MCP

Overview

The Scrape Creators MCP server lets AI assistants like Cursor, Claude, and VS Code Copilot directly call our API to extract public social media data. It supports OAuth authentication for Cursor, Claude, and Claude Desktop, plus direct API keys for clients that support custom headers.

Quick Install

Cursor

1. Open Customize in Cursor's sidebar
2. Select MCPs
3. Scroll to the bottom and click New MCP Server
4. Add the following configuration to the MCP config file. If you already have servers, add the scrape-creators entry to your existing mcpServers object:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrape-creators": {
      "url": "https://api.scrapecreators.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

5. Save and go back to Customize → MCPs
6. When prompted, click Connect to complete the OAuth flow — you'll enter your Scrape Creators API key in the browser

Claude / Claude Desktop

Add a remote connector in Claude on the web or in Claude Desktop. You'll enter your Scrape Creators API key during authorization, not in a config file.

1. Open Customize → Connectors
2. Click + Add → Add custom connector
3. Enter Scrape Creators as the name and https://api.scrapecreators.com/mcp as the remote MCP server URL, then click Continue
4. Review the detected authentication settings and click Continue. Choose Sign in now and click Add
5. Complete authorization in the browser with your Scrape Creators API key. If sign-in doesn't open, click Connect next to the connector
6. In your chat, open + → Connectors and enable Scrape Creators

On Team or Enterprise plans, an organization owner (or a role with permission to manage connectors) must first add it under Organization settings → Connectors → Add → Custom → Web. Members can then connect from Customize → Connectors.

Claude Code

Run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http scrape-creators https://api.scrapecreators.com/mcp

Then run /mcp and select Authenticate for Scrape Creators to complete the OAuth flow.

VS Code

Add the following to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "scrape-creators": {
        "url": "https://api.scrapecreators.com/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The MCP server supports two authentication methods:

• OAuth (recommended) — Used by Cursor, Claude, and VS Code. You'll be redirected to enter your API key in the browser during setup.
• Direct API key — For clients that support custom headers. Pass your key via the x-api-key header.