usefulapiGift Up! MCP server
Read Gift Up! gift cards, orders, items, promotions and transactions (read-only, codes masked). Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
What can I ask?
Turn on the Gift Up! connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
- How many gift cards did we sell this month and for how much?
- Show the latest gift card orders, newest first.
- Which gift cards still have a balance left?
- Which promotions do we currently have running at checkout?
What you can do with Gift Up! in Claude and ChatGPT
For shop and venue owners who sell gift cards with Gift Up!.
Summarize gift card sales for a period
The AI lists orders filtered by creation time, source or purchaser email, with revenue, tip, fees and discount, and adds them up for the period.
Find gift cards that still have a balance
The AI lists gift cards by state, order, recipient or purchaser email, with balance, expiry and status flags such as expired or voided. Codes are masked.
Check one gift card and its history
The AI opens one gift card by its code and shows its balance, expiry, recipient and the ledger of events, such as created, redeemed or topped up. It never redeems the card.
Review the promotions running at checkout
The AI lists promotions with their benefits, dates, usage counts, revenue and triggers such as promo code or spend threshold.
Audit the transaction log by event or location
The AI reads the financial transactions, such as OrderPlaced, Redeemed, Expired or Voided, filtered by time range, event type, user or location.
How do I connect Gift Up!?
Before you connect
The login page asks for your Gift Up API key.
Create it in Gift Up → Settings → Integrations → API keys. A Gift Up key has broad privileges, but this server only reads: it never redeems, tops up, voids or issues gift cards. Your key is used only to call the Gift Up API on your behalf; it is never shown to anyone.
Claude claude.ai · Desktop
- Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
- Enter the name Gift Up! and this URL, then click Add:https://
gift-up. usefulapi. io/ mcp - Claude opens the login page: enter your Gift Up API key.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Gift Up!.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
ChatGPT chatgpt.com
- Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
- Enter the name Gift Up! and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:https://
gift-up. usefulapi. io/ mcp - ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Gift Up API key.
- In Plugins, install Gift Up!, then choose it in a chat.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Claude Code
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Cursor
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gift-up": {
"url": "https://gift-up.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} VS Code
Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"gift-up": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gift-up.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Codex
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other clients
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Gift Up API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper account | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per account | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Gift Up! server only. Ask your AI to run giftup_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with giftup_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with giftup_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.
Tools 17
Show all 17 tools (the AI picks them for you)
Read only · 13
- Get company
giftup_get_companyThe Gift Up account this API key belongs to: id, name, currency, whether onboarding is complete and whether the checkout is live. - List gift cards
giftup_list_gift_cardsList gift cards with balance, status flags (canBeRedeemed, hasExpired, notYetValid, isVoided), title, recipient, expiry and the order they came from. Codes are MASKED (at least 6 characters stay hidden); to see one card in full (code and ledger) use giftup_get_gift_card with its code. Filter by state, creation/update time, order, SKU, recipient/purchaser email or payment transaction id. - Get gift card
giftup_get_gift_cardOne gift card by its code: balance (remainingValue / remainingUnits), status flags, expiry, recipient, order, fulfilment and the full ledger of events (created, redeemed, topped up, voided). Returns the code in full because you asked for this card by code; do not repeat it elsewhere. Read-only: it never redeems or changes the card. - List orders
giftup_list_ordersList orders (the purchases that created gift cards), newest first: order number, purchaser, revenue, tip, fees, discount, applied promotions, source, notes, metadata and payment provider. Filter by creation time, purchaser email or source. - Get order
giftup_get_orderOne order by id: totals, purchaser, promotions, custom fields, sales taxes, notes, metadata and payment provider. - List items
giftup_list_itemsList the gift card products on sale (items): name, price, value, price type, availability window, group, stock level, per-order limit, SKU and terms. Pre-generated codes are reduced to a count and masked tails. Optionally only one group. - Get item
giftup_get_itemOne item (gift card product) by id. Pre-generated codes are reduced to a count and masked tails. - List item groups
giftup_list_item_groupsList item groups (the sections that organize items in the checkout): id, name, description, sort order, auto-expand. - Get item group
giftup_get_item_groupOne item group by id. - List locations
giftup_list_locationsList the locations (stores) of the account; their ids filter and label report transactions. - List promotions
giftup_list_promotionsList promotions (checkout discounts and bonus credit): name, published/stopped dates, benefits (percentage and fixed discounts, extra credit), usage counts and revenue, limitations and triggers (items, groups, spend and quantity thresholds, promo code). Read-only. - List report transactions
giftup_list_transactionsThe immutable financial transaction log: OrderPlaced (income, fees, tip), GiftCardCreated, CreditAdded, Redeemed, Expired, Unexpired, Voided, Reactivated, with who, where, reason, Gift Up fee and the value change. Gift card codes are MASKED (at least 6 characters stay hidden). Filter by time range, event type, user email, location id or one gift card code. - Get report transaction
giftup_get_transactionOne report transaction by id. The gift card code inside is MASKED (at least 6 characters stay hidden).
Your usefulapi plan · 4
- Usage status (free-tier meter)
giftup_usage_statusReport the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. - Request a missing feature
giftup_request_featureTell usefulapi that the user needs something the Gift Up! tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. - Upgrade to Pro or Pro+
giftup_upgradeGet a paid plan for Gift Up! (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. - Cancel the Pro subscription
giftup_cancel_subscriptionCancel the caller's Gift Up! Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run giftup_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.
FAQ
What can I do with Gift Up! in Claude or ChatGPT?
Summarize gift card sales for a period. Find gift cards that still have a balance. Check one gift card and its history. Review the promotions running at checkout. Audit the transaction log by event or location. See what you can do for the details.
Is this an official Gift Up! product?
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Gift Up!. The server calls the Gift Up! API with your own Gift Up! access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Can I connect Gift Up! to Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
What do I need to connect?
The login page asks for your Gift Up API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
Do I put my Gift Up! key or an Authorization header in the client config?
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Gift Up API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
How do you keep my Gift Up! credentials?
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Gift Up! API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Gift Up!.
Can the AI change my Gift Up! data?
All 13 Gift Up! tools are marked read-only.
What does it cost?
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Gift Up! server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run giftup_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
How do I subscribe or cancel?
Ask the AI to run giftup_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run giftup_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
What if a Gift Up! tool that I need is missing?
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with giftup_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Which AI clients can I use?
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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