PopNow API MCP Server

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PopNow API is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. 49 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Developer MCP for PopNow: run any AI image, video and audio model with an API key, billed in USD.

Installs per day peak 12 · avg 1 · +444% w/w

a month agotoday

Uptime history 23 hours of history

23 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

85 of 85 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

381 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Installs / week

npm and PyPI

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check PopNow API every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add popnow-api-mcp --transport http https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.popnow-api-mcp]
url = "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "popnow-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "popnow-api-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/mcp	streamable-http	needs key	225 ms	4 min ago

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PopNow API — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for PopNow API?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is PopNow API working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 85 of 85 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 381 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect PopNow API?

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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does PopNow API need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, PopNow API answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is PopNow API?

It answers our handshake in 381 ms on average, which is faster than 35% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

How many people use PopNow API?

The npm package @popnow/mcp was installed 49 times in the last week. Week over week that is +444%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is PopNow API open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at api.popnow.ai, which runs on its operator's own terms.