MCP Server

Overview

The Website Data MCP server allows AI assistants to access Website Data directly through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant questions about domains and technologies and it will query Website Data to provide answers.

The MCP server is available to all customers with API access. Claude Desktop and ChatGPT Desktop authenticate through your browser. Other clients may require a Website Data API key, which you can find on your Account page.

Setup

The Website Data MCP server is a remote server hosted at https://websitedata.app/mcp. No installation is required — configure your AI client to connect to the server using browser sign-in or an API key, depending on the client.

Claude Code (CLI)

Run the following command in your terminal, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your Website Data API key:

claude mcp add -t http websitedata https://websitedata.app/mcp -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

You can verify the server was added by running claude mcp list. For more details, see the Claude Code MCP documentation.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings in Claude Desktop and select Connectors. Select Add, then Add custom connector.
    Add custom connector menu in Claude Desktop
    Add a custom connector from Claude Desktop's Connectors settings.
  2. Enter Website Data for the name and https://websitedata.app/mcp for the remote MCP URL. Select Continue.
    Website Data name and MCP URL in Claude Desktop
    Enter the Website Data connector details.
  3. Keep Sign in now and Register automatically selected, then continue.
    Claude Desktop connector authentication options
    Use the detected sign-in and client registration options.
  4. Select Connect on the Website Data connector page.
    Connect button for the Website Data connector
    Connect to Website Data.
  5. Follow the sign-in steps in your browser and approve Claude's access to your Website Data account.
    Website Data authorization approval for Claude
    Approve access to your Website Data account.

Once connected, you can review the Website Data tools and their permissions in Claude Desktop.

Website Data tool permissions in Claude Desktop
Review the connector's tool permissions.

ChatGPT Desktop

In the ChatGPT Desktop app, open Settings, then select Plugins. Open the Add menu and select Add MCP server.

Add MCP server menu in ChatGPT Desktop
Select Add MCP server from the Add menu.
  1. Select MCP, then choose Streamable HTTP.
  2. Enter Website Data for the name and https://websitedata.app/mcp for the server URL.
  3. Select Save.
  4. Select Authenticate, then follow the sign-in and approval steps in the browser window that opens.

Cursor

In Cursor, open Settings and navigate to the MCP section. Add a new server with the following configuration. For step-by-step instructions, see the Cursor MCP documentation.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websitedata": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://websitedata.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The MCP server provides the following tools that AI assistants can use to query Website Data:

get_domain
Look up a single domain by name. Returns title, description, language, country, categories, technologies, rank, and more.
search_domains
Search and filter domains by keyword, country, language, category, technology, TLD, and fingerprints. Supports sorting and cursor-based pagination.
bulk_get_domains
Fetch up to 100 domains in a single request.
get_domains_by_tld
List domains filtered by top-level domain (e.g. "com", "org", "io").
get_technology
Look up a single technology by name. Returns description, URL, icon, categories, and install/uninstall metrics.
search_technologies
Search and filter technologies by keyword and category. Supports sorting by name, total installs, new installs, uninstalls, or net change.

Example Prompts

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant questions like:

  • "Look up the domain shopify.com"
  • "Search for domains in the US that use WordPress"
  • "Find all .io domains in the technology category"
  • "What technologies does stripe.com use?"
  • "Search for technologies related to analytics"
  • "Find domains that use both Google Analytics and Cloudflare"

Privacy & Security

All MCP requests use HTTPS. Your API key is passed as a Bearer token and is required on every request. The MCP server is read-only — it can search and retrieve data but cannot modify anything in your account. See our Privacy Policy for details on how we handle data.

Support

Need help setting up or using the MCP server? Contact support and we'll be happy to help. For more details about the underlying API, see the API Documentation.