Read GoCanvas forms, submissions, users, dispatches and reference data; create dispatches. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the GoCanvas connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For field service and inspection teams who collect mobile forms with GoCanvas.
Lists the forms the user can see with name, status and version, and opens one form to see its screens and fields.
Lists completed forms for a form or user, opens a submission with all its responses, and shows who changed it and when.
Lists the company's users with name, email and enabled flag, the departments, and the users in a department with their role.
Lists dispatches for a user, department or form with assignee, status and schedule, and opens one with its pre-filled responses.
Creates a dispatch of a form for a user with a schedule, so it appears on the worker's mobile device. It can be sent at once.
Changes dataLists GPS location events of one user or all users for a period of up to 7 days. This needs the tracker feature.
The login page asks for your Client ID and Client secret.
In GoCanvas, open your profile → API Settings (administrator) and create an OAuth application; copy the client ID and the client secret (shown only once). API v3 is included in the Pro and Max plans or available as an add-on. The server acts as the user who owns the application and sees what that user can see. Your credentials are used only to call the GoCanvas API on your behalf and to derive a private account id.
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": {
"gocanvas": {
"url": "https://gocanvas.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"gocanvas": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gocanvas.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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this GoCanvas server only. Ask your AI to run gocanvas_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 gocanvas_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 gocanvas_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
gocanvas_get_megocanvas_list_formsgocanvas_get_formgocanvas_list_form_reportsgocanvas_list_submissionsgocanvas_get_submissiongocanvas_list_submission_revisionsgocanvas_list_usersgocanvas_get_usergocanvas_list_departmentsgocanvas_list_department_usersgocanvas_list_dispatchesgocanvas_get_dispatchgocanvas_list_customersgocanvas_list_projectsgocanvas_list_sitesgocanvas_list_reference_datagocanvas_get_reference_datagocanvas_list_groupsgocanvas_list_workflowsgocanvas_list_locationsgocanvas_create_dispatchgocanvas_mark_dispatch_receivedgocanvas_usage_statusgocanvas_request_featuregocanvas_upgradegocanvas_cancel_subscriptionList our forms and their fields. Find submissions and read their answers. List field users and their departments. Check the dispatches sent to field workers. Dispatch a form to a field worker. Check where field users were. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by GoCanvas. The server calls the GoCanvas API with your own GoCanvas 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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 GoCanvas 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 GoCanvas.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 23 GoCanvas tools can create or change data. The other 21 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 GoCanvas server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run gocanvas_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run gocanvas_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 gocanvas_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 gocanvas_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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