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API Anything MCP Server

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API Anything runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 5 398 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Nov 2026.

Call websites as APIs: a shared catalog of operations learned from each site's own requests.

Installs per day peak 700 · avg 157 · +192% w/w
a month agotoday
5 398
Installs / week
npm · api-anything
2 807
Stars
0 open issues
8 Nov 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 7 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command python/src/api_anything/server.py:124
            self.process = subprocess.Popen(
  const r = spawnSync(cmd, args, { input, encoding: "utf8", timeout: STORE_TIMEOUT_MS });
Reads files and sends them to the network registry/seed.ts:9
import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add api-anything -- npx -y api-anything
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-anything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "api-anything"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.api-anything]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "api-anything"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-anything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "api-anything"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "api-anything": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "api-anything"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: API_ANYTHING_HOME (Directory for learned sites, sessions and settings. Defaults to ~/.api-anything), API_ANYTHING_BROWSER (Chromium browser used to learn sites and for the browser tier, by name (brave) or path. Defaults to Google Chrome).

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API Anything — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for API Anything?
API Anything runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package api-anything was installed 5 398 times last week.
How do I connect API Anything?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls api-anything straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use API Anything?
The npm package api-anything was installed 5 398 times in the last week. Week over week that is +192%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is API Anything open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 2 807 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.