Read Placetel calls, recordings, numbers and routing; edit contacts, start calls, send SMS. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Placetel connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For businesses and support teams who run their phone system on Placetel.
The AI lists incoming calls of one day (accepted, missed, blocked, voicemail) with caller number, called number, duration and voicemail file URL.
The AI reads the call detail records: who called whom, the answering SIP user, length in seconds and cost.
The AI reads which routing answers each number, such as ring groups, IVR or queue, and switches a number's active profile, for example to Holiday.
Changes dataThe AI lists queues and agents, and reads the call-center calls of one day with queue, agent, answer status and time spent in queue.
The AI finds shared contacts by name, company, email or number, creates a contact, or updates fields, tags or the blocked flag.
Changes dataThe AI starts a real call that rings a SIP user first and then dials the target, or sends an SMS. Both cost money and cannot be undone.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Placetel API key.
Find it in Placetel at Integrations → Web API (web.placetel.de/integrations/web_api); an API v1 key works too. The key acts with your account's permissions. Your key is used only to call the Placetel API on your behalf; 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": {
"placetel": {
"url": "https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"placetel": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://placetel.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 Placetel 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 |
| 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 Placetel server only. Ask your AI to run placetel_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 placetel_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 placetel_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
placetel_get_accountplacetel_list_usersplacetel_list_sip_usersplacetel_get_sip_userplacetel_list_callsplacetel_get_callplacetel_list_call_detail_recordsplacetel_list_recordingsplacetel_list_contactsplacetel_get_contactplacetel_list_numbersplacetel_get_numberplacetel_list_number_profilesplacetel_list_routingsplacetel_get_routingplacetel_list_routing_plansplacetel_list_groupsplacetel_list_sitesplacetel_list_faxesplacetel_get_faxplacetel_list_call_center_queuesplacetel_list_call_center_agentsplacetel_list_call_center_callsplacetel_create_contactplacetel_update_contactplacetel_activate_number_profileplacetel_initiate_callplacetel_send_smsplacetel_usage_statusplacetel_request_featureplacetel_upgradeplacetel_cancel_subscriptionFind the calls you missed on a day. Review call detail records for a day. Check how numbers are routed, or switch a profile. Check call center queues and agents. Look up, add or update a phone-book contact. Start a call or send an SMS. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Placetel. The server calls the Placetel API with your own Placetel 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 Placetel 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 Placetel 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 Placetel 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 Placetel.
Yes, if you approve it. 5 of the 28 Placetel tools can create or change data. The other 23 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 Placetel server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run placetel_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run placetel_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 placetel_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 placetel_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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