Integration · Communication
Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Clickatell
Ask your AI to send an SMS or WhatsApp message through your Clickatell account, then check whether it arrived. It can send to one or more numbers, look up the delivery status of a sent message and tell you how much credit is left. Short customer messages can go out from the same chat where you wrote them.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Text 4512345678: Your order is ready for pickup.”
The AI sends the SMS through your Clickatell integration. It is delivered right away and may use credits.
“Send this reminder on WhatsApp to these three customers.”
It sends one WhatsApp message per recipient through your One API integration, with numbers in international format.
“Was the message I sent to the plumber delivered?”
It looks up the delivery status of the message by its message ID.
What your AI can do
SMS
Send SMS to one or more numbers through a Clickatell REST (Platform) or One API integration.
Send WhatsApp messages through a One API integration, and read details of uploaded media files.
Status and balance
Check the delivery status of a sent message and see your current credit balance.
“How much Clickatell credit do we have left?”
It reads your account's current credit balance.
“Draft an SMS about tomorrow's closure and send it after I approve.”
It writes the text for you to check, and sends it only once you approve the send.
“Show me the details of the image we uploaded for WhatsApp.”
It gets the details of the uploaded media file by its file ID.
5 tools for Clickatell
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_balanceGet the account's current credit balance.get_media_fileGet the details of an uploaded media file by file_id.get_message_statusGet the delivery status of a sent message by its message ID (omni_message_id).send_messagesVisible to othersSend one or more SMS or WhatsApp messages through a Clickatell One API integration. Each message needs a recipient `to` (international format, no leading +) and content. Messages are delivered immediately and may cost credits.send_smsVisible to othersSend an SMS through a Clickatell REST (Platform) integration, with recipient numbers in `to` and the text in `content`. Messages are delivered immediately and may cost credits.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Clickatell from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste your Clickatell API key. In the Clickatell portal go to My Workspace > API Integrations and open (or create, via a new SMS or WhatsApp setup) a One API or HTTP integration. Copy its API key.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in Clickatell?
The AI can send SMS and WhatsApp messages, check the delivery status of a sent message, read details of an uploaded media file and show your credit balance.
Does the AI see my Clickatell API key?
No. Your Clickatell API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with status and balance lookups only. Messages are delivered as soon as they are sent and may cost credits, so the send tools can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Clickatell account, and messages you send use your Clickatell credits.
Which Clickatell integration should I use?
For WhatsApp, and for SMS and WhatsApp from the same key, use a One API integration. A REST (Platform) integration works for sending SMS. Phone numbers go in international format without a leading +, for example 4512345678.
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