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Bannerbear MCP Server

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Bannerbear is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 15 tools. Last commit 1 Sep 2026.

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

Uptime history 47 days of history · worst day 17%
47 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
15
Tools
read from the server
168 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 1 Sep 2026

Nothing serious here today

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

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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 10 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add bannerbear --transport http https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bannerbear": {
      "url": "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
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bannerbear": {
      "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 297 ms 10 min ago

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Bannerbear — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Bannerbear 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 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 168 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Bannerbear?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Bannerbear need an API key?
No. Bannerbear 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?
It answers our handshake in 168 ms on average, which is faster than 73% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Bannerbear open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 0 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.