Find parcel points, create and cancel shipping orders, read tracking and documents in Boxtal. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Boxtal connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For shippers that send parcels through their own Boxtal account.
Search the parcel pickup and drop-off points near an address. Limit the search to the networks you choose.
Read a shipping order for its status and dates. Then read the tracking history of its packages.
List the shipping documents of an order, such as the label or the CN23 form, with their download URLs.
Read the content categories that the order accepts. After the user approves the shipment, create and order it. Boxtal bills the order to the account.
Changes dataCancel a shipping order when the user asks. The cancel can fail once the carrier has taken the parcel.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Boxtal access key and Boxtal secret key.
Create a v3 API application in the Boxtal developer app on your own Boxtal account, then copy its access key and secret key. Use production keys (test keys do not work here). Creating orders needs deferred payment enabled on your Boxtal account. Your keys are used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; they are never shown to anyone.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"boxtal": {
"url": "https://boxtal.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"boxtal": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://boxtal.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
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 Boxtal access key and Boxtal secret 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Boxtal server only. Subscribe with boxtal_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with boxtal_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running boxtal_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
boxtal_list_content_categoriesboxtal_find_parcel_pointsboxtal_get_shipping_orderboxtal_get_trackingboxtal_get_shipping_documentsboxtal_create_shipping_orderboxtal_cancel_shipping_orderboxtal_usage_statusboxtal_request_featureboxtal_upgradeboxtal_cancel_subscriptionFind a parcel point near a customer. Check an order and its tracking. Get the shipping documents of an order. Create a shipment after approval. Cancel a shipping order. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Boxtal. The server calls the Boxtal API with your own Boxtal access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Boxtal access key and Boxtal secret key. See Before you connect for where to find them.
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 Boxtal access key and Boxtal secret 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 Boxtal 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 Boxtal.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 7 Boxtal tools can create or change data. The other 5 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Boxtal server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run boxtal_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run boxtal_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run boxtal_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 boxtal_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, ChatGPT, Codex, 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.
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