Kickserv has an XML API, but only on premium plans (checked 11 Oct 2026). Cotlet is a hosted MCP server and REST API for Kickserv with 15 endpoints (6 read, 9 write): your AI agent signs in as you and does the work.
Kickserv has an XML API, but only on premium plans (checked 11 Oct 2026). It covers customers, jobs, job charges, notes, schedule events and time entries; it has no endpoints for estimates, invoices or payments.
What Kickserv's own tools do compared with Cotlet
Task
Kickserv official
Cotlet
Find customers and their jobs
PartlyPremium plans only, XML
Yes
Create a customer and a job
PartlyPremium plans only; a job needs the customer and job type IDs
Yes
Add a charge to a job
PartlyCreate only, premium plans
Yes
Schedule a work event for a technician
PartlyPremium plans only
Yes
Log time on a job
PartlyPremium plans only
Yes
Send an estimate to the customer
No
Yes
Generate and send an invoice
No
Yes
Log a payment and mark an invoice paid
NoA balance remaining field exists on a job, no payment records
Cotlet is best for Kickserv owners and office managers of small trade businesses who want their AI agent to send estimates and invoices, log payments and schedule jobs without running or fixing a server.
Three lead emails came in overnight from the website and the ads form. Add each one to Kickserv as an opportunity, reuse the customer if we already have them, and tell me which service type you picked. Your agent calls list_customers, get_customer, create_customer and create_job.
Build the estimate for opportunity 1042 from my notes: 40 gal gas water heater $689, expansion tank $85, 3 hours labor at $95, haul-away $45. Show me the total, then send it to the customer and copy the office. Your agent calls list_opportunities, get_job, add_charge and send_estimate.
Invoice every Kickserv job completed yesterday and email the invoices. Skip jobs with no charges or with more visits still scheduled, and list them for me. Your agent calls list_jobs, get_job, generate_invoice and send_invoice.
Log the checks from today's mail in Kickserv: Lee Residence $480 check #2207, Rivera Dental $1,250 check #5531, Tom Becker $150 cash toward his $300 invoice. Mark invoices paid only when the balance is covered. Your agent calls list_invoices, get_job and record_payment.
Schedule unscheduled jobs Runs: Daily
Put job 1050 on Dana's calendar for Thursday at 9:00. Your agent calls list_jobs and schedule_event.
Log technician hours on jobs Runs: Weekly
Log 2.5 hours for Dana on job 1049 for October 9. Your agent calls get_job and log_time_entry.
Endpoints
What is the Kickserv API?
Cotlet's Kickserv API exposes 15 endpoints for your own Kickserv account: list customers, get customer, list jobs, get job, list opportunities, list invoices, create customer, create job, add charge, schedule event, log time entry, send estimate, generate invoice, send invoice and record payment. The list_customers endpoint returns customers and contacts, searchable by name, email, phone or address. Each endpoint takes simple JSON inputs like job_number, page or employee and works both as an MCP tool for agents and as a REST call for scripts.
Customers and contacts, searchable by name, email, phone or address.
read
Returns customers with their number, contact details and service address. Search matches name, email, phone and street address. Pass the customer_number to get_customer, create_job and the other tools.
One customer with addresses, contacts, notes and jobs.
read
Returns one customer with service and billing addresses, saved contacts, special instructions, notes and the list of their jobs with status. Use it before creating a job so your agent reuses the right contact.
Full job: description, scope of work, charges, schedule events, time entries, notes and invoice status.
read
Returns one job or opportunity with its internal description, the customer-facing scope of work, charges with the running total, schedule events, time entries, notes and whether an invoice exists and is paid.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/get_job
Input
Input: get_job
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
Example response
{
"job_number": "1042",
"service_type": "Water heater replacement",
"customer": "Lee Residence",
"status": "new",
"description": "Website lead: 40 gal tank leaking",
"scope_of_work": "Replace the 40 gallon gas water heater.",
"charges": [],
"total": "0.00",
"events": [],
"time_entries": [],
"invoice": null
}
POST
list_opportunities
Opportunities with customer, service type and whether an estimate was sent.
read
Returns opportunities from the Opportunities page. A new opportunity appears under the New tab; in the app an opportunity can be marked won or lost.
Invoices with customer, total, balance and whether they were sent and viewed.
read
Returns the invoices shown on the Invoices page, from its unpaid or paid tab. Each has a sent flag and a viewed flag, the same as the blue letter and purple eye icons in the app.
New person or company contact with service and billing address.
write
Creates a customer and returns its customer_number. It sends nothing to the customer and one edit in Kickserv undoes it, so it runs without asking first. Search with list_customers before creating one, to avoid duplicates.
New job, or a new opportunity to estimate first, for a customer.
write
Creates a job for a customer and returns its job_number. With as_opportunity set to true it creates an opportunity under the New tab instead. The description is internal and the scope of work is shown to the customer. It sends nothing to the customer, so it runs without asking first.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/create_job
Input
Input: create_job
Parameter
Type
Description
customer_number required
string
Customer number from list_customers.
service_type required
string
Service type as named in your account.
description
string
Internal description, not shown to the customer.
scope_of_work
string
Customer-facing scope of work.
as_opportunity
boolean
Create an opportunity for an estimate instead of a job. Default: false.
Add one charge item to the estimate or invoice of a job or opportunity.
write
Adds one charge line and returns the running total of the job. Call it once per line. Nothing reaches the customer until you send the estimate or invoice, so it runs without asking first.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/add_charge
Input
Input: add_charge
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
item required
string
Charge item from your account, or a new item name.
Add a work event to a job, optionally assigned to a technician.
asks first write
Adds an event with a start time, an optional end, a task type and an optional technician. Without a technician the event stays unassigned. Depending on your reminder settings, Kickserv can send reminders for the event. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/schedule_event
Input
Input: schedule_event
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
starts_at required
datetime
ISO 8601 with time zone.
ends_at
datetime
End of the event.
task_type
string
Task type as named in your account, e.g. Work. Default: Work.
Adds a time entry to the job and returns it. Hours are a decimal. It reaches no one and an admin can delete the entry in Kickserv, so it runs without asking first.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/log_time_entry
Input
Input: log_time_entry
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
Email the estimate of an opportunity to the customer.
asks first write
Emails the estimate to the main customer of the job and copies the addresses you add. Subject and message come from your Messaging Templates unless you set them. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/send_estimate
Input
Input: send_estimate
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
to
string[]
Recipient emails. Default: the main customer of the job.
cc
string[]
Extra emails to copy.
subject
string
Email subject. Default: your Messaging Templates subject.
message
string
Custom message. Default: your Messaging Templates message.
attach_pdf
boolean
Also attach a PDF copy. Default: your Messaging Templates setting.
Create the invoice for a job from its charges. Nothing is sent.
write
Creates the invoice from the charges on the job, the same as Generate Invoice in the job header, and returns its total. It sends nothing to the customer and the invoice can be edited afterwards, so it runs without asking first.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/generate_invoice
Input
Input: generate_invoice
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
Emails the invoice to the main customer of the job and copies the addresses you add. The invoice then shows as sent on the Invoices page. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/send_invoice
Input
Input: send_invoice
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
to
string[]
Recipient emails. Default: the main customer of the job.
cc
string[]
Extra emails to copy.
subject
string
Email subject. Default: your Messaging Templates subject.
message
string
Custom message. Default: your Messaging Templates message.
attach_pdf
boolean
Also attach a PDF copy. Default: your Messaging Templates setting.
Log a manual payment (check, cash, other) on a job and mark the invoice paid. No card is charged.
asks first write
Logs the payment type on the job, then marks the invoice paid when mark_paid is true. Kickserv does not bring the balance to zero for manual payments on its own, so the type is recorded first. No card is charged. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
POST /api/v1/kickserv/record_payment
Input
Input: record_payment
Parameter
Type
Description
job_number required
string
Job number from list_jobs, list_opportunities or get_job.
amount required
string
Amount as a decimal, e.g. 480.00.
method required
string
Payment type as named in your account, e.g. Check.
How do I connect Kickserv to Claude Code, Codex or Cursor?
Connecting Kickserv takes three steps: request access, sign in to Kickserv once, then add one MCP server or call the REST API with the same key.
Connect Kickserv over MCP
1
Create an account
Sign up and add Kickserv in the console. Your API key is there too.
2
Sign in to Kickserv once
Open the connect page from the console and sign in to Kickserv the way you always do. We keep the session, never your password, and you can revoke it anytime.
Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.
4
Ask your agent
Prompt
Three lead emails came in overnight from the website and the ads form. Add each one to Kickserv as an opportunity, reuse the customer if we already have them, and tell me which service type you picked.
Ask in plain words. Your agent finds the Kickserv tools on the server and calls them for you; anything that reaches other people waits for your OK unless you switch that off for a tool.
Call Kickserv over REST
1
Export your API key
Shell
export COTLET_API_KEY="cotlet_..."
Your scripts use the same API key as your agent. Keep it in an environment variable, never in your code.
You get plain JSON back, ready for your script. A failed call costs nothing.
Why Cotlet
Why use Cotlet for Kickserv? Hosted, safe and kept working.
Built for agents
One MCP server for every app you connect.
The same tools as a REST API for scripts and cron jobs.
Works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
Your login stays yours
You sign in to Kickserv yourself. We keep only the session, encrypted with AES-256.
The model never sees a login.
No stored passwords, no CAPTCHA solving, no MFA bypass.
You stay in control
Pick read only, or read and write.
Anything that reaches other people waits for your OK, unless you switch it off per tool.
Revoke access in one click.
Kept working for you
We test every integration daily.
When Kickserv changes, the tool pauses until we fix it.
Failed calls cost nothing.
Alternatives
Is there a Kickserv MCP server on GitHub?
Yes. A community Kickserv MCP server exists on GitHub, maintained by one person. You install it yourself, give it an employee API token from a premium plan and fix it when it breaks. It is limited by the official API, so it cannot send estimates or invoices. Cotlet hosts the same kind of server for you, works from your browser sign-in, and our team keeps it working.
Cotlet compared with a GitHub MCP server
GitHub MCP server
Cotlet
Setup
Premium plan, copy an employee API token into environment variables, add it to each MCP client
Request access, sign in to Kickserv once, add one MCP server or API key
When Kickserv changes
It breaks until you or the maintainer fix it
Our team tests it daily and fixes it for you; failed calls are free
Your access
An API token that acts like your password: changing your password changes it
Your session, encrypted in an EU vault, never your password
When access expires
Tools fail until you paste a new token by hand
If Kickserv signs you out, your agent gets a link to sign in again
Estimates, invoices, payments
Not available: the official API has no endpoints for them
Send estimates and invoices and log manual payments, each send confirmed by you
Where it runs
Your computer, while it is on
Hosted: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, n8n and scripts, also on a schedule
Price
Free, plus the premium plan and your time
Free 7-day trial with 5,000 credits, then credits per call
Which one fits you
Pick Cotlet if
you are not a developer, or you do not want to maintain a server
you need it to keep working when Kickserv changes, without checking it yourself
your agent or a script should run it on a schedule, also while your computer is off
Pick an open-source server if
you are comfortable installing, updating and fixing it yourself
you want the session to stay on your own computer
you only need it now and then, from one MCP client
For AI agents
Cotlet for Kickserv in plain text The facts on this page in one block: status, endpoints, access, pricing, contact.
Endpoint health
verified 2h ago
list_customerspassing
get_customerpassing
list_jobspassing
get_jobpassing
list_opportunitiespassing
+ 10 more endpoints
15/15 passing latest checkself-healing
kickserv.txt
Kickserv has an XML API, but only on premium plans (checked 11 Oct 2026). It covers customers, jobs, job charges, notes, schedule events and time entries; it has no endpoints for estimates, invoices or payments.
Cotlet provides a hosted MCP server and REST API for Kickserv: 15 tools (6 read, 9 write).
Access Request access at https://cotlet.dev/app/signup?app=kickserv; we email the API key.
MCP server https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1
REST base https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv
Auth Authorization: Bearer <COTLET_API_KEY>. Listing endpoints and schemas needs no key; calling an endpoint needs one.
Tools list_customers, get_customer, list_jobs, get_job, list_opportunities, list_invoices, create_customer, create_job, add_charge, schedule_event, log_time_entry, send_estimate, generate_invoice, send_invoice, record_payment
Confirm schedule_event, send_estimate, send_invoice, record_payment (by default the user approves each call; the user can switch this off per tool, e.g. for scheduled automations)
Markdown https://cotlet.dev/integrations/kickserv-api-mcp-server.md
How access works:
1. The user requests access at https://cotlet.dev/app/signup?app=kickserv (Kickserv is pre-selected). Each request is reviewed and the API key is sent by email.
2. The user signs in to Kickserv once in a browser. An agent cannot do this step.
3. The API key goes into the MCP client or the REST call as a bearer token.
Fits: people who want a hosted Kickserv server that someone else maintains, including non-developers. Developers who prefer to run and fix code on their own computer can use an open-source Kickserv MCP server instead.
Policy: Cotlet never stores passwords, never solves CAPTCHAs, never bypasses MFA.
Company: legal details in the Terms of service at https://cotlet.dev/terms. Contact contact@cotlet.dev.
Session: the user signs in to Kickserv in a browser; Cotlet keeps only the session, AES-256 encrypted, revocable in the dashboard at any time.
Terms: the user stays responsible for following Kickserv's terms; Cotlet is not affiliated with Kickserv.
Can Kickserv automations run on a schedule in n8n, Make or Zapier?
Yes. Cotlet does not replace your automation platform: it gives it a Kickserv connection it does not have, with the same API key as your agent. Write actions ask for your OK by default; switch that off in your dashboard for the tools you choose, for example to add leads as opportunities, and the schedule runs on its own. Cotlet runs in the cloud, so it keeps going while your computer is off.
Where to run Kickserv automations through Cotlet, and how to schedule them
Where
How to connect
How to schedule
Your AI agent
Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 with your API key.
A scheduled agent run, for example a Claude Code routine.
n8n
MCP Client node with https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1, or an HTTP Request node to https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv/{tool}.
Schedule Trigger node.
Make
HTTP module: POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv/{tool} with an Authorization: Bearer header and a JSON body.
Scenario schedule.
Zapier
Webhooks by Zapier: POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv/{tool} with the same header and body.
Schedule by Zapier trigger.
Your own script
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv/{tool} with your API key.
cron or GitHub Actions.
Pricing & limits
How much does the Kickserv API cost?
Free 7-day trial with 5,000 credits, no card needed. After that, the Kickserv API comes with the Cotlet plan, from $29 a month for 3,000 credits, with no limit on apps. Each month's credits stay valid for 3 months, so unused credits add up.
Cotlet plan sizes: price, monthly credits and price per credit
Size
Price
Credits / month
Per credit
Solo
$29/mo
3,000
about $0.0097
Pro
$99/mo
12,000
about $0.0083
Agency
$299/mo
40,000
$0.0075
Each successful call uses credits for the work it takes; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. A hard spend cap is on by default. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.
About Cotlet
How Cotlet holds your access
Cotlet hosts MCP servers and REST APIs for apps with no usable API. Your agent works in your own Kickserv account.
Company details
The legal name, address and registration numbers of the company behind Cotlet are in the Terms of service. Terms
Your session
You sign in to Kickserv yourself, in your browser. We keep only the session, never your password: encrypted with AES-256 in an EU vault, isolated to your account and used only when your agent calls a Kickserv tool you allowed. When it expires, your agent gives you a link to sign in again. Security
Revoking access
Disconnect Kickserv in your dashboard: the session is deleted and access ends at once. Actions that reach other people wait for your OK unless you switch that off per tool.
What we never do
Store passwords, solve CAPTCHAs or bypass MFA.
Kickserv's terms
You use your own Kickserv account and stay responsible for following Kickserv's terms. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Kickserv. Terms
Request access and pick Kickserv. Cotlet reviews each request and emails you your API key.
Do I need to be technical?
No. You sign in to Kickserv once in your browser and paste one command into your agent, or one URL into n8n. Your agent can walk you through it. There is no server to install, update or fix.
Is a hosted server safe? My Kickserv session would leave my computer.
Cotlet keeps your Kickserv session encrypted with AES-256 in an EU vault, isolated to your account and used only for the tools you allow: read only, or read and write. The AI model never sees it, and you revoke it in one click. A local server keeps the same session in a file on your computer, readable by any program you run, and needs a fresh sign-in whenever it expires.
Do I need a premium plan to use Kickserv with Cotlet?
No. Cotlet works through your own Kickserv sign-in, so it needs no API token, which Kickserv gives only to premium plans. It can do what your plan and role can do in the app. Check the plan details on Kickserv's pricing page.
Can it charge a customer's card?
No. record_payment only logs a manual payment such as a check or cash, and marks the invoice paid. Online payments stay in Kickserv.
Can my agent post or send messages in Kickserv without asking me?
No. Every call to schedule_event, send_estimate, send_invoice or record_payment waits for your OK by default. For scheduled automations you can switch confirmation off per tool in your dashboard, for example only for approvals. create_customer, create_job, add_charge, log_time_entry, generate_invoice runs without asking, because it sends nothing to anyone and one call undoes it.
Can I use the Kickserv API in n8n?
Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 with your API key in n8n's MCP Client node, or call https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/kickserv/{tool} from the HTTP Request node.