority and last call time. GET /call_center_agents.
• placetel_list_call_center_calls ~292 tokens
  Call-center calls of one day with queue, agent, from/to, answer status, start/end time and time spent in queue. date is required; narrow to queues with queue_ids. GET /call_center_calls.
• placetel_list_call_center_queues ~180 tokens
  List call-center queues with name, ring time, loops and prompts. Use the ids to filter call-center calls. GET /call_center_queues.
• placetel_list_call_detail_records ~228 tokens
  Call detail records (billing view) for one day: from, to, answering SIP user, length in seconds, cost amount and description. date is required. GET /call_detail_records.
• placetel_list_calls ~371 tokens
  Incoming calls (accepted, missed, blocked, voicemail) on one day, today by default: caller number, called number, duration, matching contact, voicemail file URL and unread flag. For a different day pass date. GET /calls.
• placetel_list_contacts ~618 tokens
  List the shared phone-book contacts with names, company, phone/mobile/fax numbers, emails, tags and blocked flag. Filter by name, company, email, number or update time. search_number finds a contact by any of its numbers. GET /contacts.
• placetel_list_faxes ~290 tokens
  In- and outbound faxes with from/to number, status, pages, duration, type and the file URL. Filter by direction or number. GET /faxes.
• placetel_list_groups ~251 tokens
  List ring groups (ring_all, hunt, monitoring) with members. Filter by name, description or type. GET /groups.
• placetel_list_number_profiles ~138 tokens
  The routing profiles of a phone number (for example Standard, Holiday, Night) and which one is active. Needs a Placetel plan with number profiles. GET /numbers/{number_id}/profiles.
• placetel_list_numbers ~369 tokens
  List the phone numbers of the account with number, E.164 form, name, description, site, activation state and the routing object id that answers them. GET /numbers.
• placetel_list_recordings ~344 tokens
  Call recordings with direction, from, to, duration, time and the file URL. Filter by direction, number or day. GET /recordings.
• placetel_list_routing_plans ~180 tokens
  List routing plans (time-based call distribution plans) with name, description, ring duration and object counts. GET /routing_plans.
• placetel_list_routings ~252 tokens
  List routing objects (what happens to an incoming call: forward, group, routing plan, IVR, queue, voicemail, API) with their settings and time settings. Filter by update time. GET /routings.
• placetel_list_sip_users ~317 tokens
  List SIP users (phone extensions, softphones, fax and trunk lines) with extension number (did), caller id, type, online state and registrations. SIP passwords and PINs are never returned. GET /sip_users.
• placetel_list_sites ~159 tokens
  List company sites (locations) with address and prefix. GET /sites.
• placetel_list_users ~328 tokens
  List the web users of the account (main account and sub-users) with name, email, login, type, permissions and numbers. Filter by name, email, login or type. GET /users.
• placetel_send_sms Sends messages · ~187 tokens
  WRITE: send a real SMS to a phone number from the Placetel account. The recipient receives it immediately and SMS charges apply; it cannot be recalled. Do not use without the user's explicit request and exact text. POST /sms.
• placetel_update_contact ~526 tokens
  WRITE: update the given fields of a contact (omitted fields stay; an empty string clears a text field). tags replaces the whole tag list; blocked=true blocks the caller. PUT /contacts/{id}.

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