Read iContact contacts, lists, campaigns and message stats; add contacts and manage subscriptions. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the iContact connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For marketers who send email newsletters with iContact.
Lists the mailing lists and the list memberships by status, so you can count subscribed and unsubscribed contacts per list.
Reads a message's released, bounce, open, click, unsubscribe and complaint numbers, and lists who opened, clicked or bounced.
Lists sends with their message, included and excluded lists, scheduled time and status, and lists the saved segments.
Finds contacts by exact email, name, status or list, and shows email, name, address, phone and status.
Creates a contact, then puts them on a list, directly or with double opt-in. Use it only for people who agreed to get email.
Changes dataChanges fields of a contact, stops mail to them with a status such as do not contact, or unsubscribes them from a list.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Application id (API-AppId), iContact username and API password.
Optional: Client folder id.
iContact API access needs an application id: register one in iContact's developer portal (help.icontact.com, search for "API Developer Portal") and set an API password for it. The API password is the one you choose for the application id, not your iContact login password. The username is the one you log in to iContact with. If your account has several client folders and you want one other than the first, enter its id. Your credentials are used only to call the iContact API on your behalf; they are 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": {
"icontact": {
"url": "https://icontact.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"icontact": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://icontact.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 Application id (API-AppId), iContact username and API password. 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 account | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per account | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this iContact server only. Ask your AI to run icontact_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 icontact_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 icontact_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
icontact_get_accounticontact_list_contactsicontact_get_contacticontact_list_listsicontact_get_listicontact_list_subscriptionsicontact_list_campaignsicontact_get_campaignicontact_list_messagesicontact_get_messageicontact_get_message_statisticsicontact_list_message_activityicontact_list_sendsicontact_get_sendicontact_list_segmentsicontact_get_segmenticontact_list_custom_fieldsicontact_create_contacticontact_update_contacticontact_set_subscriptionicontact_usage_statusicontact_request_featureicontact_upgradeicontact_cancel_subscriptionCheck the size of our mailing lists and unsubscribes. Check the results of a message. Review sends and saved segments. Look up a contact. Add a contact and subscribe them to a list. Update a contact or unsubscribe them. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by iContact. The server calls the iContact API with your own iContact 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 Application id (API-AppId), iContact username and API password. 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 Application id (API-AppId), iContact username and API password. 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 iContact 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 iContact.
Yes, if you approve it. 3 of the 20 iContact tools can create or change data. The other 17 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 iContact server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run icontact_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run icontact_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 icontact_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 icontact_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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