API Direct MCP MCP server

An official MCP server provided by API Direct that enables AI agents to perform real-time social listening and data retrieval. It offers over 50 tools to search posts, users, comments, and profiles across platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, and Bluesky, as well as news articles and Google Maps places, using a unified API schema.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by API Direct

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://apidirect.io/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search real-time social media posts by keyword
Retrieve user profiles and follower data
Search news articles and Google Maps places
Monitor conversations across multiple platforms

Tools advertised by the last live check:

list_skills
get_skill
search_linkedin
linkedin_person_details
linkedin_person_posts
linkedin_post_details
linkedin_company_details
linkedin_company_posts
search_linkedin_companies
search_linkedin_jobs
linkedin_job_details
search_twitter
search_twitter_users
twitter_user_profile
twitter_user_tweets
twitter_user_followers
twitter_user_following
twitter_verified_followers
twitter_user_replies
twitter_tweet_details
twitter_tweet_retweets
twitter_tweet_quotes
twitter_tweet_comments
twitter_trends
search_reddit
search_reddit_comments
search_reddit_users
search_youtube
search_youtube_channels
get_youtube_comments
youtube_channel_details
youtube_video_details
search_instagram
search_instagram_users
instagram_user_profile
instagram_user_posts
instagram_post_details
instagram_user_followers
instagram_user_following
instagram_user_stories
instagram_user_highlights
instagram_highlight_stories
instagram_post_comments
instagram_comment_replies
instagram_post_likes
instagram_hashtag_posts
search_threads
search_threads_users
threads_user_profile
threads_user_posts
truthsocial_user_posts
search_bluesky
search_bluesky_users
bluesky_user_profile
bluesky_user_posts
bluesky_user_followers
bluesky_user_following
bluesky_user_likes
bluesky_post_details
bluesky_post_comments
bluesky_post_likes
bluesky_post_quotes
bluesky_post_reposts
search_tiktok
search_tiktok_users
tiktok_user_profile
tiktok_video_details
facebook_page_details
facebook_page_posts
facebook_page_photos
facebook_page_videos
facebook_page_reels
facebook_page_reviews
facebook_group_details
facebook_group_posts
facebook_post_comments
search_facebook_posts
search_facebook_pages
search_facebook_videos
search_facebook_events
search_facebook_locations
search_forums
search_news
search_web
google_ai_mode
search_places
place_details
place_reviews
place_photos
search_amazon_products
amazon_product_details
amazon_seller_profile
amazon_seller_reviews
amazon_seller_products
amazon_best_sellers
trustpilot_company_reviews
search_trustpilot_companies
trustpilot_category_companies
trustpilot_category_newest
trustpilot_category_details
search_trustpilot_categories
trustpilot_user_profile
batch_requests

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http api-direct-mcp https://apidirect.io/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add api-direct-mcp --url https://apidirect.io/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable api-direct-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-direct-mcp": {
      "url": "https://apidirect.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-direct-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://apidirect.io/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start api-direct-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "api-direct-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://apidirect.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http api-direct-mcp https://apidirect.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-direct-mcp": {
      "url": "https://apidirect.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-direct-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://apidirect.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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