INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

bannerbear_create_image

Generate an image from a template (additive; CONSUMES API quota).

usefulapi.ionone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for bannerbear_create_image and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.bannerbear-mcp]
url = "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bannerbear-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: bannerbear-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bannerbear-mcp": {
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "bannerbear-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "bannerbear-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

bannerbear_get_account — Get account details and usage: api_usage, api_quota, and paid_plan_name.
bannerbear_list_templates — List the templates in the project.
bannerbear_get_template — Get a single template incl.
bannerbear_list_template_sets — List the template sets in the project (used by collections).
bannerbear_get_template_set — Get a single template set and the templates it contains.
bannerbear_list_images — List generated images in the project (paginated).
bannerbear_get_image — Get a single generated image — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_url populates on completion).
bannerbear_get_video — Get a single generated video — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; video_url populates on completion).