Track shipments and quote shipping; prepare shipments, buy labels and request carrier pickups. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Shipcloud connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For shipping teams with authorized Shipcloud API access.
Read recent shipments and inspect tracking for selected parcels.
Get a quote before deciding whether to buy a label. Carrier contracts and vendor charges apply.
Save a shipment without buying its shipping label.
Changes dataAfter reviewing the price and recipient, buy a label only with explicit confirmation. Check Shipcloud before repeating an uncertain result.
Changes dataRequest a pickup only with explicit confirmation. The carrier may charge and these tools cannot cancel the pickup.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your shipcloud API key.
In Shipcloud click your email address → API Key. Use the sandbox key for tests; a live key can buy labels and request billable carrier pickups. Only connect a key whose use you authorize and control under UsefulAPI’s terms and your processing instructions. The key is encrypted. Requested shipping addresses, orders and tracking reach your AI client/provider. Revoke the key in Shipcloud to stop access; disconnect UsefulAPI to stop this connection. Label purchases require explicit confirmation; after a timeout, check Shipcloud before repeating. Reference checks reduce duplicates but cannot prevent simultaneous purchases across Worker instances. Vendor plans, carrier eligibility and charges are separate. Billing follows customer number, so sandbox/live keys and rotations normally retain the same subscription.
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": {
"shipcloud": {
"url": "https://shipcloud.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"shipcloud": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://shipcloud.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 shipcloud 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freeper Shipcloud customer | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper Shipcloud customer | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per Shipcloud customer | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Shipcloud server only. Ask your AI to run shipcloud_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 shipcloud_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 shipcloud_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
shipcloud_get_accountshipcloud_list_carriersshipcloud_get_default_addressshipcloud_list_shipmentsshipcloud_get_shipmentshipcloud_get_shipment_quoteshipcloud_list_trackersshipcloud_get_trackershipcloud_list_pickup_requestsshipcloud_get_pickup_requestshipcloud_find_dropoff_locationsshipcloud_list_addressesshipcloud_get_addressshipcloud_list_ordersshipcloud_get_ordershipcloud_list_webhooksshipcloud_create_prepared_shipmentshipcloud_create_shipment_with_labelshipcloud_delete_shipmentshipcloud_create_trackershipcloud_create_pickup_requestshipcloud_create_addressshipcloud_usage_statusshipcloud_request_featureshipcloud_upgradeshipcloud_cancel_subscriptionTrack recent deliveries. Check a shipping price. Prepare an agreed shipment. Buy an approved label. Request an agreed carrier pickup. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shipcloud. The server calls the Shipcloud API with your own Shipcloud 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 shipcloud 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 shipcloud 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 Shipcloud 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 Shipcloud.
Yes, if you approve it. 6 of the 22 Shipcloud tools can create or change data. The other 16 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 Shipcloud server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run shipcloud_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run shipcloud_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 shipcloud_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 shipcloud_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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