Browse the Printful catalog, orders, shipping quotes and stats, and create draft orders and mockups. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, 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": {
"printful": {
"url": "https://printful.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"printful": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://printful.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
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 Printful Private Token.
Optional: Store ID (needed only for an account-level token).
Create the token at developers.printful.com → Your tokens → Create, with the scopes you need (stores_list, orders, sync_products, file_library…). Private Tokens expire and can't be refreshed — when yours lapses, create a new one and reconnect.
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 Printful Private Token. 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.
Turn on the Printful connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
printful_list_stores | read | List stores List the stores this token can reach (id, name, platform type). A cheap way to confirm the token works, and where to find the store_id an ACCOUNT-level token needs. Printful: GET /stores. |
printful_list_catalog_categories | read | List catalog categories List Printful's catalog categories (T-shirts, Mugs, Posters…) with their ids and parent ids — the filter for printful_list_catalog_products. Printful: GET /categories. |
printful_list_catalog_products | read | List catalog products List the blank products Printful can print on (id, title, brand, model, variant count, print-file placements), optionally filtered by category. Printful: GET /products. |
printful_get_catalog_product | read | Get a catalog product Fetch one catalog product with ALL its variants (size, color, variant_id, price, stock). Use the variant_id values when quoting shipping or building an order. Printful: GET /products/{id}. |
printful_get_catalog_variant | read | Get a catalog variant Fetch one catalog variant and its parent product. Printful: GET /products/variant/{id}. |
printful_list_store_products | read | List store products (Manual/API store) List the Sync Products in a Manual-order / API store. For a Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce or other integrated store use printful_list_sync_products instead. Printful: GET /store/products. |
printful_get_store_product | read | Get a store product (Manual/API store) Fetch one product of a Manual-order / API store with all its Sync Variants — catalog variant, print files, retail price. For a Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce or other integrated store use printful_get_sync_product instead. Printful: GET /store/products/{id}. |
printful_list_sync_products | read | List synced products (integrated store) List the products Printful has imported from an integrated store (Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce…), with how many variants are synced. Filter by status=unsynced to find products that still need a design or catalog variant. Printful: GET /sync/products. |
printful_get_sync_product | read | Get a synced product (integrated store) Fetch one product imported from an integrated store (Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce…) with all its Sync Variants — catalog variant, print files, retail price, sync status. Ids come from printful_list_sync_products. Printful: GET /sync/products/{id}. |
printful_list_orders | read | List orders List the store's orders, newest first, optionally by status (draft, pending, failed, canceled, inprocess, onhold, partial, fulfilled, archived). Printful: GET /orders. |
printful_get_order | read | Get an order Fetch one order: status, recipient, items, costs, and shipments with carrier and tracking links — the answer to 'where is my order?'. Printful: GET /orders/{id}. |
printful_calculate_shipping_rates | read | Calculate shipping rates Quote the shipping options (method id, name, rate, delivery-day estimate) for a set of items to an address. Only country_code is required (plus state_code for US/CA/AU). Changes nothing. Printful: POST /shipping/rates. |
printful_estimate_order_costs | read | Estimate order costs Price an order WITHOUT creating it: item, print, shipping and tax costs, plus retail totals. Same item shape as printful_create_draft_order. Changes nothing. Printful: POST /orders/estimate-costs. |
printful_get_file | read | Get a file Fetch one File Library entry — processing status (ok / waiting / failed), dimensions, DPI and preview URLs. Poll this after printful_add_file. Printful: GET /files/{id}. |
printful_get_printfiles | read | Get printfile specs for a product List the print areas (placements) and required print-file pixel sizes/DPI for each variant of a catalog product — what a design must match before mockups or orders. DTG is assumed unless technique is given. Printful: GET /mockup-generator/printfiles/{id}. |
printful_get_mockup_task | read | Get a mockup task result Check a mockup-generation task: status (pending / completed / failed) and, when done, the mockup image URLs per placement and variant. Printful: GET /mockup-generator/task. |
printful_get_statistics | read | Get store statistics Sales, costs, profit and order-count reports for a period of at most 6 months. Printful: GET /reports/statistics. |
printful_create_draft_order | write | Create a draft order Create an order as a DRAFT — nothing is charged or produced. It must be confirmed later in the Printful dashboard, where the charge is shown. Each item needs one of variant_id (+ files), sync_variant_id, external_variant_id, warehouse_product_variant_id or product_template_id (+ variant_id). Printful: POST /orders (never with confirm). |
printful_update_draft_order | write | Update a draft order Change a DRAFT order (unsubmitted orders only) — send only the fields to change. CAUTION: if you send `items`, it replaces the list: existing items not included (by id or external_id) are removed. The order stays a draft; nothing is charged. Printful: PUT /orders/{id} (never with confirm). |
printful_add_file | write | Add a file to the File Library Add a print file to the File Library from a public URL (PNG/JPG recommended). If a file with the same URL already exists it is returned instead. Processing is async — poll printful_get_file until status is ok. Printful: POST /files. |
printful_create_mockup_task | write | Create a mockup generation task Start generating product mockups for a design on a catalog product — returns a task_key; poll printful_get_mockup_task for the images. Heavily rate-limited (about 10/min for established stores, 2/min for new ones). Printful: POST /mockup-generator/create-task/{id}. |
printful_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
printful_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Printful 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. | |
printful_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Printful (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $19/month or $190/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
printful_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Printful Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run printful_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Printful server only. Subscribe with printful_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with printful_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running printful_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 Printful. The server calls the Printful API with your own Printful 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 Printful Private Token. 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 Printful Private Token. 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 Printful 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 Printful.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 21 Printful 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 unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Printful server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run printful_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run printful_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run printful_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 printful_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.