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Buttondown MCP by usefulapi

by buttondown.usefulapi.io in Email & messaging

MCP serverPassing, checked 4 h ago

Read Buttondown subscribers, emails, analytics and automations; add subscribers; write email drafts.

https://buttondown.usefulapi.io/mcp

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How to call it

Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

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

25 tools

  • buttondown_get_account

    The Buttondown account this API key belongs to: username and e-mail address. GET /accounts/me.

  • buttondown_list_newsletters

    List the newsletters on the account with name, username, domains, sender, locale and timezone. The newsletter's API key, custom CSS and e-mail templates are never returned. GET /newsletters.

  • buttondown_get_newsletter

    One newsletter by id (settings and identity only; no API key, CSS or templates). GET /newsletters/{id}.

  • buttondown_list_subscribers

    List or search subscribers (newest first by default) with e-mail, type (regular, unactivated, unsubscribed, premium, ...), tags, notes, metadata, source, open/click rates and dates. Filter by e-mail text, type, tag, signup date or domain. GET /subscribers.

  • buttondown_get_subscriber

    One subscriber by id or by e-mail address: type, tags, notes, metadata, source, engagement and lifecycle dates. GET /subscribers/{id_or_email}.

  • buttondown_add_subscriber

    WRITE: add ONE subscriber by e-mail address. No subscriber type is set, so Buttondown applies the newsletter's normal sign-up rules (double opt-in: the subscriber is typically created as unactivated and Buttondown e-mails THAT ONE address a confirmation message; opt-in is never b

  • buttondown_update_subscriber

    WRITE: change ONE subscriber's tags, private note or metadata. Tags are merged (add_tags / remove_tags change only those names; the others stay). A given note or metadata replaces the existing value (destructive for that field). The subscriber's type (unsubscribe, block, ...) and

  • buttondown_list_emails

    List emails (drafts, scheduled and sent), newest first by default, with subject, status, publish date, slug, archive URL and analytics summary. The body is left out unless include_body is set. Filter by status, subject text or date. GET /emails.

  • buttondown_get_email

    One email by id with its full body, subject, status, publish date, slug, archive settings and analytics summary. GET /emails/{id}.

  • buttondown_get_email_analytics

    Delivery and engagement numbers for one sent email: recipients, deliveries, opens, clicks, failures, unsubscriptions, complaints, replies, page views. GET /emails/{id}/analytics.

  • buttondown_create_email_draft

    WRITE: create a DRAFT email (status always "draft"). Nothing is sent or scheduled and no subscriber is e-mailed; to send it, the user must open the draft in Buttondown and send it there. This server has no tool that sends or schedules email. Body is Markdown or HTML. POST /emails

  • buttondown_update_email_draft

    WRITE: edit the subject, body, description, slug or preview image of an email that is still a DRAFT (replaces those fields; the previous text is lost unless Buttondown's email history is used). Refuses any email that is not a draft, and never changes status or publish date, so no

  • buttondown_list_tags

    List subscriber tags with name, color, descriptions and whether subscribers can edit them. GET /tags.

  • buttondown_get_tag_analytics

    Subscribers created, open rate and click rate for one tag. GET /tags/{id}/analytics.

  • buttondown_create_tag

    WRITE: create a subscriber tag (needs a Buttondown plan with tags). An existing tag with the same name is returned as an error and not changed. POST /tags.

  • buttondown_list_automations

    List automations (welcome sequences and other triggered e-mails) with name, status, trigger, actions and filters (webhook URLs in actions are shown by host only). Read-only: automations are not started or changed. GET /automations.

  • buttondown_get_automation

    One automation by id with its trigger, actions and filters. GET /automations/{id}.

  • buttondown_get_automation_analytics

    Performance numbers for one automation. GET /automations/{id}/analytics.

  • buttondown_list_surveys

    List surveys with question, answers, status and response count. GET /surveys.

  • buttondown_list_survey_responses

    List survey responses (who answered what), optionally for one survey, email or subscriber. GET /survey_responses.

  • buttondown_list_segments

    List saved subscriber segments with name, description and filters. GET /segments.

  • buttondown_list_forms

    List sign-up forms with title, slug, status, tags and subscriber counts. GET /forms.

  • buttondown_list_snippets

    List reusable content snippets with identifier, name, mode and how often each is referenced. GET /snippets.

  • buttondown_list_webhooks

    List configured webhooks with status and subscribed event types. The signing key is never returned and the URL is shown by host only. GET /webhooks.

  • buttondown_list_events

    List delivery events (delivered, opened, clicked, bounced, unsubscribed, ...), newest first, optionally for one email or subscriber. GET /events.

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