Generate images, videos, and screenshots from your Bannerbear templates via AI. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bannerbear": {
"url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"bannerbear": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
The login page asks for your Bannerbear API key.
Find it in the Bannerbear dashboard → your project → Settings → API Key. Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Bannerbear API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Turn on the Bannerbear connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
bannerbear_get_account | read | Get account Get account details and usage: api_usage, api_quota, and paid_plan_name. API: GET /v2/account. |
bannerbear_list_templates | read | List templates List the templates in the project. Filter/paginate with page, tag, name, and limit. API: GET /v2/templates. |
bannerbear_get_template | read | Get template Get a single template incl. its available_modifications (the layers you can override when generating). API: GET /v2/templates/{uid}. |
bannerbear_list_template_sets | read | List template sets List the template sets in the project (used by collections). API: GET /v2/template_sets. |
bannerbear_get_template_set | read | Get template set Get a single template set and the templates it contains. API: GET /v2/template_sets/{uid}. |
bannerbear_list_images | read | List images List generated images in the project (paginated). API: GET /v2/images. |
bannerbear_get_image | read | Get image Get a single generated image — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/images/{uid}. |
bannerbear_get_video | read | Get video Get a single generated video — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; video_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/videos/{uid}. |
bannerbear_get_collection | read | Get collection Get a single collection — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_urls map populates on completion). API: GET /v2/collections/{uid}. |
bannerbear_list_fonts | read | List fonts List the fonts available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/fonts. |
bannerbear_list_effects | read | List effects List the image effects available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/effects. |
bannerbear_create_image | write | Create image Generate an image from a template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` image whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_image. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished image (image_url populated) via the sync host. API: POST /v2/images. |
bannerbear_create_collection | write | Create collection Generate a collection of images from a template set (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` collection whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_collection (image_urls map populates on completion). API: POST /v2/collections. |
bannerbear_create_screenshot | write | Create screenshot Capture a screenshot of a web page (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` screenshot to poll. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished screenshot via the sync host. API: POST /v2/screenshots. |
bannerbear_create_video | write | Create video Generate a video from a video template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` video whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_video (video_url populates on completion). API: POST /v2/videos. |
bannerbear_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current free-tier usage this month: calls used, monthly limit, remaining, and whether the cap is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
bannerbear_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Bannerbear tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
bannerbear_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Bannerbear tool calls (the free tier caps monthly usage). Choose monthly ($9/month) or yearly ($90/year — 2 months free) billing. Returns a Stripe Checkout link to open in your browser; after payment your account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
bannerbear_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Bannerbear Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; unlimited calls continue until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run bannerbear_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this Bannerbear server only. Subscribe with bannerbear_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with bannerbear_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running bannerbear_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bannerbear. The server calls the Bannerbear API with your own Bannerbear access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your Bannerbear API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Bannerbear API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Bannerbear API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Bannerbear.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 15 Bannerbear tools can create or change data. The other 11 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 100 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls, for this Bannerbear server only. Run bannerbear_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run bannerbear_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run bannerbear_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with bannerbear_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.