Placetel MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Chat & email

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http placetel https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "placetel": {
      "url": "https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "placetel": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://placetel.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• placetel_get_account

  The Placetel account this API key belongs to: user id, name, email, company, platform (e.g. PROFI), primary SIP user id and the numbers the key may use. GET /me.

• placetel_list_users

  List the web users of the account (main account and sub-users) with name, email, login, type, permissions and numbers. Filter by name, email, login or type. GET /users.

• placetel_list_sip_users

  List SIP users (phone extensions, softphones, fax and trunk lines) with extension number (did), caller id, type, online state and registrations. SIP passwords and PINs are never returned. GET /sip_users.

• placetel_get_sip_user

  One SIP user (extension) by id: sipuid, extension, caller id, type, linked web user, online state and call settings. The SIP password and PINs are never returned. GET /sip_users/{id}.

• placetel_list_calls

  Incoming calls (accepted, missed, blocked, voicemail) on one day, today by default: caller number, called number, duration, matching contact, voicemail file URL and unread flag. For a different day pass date. GET /calls.

• placetel_get_call

  One incoming call by id: caller, called number, type, duration, contact, voicemail file URL. GET /calls/{id}.

• placetel_list_call_detail_records

  Call detail records (billing view) for one day: from, to, answering SIP user, length in seconds, cost amount and description. date is required. GET /call_detail_records.

• placetel_list_recordings

  Call recordings with direction, from, to, duration, time and the file URL. Filter by direction, number or day. GET /recordings.

• placetel_list_contacts

  List the shared phone-book contacts with names, company, phone/mobile/fax numbers, emails, tags and blocked flag. Filter by name, company, email, number or update time. search_number finds a contact by any of its numbers. GET /contacts.

• placetel_get_contact

  One contact by id with all its fields. GET /contacts/{id}.

• placetel_list_numbers

  List the phone numbers of the account with number, E.164 form, name, description, site, activation state and the routing object id that answers them. GET /numbers.

• placetel_get_number

  One phone number by id: number, E.164, name, site, carrier, activation state and routing id. GET /numbers/{id}.

• placetel_list_number_profiles

  The routing profiles of a phone number (for example Standard, Holiday, Night) and which one is active. Needs a Placetel plan with number profiles. GET /numbers/{number_id}/profiles.

• placetel_list_routings

  List routing objects (what happens to an incoming call: forward, group, routing plan, IVR, queue, voicemail, API) with their settings and time settings. Filter by update time. GET /routings.

• placetel_get_routing

  One routing object by its id or by the phone number it answers. GET /routings/{number_or_id}.

• placetel_list_routing_plans

  List routing plans (time-based call distribution plans) with name, description, ring duration and object counts. GET /routing_plans.

• placetel_list_groups

  List ring groups (ring_all, hunt, monitoring) with members. Filter by name, description or type. GET /groups.

• placetel_list_sites

  List company sites (locations) with address and prefix. GET /sites.

• placetel_list_faxes

  In- and outbound faxes with from/to number, status, pages, duration, type and the file URL. Filter by direction or number. GET /faxes.

• placetel_get_fax

  One fax by id: numbers, status, status info, pages, retries, report and file URL. GET /faxes/{id}.

• placetel_list_call_center_queues

  List call-center queues with name, ring time, loops and prompts. Use the ids to filter call-center calls. GET /call_center_queues.

• placetel_list_call_center_agents

  List call-center agents with name, status, extension, priority and last call time. GET /call_center_agents.

• placetel_list_call_center_calls

  Call-center calls of one day with queue, agent, from/to, answer status, start/end time and time spent in queue. date is required; narrow to queues with queue_ids. GET /call_center_calls.

• placetel_create_contact

  WRITE: create a contact in the shared Placetel phone book. Give at least a name, company or number. Nothing is sent to the contact. POST /contacts.

• placetel_update_contact

  WRITE: update the given fields of a contact (omitted fields stay; an empty string clears a text field). tags replaces the whole tag list; blocked=true blocks the caller. PUT /contacts/{id}.

• placetel_activate_number_profile

  WRITE: switch the active routing profile of a phone number (for example to Holiday or Night). This changes LIVE call handling for that number immediately: callers are routed differently. Find ids with placetel_list_number_profiles. PUT /numbers/{number_id}/profiles.

• placetel_initiate_call

  WRITE: start a real phone call. Placetel rings the given SIP user's phone first and, once answered, dials the target number. This places an actual call and call charges apply. Do not use without the user's explicit request. POST /calls.

• placetel_send_sms

  WRITE: send a real SMS to a phone number from the Placetel account. The recipient receives it immediately and SMS charges apply; it cannot be recalled. Do not use without the user's explicit request and exact text. POST /sms.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

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  Still maintained

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 76 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 28 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Chat & emaili

• More stars than 0% of the other 1767 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 1767 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1767 servers in this category

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