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Recurly API and MCP server

Recurly's API covers accounts, invoices and refunds, but it takes a site-wide private API key and code you write and host. Sign in to Recurly once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Recurly has no API for this. So we run one for you.

Recurly's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Recurly's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Use without an API key or code No Partly Yes, 11 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Recurly changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 14, 2026. Sources: Recurly Docs: Compass public MCP server · Recurly Docs: Quick-start guide (private API key) · Recurly API reference: Update Subscription · Recurly on Zapier: triggers and actions

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Recurly in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Recurly to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 11 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Recurly and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/recurly with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/recurly/invoices/{invoice_number}/refund, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Recurly API and MCP server do?

11 tools on your own Recurly account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools recurly_read and recurly_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Recurly tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_accounts Accounts with code, name, email, company and state. read
get_account One account with contact details, tax fields and links to its subscriptions and invoices. read
list_subscriptions Subscriptions with plan, state, quantity, price and renewal dates. read
list_invoices Invoices with number, account, state, totals and dates. read
get_invoice One invoice with its line items, state and totals. read
list_transactions Payments and refunds of an account with amount, status and date. read
change_subscription Change the plan or quantity of a subscription now, on the next bill date or at renewal. writeasks first
cancel_subscription Cancel a subscription so it stops renewing; access continues until the end date. writeasks first
postpone_subscription Pause an active subscription until a date you set. writeasks first
refund_invoice Refund a line item or the whole invoice by quantity, amount or percentage. writeasks first
redeem_coupon Attach a coupon to an account before or after a subscription. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 11 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Recurly use cases

Is it safe to connect Recurly?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Recurly API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Recurly is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Recurly have an API?

Yes, Recurly has a full REST API for accounts, subscriptions, invoices, transactions and coupon redemptions (checked 14 Oct 2026). It authenticates with one private API key for the whole site, and Recurly's own MCP server, Compass, only searches the docs and writes code examples; it does not change your billing data.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Recurly under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 11 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Recurly yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Recurly sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: change_subscription, cancel_subscription, postpone_subscription, refund_invoice, redeem_coupon wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Can my agent refund an invoice without asking me?

Only if you switch confirmation off for refund_invoice. By default every call that moves money, such as refunds, plan changes, cancellations and coupon redemptions, waits for your OK.

Should I use a Recurly MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Recurly changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Recurly?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Recurly.

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