MCP server for Sendbird — chat users, channels, members, and messages from your AI client. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Sendbird connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For developers and support teams who run in-app chat with Sendbird.
The AI lists users filtered by nickname, ids, activity or metadata and opens one user's profile.
The AI lists the group channels of a given user and the members of a channel. You can check who talks where.
The AI lists messages in a channel from a timestamp or message id and sums up the conversation, such as a support channel.
The AI lists open (public) channels and opens one by its URL to read its details.
The AI creates a user or a group channel with the members you name, updates a user's profile, and sends a message as a user or an admin.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token.
Find both in the Sendbird Dashboard → Settings → Application → General (Application ID) and API tokens (master or secondary token). Your credentials are used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; 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": {
"sendbird": {
"url": "https://sendbird.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"sendbird": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sendbird.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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API 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.
| 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 Sendbird server only. Ask your AI to run sendbird_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 sendbird_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 sendbird_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
sendbird_list_userssendbird_get_usersendbird_list_group_channelssendbird_get_group_channelsendbird_list_group_channel_memberssendbird_list_group_channels_by_usersendbird_list_open_channelssendbird_get_open_channelsendbird_list_messagessendbird_requestsendbird_send_messagesendbird_create_usersendbird_update_usersendbird_create_group_channelsendbird_usage_statussendbird_request_featuresendbird_upgradesendbird_cancel_subscriptionFind chat users by nickname or id. See which channels a user is in. Read the latest messages of a channel. Browse open channels. Create users and group channels, update users, send messages. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sendbird. The server calls the Sendbird API with your own Sendbird 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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API token. 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 Sendbird Application ID and Sendbird API 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 Sendbird 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 Sendbird.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 14 Sendbird tools can create or change data. The other 10 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 Sendbird server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run sendbird_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run sendbird_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 sendbird_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 sendbird_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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