Read smsmode balance, messages, replies, campaigns and usage; send SMS to up to 10 numbers. 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": {
"smsmode": {
"url": "https://smsmode.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"smsmode": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smsmode.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 smsmode API key.
Create an API key in your smsmode account under Settings → Developers (ui.smsmode.com/settings/dev). Its role (user, manager or administrator) decides what it can see. Your key is used only to call the smsmode 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 smsmode 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.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
smsmode_get_balance | read | Get the account balance The credit balance of the connected smsmode account (and sub-organisations an administrator key can see): amount and currency (negative = owed on a POST_PAY account), payment type (PRE_PAY / POST_PAY), state, monthly consumption and its limit. Good first call; check it before sending SMS. GET /commons/v1/organisations. |
smsmode_get_organisation | read | Get an organisation Full details of one organisation: contacts, addresses, company information, balance, monthly limit and consumption. GET /commons/v1/organisations/{id}. |
smsmode_list_channels | read | List channels List messaging channels (SMS or RCS; flow TRANSACTIONAL / MARKETING / OTP) with default sender, daily and monthly limits and consumption. A channel id is needed to scope messages or consumption to one channel. GET /commons/v1/channels. |
smsmode_get_channel | read | Get a channel Details of one channel: type, flow, default sender ID and authorized sender IDs, limits and consumption. GET /commons/v1/channels/{id}. |
smsmode_list_consumptions | read | List consumption statistics Sent-message counts and money spent per month or per day (price amount and currency), optionally for one channel. Default: monthly, the last 3 months. GET /commons/v1/consumptions. |
smsmode_get_consumption | read | Get a consumption with its breakdown One consumption record broken down by country (mcc) or network (mccMnc) with quantity and price per sub-item, optionally with delivery statuses. GET /commons/v1/consumptions/{id}. |
smsmode_lookup_number | read | Look up a phone number's network Country and mobile network (mcc/mnc, operator) of a phone number. Only for customers with a premium smsmode subscription and, for now, only French numbers (403 otherwise). GET /commons/v1/lookup/{msisdn}. |
smsmode_list_messages | read | List sent and received messages Messages with delivery status (SCHEDULED, ENROUTE, DELIVERED, UNDELIVERABLE, UNDELIVERED; status.detail names the cause), recipient, sender, text, parts and price. Default window: the last 10 days. Filter by direction (MT = sent, MO = replies received), recipient, your reference, channel or campaign. Paged: pass next_page as page. GET /sms/v1/messages. |
smsmode_get_message | read | Get a message and its delivery status One message: delivery status and detail, delivery date, recipient network, text, parts and price. GET /sms/v1/messages/{id}. |
smsmode_list_campaigns | read | List SMS campaigns Existing SMS campaigns (grouped sends) with status SCHEDULED / ONGOING / ENDED, quantity, price and per-status delivery counts. Read only: this server does not send campaigns. GET /sms/v1/campaigns. |
smsmode_get_campaign | read | Get an SMS campaign One campaign: state, period, recipients count, text, price and delivery counts per status. Use smsmode_list_messages with campaign_id for its individual messages. GET /sms/v1/campaigns/{id}. |
smsmode_send_sms | write | Send an SMS to 1-10 recipients WRITE, SPENDS CREDIT: sends one SMS text to 1 to 10 recipients (one message each, a batch of unit messages) and texts REAL people immediately, or at send_at. Cost: every message is charged to the account at its destination's price per SMS part (GSM7: 160 characters for 1 part, 306 for 2, 459 for 3...; UNICODE: 70, 134, 201...); the accept reply returns each message's id and status (the price may only appear later on smsmode_get_message / smsmode_list_messages; total_price is given when present). A batch can partly fail: failures lists the refused numbers, which are not charged. A message is never retried: after a timeout or error, check smsmode_list_messages (ref_client) before sending again. Max 10 recipients, no campaigns or lists. Check smsmode_get_balance first. POST /sms/v1/messages. |
smsmode_cancel_scheduled_message | write | Cancel a scheduled message WRITE: cancels ONE message that is still scheduled (status SCHEDULED, sent with send_at) so it is not sent; smsmode refuses messages already sent. Cannot be undone. DELETE /sms/v1/messages/{id}. |
smsmode_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. | |
smsmode_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the smsmode 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. | |
smsmode_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED smsmode 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. | |
smsmode_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's smsmode 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 smsmode_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 organisation | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this smsmode server only. Subscribe with smsmode_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with smsmode_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running smsmode_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 smsmode. The server calls the smsmode API with your own smsmode access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your smsmode 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 smsmode 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 smsmode 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 smsmode.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 13 smsmode 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 smsmode server only. Run smsmode_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run smsmode_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run smsmode_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 smsmode_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.