Short links with click, lead and sale analytics, customers, tags and the partner programme. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Dub connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For marketers and growth teams who share short links tracked in Dub.
The AI reads aggregated click analytics grouped by top links, and lists the links behind them. You get a ranked list for the period you ask about.
The AI reads analytics grouped by country, device or referer, and lists single click, lead and sale events for detail.
The AI lists links filtered by domain, tag, folder or a text search, and counts them by group. You get the set of links you need.
The AI creates a short link, or changes a link's destination, key, tags or archived state. It can update many links one by one.
Changes dataThe AI lists pending applications to the affiliate programme. It approves or rejects the ones you choose.
Changes dataThe AI reads commissions by affiliate, status or time window, payouts with their status, and clicks, leads, sales and revenue per affiliate.
The login page asks for your Dub API key.
Create one in Dub → Settings → API Keys. Your token is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is 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": {
"dub": {
"url": "https://dub.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"dub": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://dub.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 Dub 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+ | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Dub server only. Ask your AI to run dub_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with dub_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with dub_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
dub_list_linksdub_get_linkdub_count_linksdub_get_analyticsdub_list_eventsdub_list_customersdub_get_customerdub_list_tagsdub_list_foldersdub_list_domainsdub_list_partnersdub_get_partner_analyticsdub_list_partner_applicationsdub_list_commissionsdub_list_payoutsdub_create_linkdub_update_linkdub_delete_linkdub_create_tagdub_create_folderdub_approve_partner_applicationdub_reject_partner_applicationdub_usage_statusdub_request_featuredub_upgradedub_cancel_subscriptionFind your top links by clicks. Break down clicks, leads and sales. Find links by tag, folder or domain. Create or change a short link. Review and answer affiliate applications. Check affiliate commissions and payouts. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dub. The server calls the Dub API with your own Dub 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 Dub 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 Dub 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 Dub 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 Dub.
Yes, if you approve it. 7 of the 22 Dub tools can create or change data. The other 15 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 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Dub server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run dub_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run dub_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run dub_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with dub_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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