NS1 MCP by usefulapi
Read NS1 zones, records, monitors, data feeds and usage; create or update one DNS record.
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Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://ns1.usefulapi.io/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://ns1.usefulapi.io/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ns1": {
"url": "https://ns1.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http ns1 https://ns1.usefulapi.io/mcp{
"servers": {
"ns1": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ns1.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}18 tools, verified live
ns1_list_zonesread-onlyList the DNS zones in the account: name, id, TTL/SOA settings, primary/secondary setup, linked zones and tags. If next_page is not null, call again with its after/offset to get more. GET /v1/zones.
ns1_get_zoneread-onlyOne zone with its settings and its record list (each record: domain, type, TTL, short answers, linked/tier info). Large zones are paged: if next_page is not null, call again with its after/offset to get the next records. TSIG secrets are redacted. GET /v1/zones/{zone}.
ns1_get_recordread-onlyOne DNS record by zone, domain and type: TTL, answers (with per-answer metadata), filter chain (traffic steering), linked record and region settings. GET /v1/zones/{zone}/{domain}/{type}.
ns1_searchread-onlySearch the account's zones and records by name (substring match). Returns matching zones and/or records with their answers when expand is true. GET /v1/search.
ns1_list_monitoring_jobsread-onlyList the account's NS1 monitoring jobs (health checks that feed traffic steering): id, name, type, regions, frequency, rules, current status, active flag and notify list id. Request header values and credentials are redacted. GET /v1/monitoring/jobs.
ns1_get_monitoring_jobread-onlyOne monitoring job by id with its configuration, rules, regions and status. Header values and credentials are redacted. GET /v1/monitoring/jobs/{id}.
ns1_list_notify_listsread-onlyList the notifier lists that monitoring alerts are sent to: id, name and the notifier types and labels (email, Slack, PagerDuty, webhook). Notifier settings (webhook URLs, tokens, service keys, addresses) are redacted. GET /v1/lists.
ns1_list_data_sourcesread-onlyList the data sources (connections to third-party monitoring or custom push sources used for traffic steering): id, name, source type, status and their feeds. Connection settings and credentials are redacted. GET /v1/data/sources.
ns1_get_data_sourceread-onlyOne data source by id with its feeds. Connection settings and credentials are redacted. GET /v1/data/sources/{id}.
ns1_list_data_feedsread-onlyList the feeds of one data source (each feed is one monitored item, e.g. one server's health) with id, name and settings. GET /v1/data/feeds/{source_id}.
ns1_get_data_feedread-onlyOne data feed of a source by id. GET /v1/data/feeds/{source_id}/{feed_id}.
ns1_get_account_summaryread-onlyThe account's subscription, resources and utilization (queries, records, filter chains, monitors, ... against the plan limits). GET /v1/account/summary.
ns1_get_usage_statsread-onlyDNS query counts for the whole account, one zone, or one record (give zone, or zone + domain + type). period is 1h, 24h or 30d; aggregate, expand, limit and after apply to the account and zone levels only (a record takes just period). If next_page is not null, call again with its after/limit. GET /v1/stats/usage[/{zone}[/{domain}/{type}]].
ns1_get_qps_statsread-onlyCurrent queries per second for the whole account, one zone, or one record (give zone, or zone + domain + type). GET /v1/stats/qps[/{zone}[/{domain}/{type}]].
ns1_get_billing_recordsread-onlyHow many DNS records the account uses against its plan limit in the current billing cycle. GET /billing-usage/v1/records.
ns1_get_billing_queriesread-onlyBillable DNS query usage between two Unix timestamps. GET /billing-usage/v1/queries?from=&to=.
ns1_create_recordcan modifyWRITE: creates ONE new DNS record and CHANGES LIVE DNS for that name as soon as NS1 serves it; a wrong answer can take a site or mail offline. Plain records only (A, AAAA, ALIAS, CAA, CNAME, MX, PTR, SRV, TXT; no NS/SOA, no traffic-steering filters or metadata). Refuses when the record already exists (use ns1_update_record). Answers are lists of rdata fields: A ["192.0.2.10"], MX [10, "mail.exampl
ns1_update_recordcan modifyWRITE: changes ONE existing DNS record and CHANGES LIVE DNS for that name immediately. Giving answers REPLACES all current answers of the record (send the complete new set); giving only ttl changes just the TTL. Plain records only (A, AAAA, ALIAS, CAA, CNAME, MX, PTR, SRV, TXT): when answers are given, a record that uses traffic-steering filters, links or per-answer metadata is refused (edit it in
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