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SmugMug API and MCP server

SmugMug has no API for orders, sales history or proof delay. Sign in to SmugMug 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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SmugMug has no API for this. So we run one for you.

SmugMug's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need SmugMug's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Orders, sales history, proof delay No Partly Yes, 12 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when SmugMug changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sources: SmugMug API v2 documentation · SmugMug API v2: Album reference · SmugMug API v2: Upload reference · SmugMug Help: SmugMug API

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

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

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

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

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 12 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. SmugMug 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/smugmug with its own method and path, such as PATCH /api/v1/smugmug/photo-details, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the SmugMug API and MCP server do?

12 tools on your own SmugMug account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools smugmug_read and smugmug_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
SmugMug tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_galleries List the folders and galleries inside a folder of your SmugMug site, with their visibility. read
get_gallery Read the settings of one gallery: title, description, visibility, access, password hint and link. read
list_gallery_photos List the photos and videos in a gallery with title, caption, keywords and a thumbnail link. read
list_orders List your SmugMug orders with date, amounts and status, newest first. read
get_order Read what a customer ordered: prints and digital downloads, with quantities. read
create_gallery Create an empty gallery in a folder, Private unless you say otherwise. write
upload_photos Upload files from links into a gallery. writeasks first
update_photo_details Set the title, caption or keywords of one or more photos. write
set_gallery_privacy Set the visibility and access of a gallery or folder. writeasks first
invite_gallery_viewers Switch a gallery to People I Choose and email invitations to the addresses you give. writeasks first
set_guest_upload_key Turn on guest uploading for a gallery and get the link to share. writeasks first
release_order Release an order that is in proof delay so the lab starts printing it. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 12 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All SmugMug use cases

Is it safe to connect SmugMug?

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 SmugMug 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 SmugMug 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 SmugMug have an API?

SmugMug has a full REST API, API v2, but no SmugMug-hosted MCP server (checked 17 Oct 2026). Any current subscriber can apply for an API key, and the reference covers albums, folders, images and uploads. It lists no order endpoints.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open SmugMug 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 12 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 SmugMug yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so SmugMug 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: upload_photos, set_gallery_privacy, invite_gallery_viewers, set_guest_upload_key, release_order wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Can my agent release orders in proof delay?

Yes, release_order does what Release Order does. Proof delay is a feature of Portfolio and Pro accounts and holds an order for one to seven business days, which you choose in the gallery settings (SmugMug Help: Use proof delay on customer orders).

Should I use a SmugMug 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 SmugMug 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 SmugMug?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with SmugMug.

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