Generate PDFs and images from CraftMyPDF templates; read templates, versions and usage. 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": {
"craftmypdf": {
"url": "https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"craftmypdf": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://craftmypdf.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 CraftMyPDF API key and Region.
Find the key in the CraftMyPDF console under API Integration (craftmypdf.com). Pick the region your account uses: the key only works on its own data center. Your key is used only to call the CraftMyPDF API on your behalf; 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 CraftMyPDF API key and Region. 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.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
craftmypdf_get_account_info | read | Get account info The CraftMyPDF account behind the API key: username, quota used (quota_counter) and quota total (quota_max), template count and limit, creation date. Check the quota before generating many documents. GET /get-account-info. |
craftmypdf_list_transactions | read | List transactions Recent generation transactions of the account, newest first: transaction_ref, type (PDFGEN, PDFPREVIEW, ...), execution time, credits used, time, file size and result status. Use it to see what was billed. GET /list-transactions. |
craftmypdf_list_templates | read | List templates List the PDF/image templates of the account: template_id, name, status, group, created and updated time. The template_id is what the generation tools need. Read only; templates cannot be edited here. GET /list-templates. |
craftmypdf_get_template | read | Get template One template: its name and the sample JSON data it expects (the placeholders to fill when generating). The full layout body is only returned with include_body (it can be very large and is cut). GET /get-template. |
craftmypdf_list_template_versions | read | List template versions The saved versions of a template (version number, description, time, whether it is retained). Use a version number when generating to pin the layout. GET /list-template-versions. |
craftmypdf_query_template_usage | read | Query template usage Usage statistics (how many generations) of up to 20 templates within an optional date range. Dates are ISO 8601 UTC date-times such as 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z. GET /query-template-usage. |
craftmypdf_get_pdf_info | read | Get PDF info Metadata of a PDF that CraftMyPDF downloads from a public https URL: page count, title, author, creator, producer, dates. May count against the account's rate limit. GET /get-pdf-info. |
craftmypdf_create_pdf | write | Create PDF from template WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE PDF from a template and your JSON data. Returns a hosted file URL (never file bytes) that expires after `expiration` minutes, plus the transaction reference and any anchors (page numbers for a table of contents). Look the template up with craftmypdf_list_templates / craftmypdf_get_template first. POST /create with export_type=json. |
craftmypdf_create_image | write | Create image from template WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE image (JPEG or PNG) from a template and your JSON data. Returns a hosted file URL (never file bytes) that expires after `expiration` minutes. POST /create-image with export_type=json. |
craftmypdf_create_pdf_from_templates | write | Create one PDF from several templates WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE combined PDF from 2-10 templates, each with its own data (or the shared `data`). Costs credits for each template rendered. Returns a hosted file URL that expires after `expiration` minutes. Uses the latest template versions. POST /create-merge with export_type=json. |
craftmypdf_merge_pdfs | write | Merge PDFs by URL WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Merge 2-10 existing PDFs, given as public https URLs, into ONE PDF. CraftMyPDF downloads the files from your URLs. Returns a hosted file URL that expires after `expiration` minutes. POST /merge-pdfs. |
craftmypdf_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. | |
craftmypdf_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the CraftMyPDF 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. | |
craftmypdf_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED CraftMyPDF 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. | |
craftmypdf_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's CraftMyPDF 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 craftmypdf_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 |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this CraftMyPDF server only. Subscribe with craftmypdf_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with craftmypdf_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running craftmypdf_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 CraftMyPDF. The server calls the CraftMyPDF API with your own CraftMyPDF access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your CraftMyPDF API key and Region. 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 CraftMyPDF API key and Region. 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 CraftMyPDF 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 CraftMyPDF.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 11 CraftMyPDF tools can create or change data. The other 7 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 CraftMyPDF server only. Run craftmypdf_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run craftmypdf_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run craftmypdf_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 craftmypdf_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.