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Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 15 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Generate images, videos, and screenshots from your Bannerbear templates via AI.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 17%
91 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
15
Tools
read from the server
159 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1
Stars
last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 47

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 30 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version
31 Oct a tool changed version4 times that day
30 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day
29 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day
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25 Oct a tool changed version4 times that day
24 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day
23 Oct a tool changed version
22 Oct a tool changed version
20 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day
and 37 more, back to 30 September 2026

Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi missed 2 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add bannerbear --transport http https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bannerbear]
url = "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bannerbear": {
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "bannerbear": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 15

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

bannerbear
bannerbear_create_collection
Generate a collection of images from a template set (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` collection whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_collection (image_urls map populates on completion). API: POST /v2/collections.
bannerbear_create_image
Generate an image from a template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` image whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_image. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished image (image_url populated) via the sync host. API: POST /v2/images.
bannerbear_create_screenshot
Capture a screenshot of a web page (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` screenshot to poll. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished screenshot via the sync host. API: POST /v2/screenshots.
bannerbear_create_video
Generate a video from a video template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` video whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_video (video_url populates on completion). API: POST /v2/videos.
bannerbear_get_account
Get account details and usage: api_usage, api_quota, and paid_plan_name. API: GET /v2/account.
bannerbear_get_collection
Get a single collection — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_urls map populates on completion). API: GET /v2/collections/{uid}.
bannerbear_get_image
Get a single generated image — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/images/{uid}.
bannerbear_get_template
Get a single template incl. its available_modifications (the layers you can override when generating). API: GET /v2/templates/{uid}.
bannerbear_get_template_set
Get a single template set and the templates it contains. API: GET /v2/template_sets/{uid}.
bannerbear_get_video
Get a single generated video — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; video_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/videos/{uid}.
bannerbear_list_effects
List the image effects available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/effects.
bannerbear_list_fonts
List the fonts available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/fonts.
bannerbear_list_images
List generated images in the project (paginated). API: GET /v2/images.
bannerbear_list_template_sets
List the template sets in the project (used by collections). API: GET /v2/template_sets.
bannerbear_list_templates
List the templates in the project. Filter/paginate with page, tag, name, and limit. API: GET /v2/templates.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp streamable-http answering 71 ms 11 min ago

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Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 15 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: bannerbear_create_collection, bannerbear_create_image, bannerbear_create_screenshot, bannerbear_create_video, bannerbear_get_account, bannerbear_get_collection and 9 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 159 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi?
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.
Does Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 15 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 159 ms on average, which is faster than 81% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Bannerbear MCP by usefulapi open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at bannerbear.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.