MCP server for Sendbird — chat users, channels, members, and messages from your AI client. 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": {
"sendbird": {
"url": "https://sendbird.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"sendbird": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sendbird.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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token.
Find both in the Sendbird Dashboard → Settings → Application → General (Application ID) and API tokens (master or secondary token). Your credentials are used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; they are 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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token. 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 Sendbird connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
sendbird_list_users | read | List users List the users in the application. Supports filtering by activity, nickname, ids, and metadata. Platform API: GET /users. Returns { users[], next }. |
sendbird_get_user | read | Get a user Fetch a single user by user_id. Platform API: GET /users/{user_id}. |
sendbird_list_group_channels | read | List group channels List group channels in the application, with rich filtering (name, members, distinct/public/super mode). Platform API: GET /group_channels. Returns { channels[], next }. |
sendbird_get_group_channel | read | Get a group channel Fetch a single group channel by URL, optionally with members and receipts. Platform API: GET /group_channels/{channel_url}. |
sendbird_list_group_channel_members | read | List group channel members List the members of a group channel. Platform API: GET /group_channels/{channel_url}/members. Returns { members[], next }. |
sendbird_list_group_channels_by_user | read | List a user's group channels List the group channels a given user belongs to. Platform API: GET /users/{user_id}/my_group_channels. Returns { channels[], next }. |
sendbird_list_open_channels | read | List open channels List open (public, participant-based) channels. Platform API: GET /open_channels. Returns { channels[], next }. |
sendbird_get_open_channel | read | Get an open channel Fetch a single open channel by URL. Platform API: GET /open_channels/{channel_url}. |
sendbird_list_messages | read | List messages List messages in a channel, anchored at a timestamp or message id. Provide EITHER message_ts (unix ms) OR message_id. Platform API: GET /{channel_type}/{channel_url}/messages. Returns { messages[] }. |
sendbird_request | read | Raw GET request Power-user escape hatch: issue a raw GET to any Chat Platform API v3 path not wrapped by a dedicated tool (e.g. /group_channels/{url}/messages/{id}, /report, /applications/settings_global). READ-ONLY — GET only. Platform API: GET {path}. |
sendbird_send_message | write | Send a message MUTATES Sendbird data: sends a message into a channel as a user (MESG) or as an admin (ADMM). File/multipart messages are not supported. Platform API: POST /{channel_type}/{channel_url}/messages. |
sendbird_create_user | write | Create a user MUTATES Sendbird data: creates a new user. Platform API: POST /users. |
sendbird_update_user | write | Update a user MUTATES Sendbird data: partially updates a user's profile. Only provided fields change. Platform API: PUT /users/{user_id}. |
sendbird_create_group_channel | write | Create a group channel MUTATES Sendbird data: creates a group channel with the given members. Platform API: POST /group_channels. |
sendbird_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. | |
sendbird_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Sendbird 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. | |
sendbird_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Sendbird 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. | |
sendbird_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Sendbird 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 sendbird_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 Sendbird server only. Subscribe with sendbird_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with sendbird_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running sendbird_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 Sendbird. The server calls the Sendbird API with your own Sendbird access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token. 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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token. 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 Sendbird 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 Sendbird.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 14 Sendbird tools can create or change data. The other 10 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 Sendbird server only. Run sendbird_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run sendbird_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run sendbird_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 sendbird_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.