Integration · E-commerce

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to ClickBid

Ask your AI how much your event has raised, who is bidding on an item, or to add a new auction item in ClickBid. It can read the event's financial summary and sales report, search bidders, bids, items, checkouts and donations, and look at ticket forms, registrations and guests. It can also add and update bidders and items, create categories, register ticket buyers and place bids.

Connect ClickBid free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“How much has the gala raised so far?”
The AI reads the event's financial summary with totals across bids, tickets and donations.
“Who is bidding on the weekend cabin trip?”
It finds the item and searches its bids, with the bidder behind each one.
“Add a signed guitar as item 214 with a starting bid of 500.”
It copies status and item type IDs from an existing item, then creates the auction item with number, name and starting bid.

What your AI can do

Auction items and bids

Search, create and update auction items, list categories and item donors, search bids and place a bid for a bidder.

Bidders, tickets and guests

Search, add and update bidders, list ticket forms, and read or create registrations and search guests with meal choices.

Money raised

Read the event's financial summary and sales report, and search checkouts, donations, recurring donations and text-to-give donations.

“Register Tom Hansen for the dinner ticket form, paid.”
It finds the ticket form and creates the registration with name, contact details and the paid flag.
“Which guests on the dinner ticket form chose the vegetarian meal?”
It searches guests on that ticket form, including their meal choice and linked bidder.
“Which bidders have checked out?”
It searches the event's checkouts, the payments bidders have made.

30 tools for ClickBid

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

create_bidderChanges dataAdd a bidder with first/last name, `bidder_number`, `accept_texts`, plus optional emails, phones, address, table and notes. Search first to avoid duplicates.
create_categoryChanges dataCreate an item category with `name` and optional `sort_order`.
create_itemChanges dataCreate an auction item with `item_name`, `item_number`, `status_id` and `item_type_id` (copy IDs from an existing item), plus starting/minimum bid, buy now, fair market value, category, description and closing time.
create_registrationChanges dataRegister a ticket buyer on a ticket form by `ticket_form` ID with first/last name, plus email, phone, company, address and `paid` flag.
delete_itemDeletesPermanently delete an auction item by `item` ID. Cannot be undone.
get_bidderGet one bidder by `bidder` ID, optionally with related data via `with`.
get_checkoutGet one checkout by `checkout` ID.
get_donationGet one donation by `donation` ID.
get_eventGet the current event's details: name, slug, contact, timezone, auction start and closing times.
get_financial_summaryGet the event's financial summary (totals raised across bids, tickets and donations).
get_itemGet one auction item by `item` ID, optionally with related data via `with`.
get_registrationGet one ticket registration by `ticket_form` and `registration` ID.
get_sales_reportGet the event's sales report.
get_ticket_formGet one ticket form by `ticket_form` ID.
list_categoriesList the event's item categories. Use to find a category ID for items.
list_eventsList events for an organization by `organization` ID. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
list_item_donorsList the donors of an auction item by `item` ID.
list_ticket_formsList the event's ticket forms. Use `with` to include registrations, guests or meal choices.
place_bidChanges dataPlace a bid on an item by `item` ID for a bidder (`bidder_id`) with `bid_amount` and optional notes; `override_closed` allows bidding on a closed item. The bid is binding for the bidder.
search_biddersSearch bidders for the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters. Use `with` to include emails, phones, bids or checkouts.
search_bidsSearch bids placed in the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters. Use `with` to include bidder and item.
search_checkoutsSearch checkouts (bidder payments) for the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
search_donationsSearch donations made to the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
search_guestsSearch guests on a ticket form by `ticket_form` ID, including meal choice and linked bidder. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
search_itemsSearch auction items for the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters. Use `with` to include bids, category, donors or images.
search_recurring_donationsSearch recurring donations for the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
search_registrationsSearch ticket registrations on a ticket form by `ticket_form` ID. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
search_text_to_give_donationsSearch text-to-give donations for the event. Supports `sort` and `filter_...` field filters.
update_bidderChanges dataUpdate a bidder by `bidder` ID; first/last name, `bidder_number` and `accept_texts` must be sent along with any changed fields.
update_itemChanges dataUpdate an auction item by `item` ID; `item_name`, `item_number`, `status_id` and `item_type_id` must be sent along with any changed fields.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose ClickBid from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a ClickBid API token and your Event ID. In the ClickBid Admin panel, open API Settings and click Create Token. Choose an Organization token for all events or an Event token for one event, then copy it.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in ClickBid?

It can read the event, its financial summary and sales report, and search bidders, bids, items, categories, checkouts, donations, ticket forms, registrations and guests. It can create and update bidders and auction items, create categories, register ticket buyers, place bids and delete items.

Does the AI see my ClickBid credentials?

No. Your ClickBid API token 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 reports and lookups only. A placed bid is binding for the bidder and deleting an item cannot be undone, so those actions 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 ClickBid account.

Why do I need both an API token and an Event ID?

The token gives access and the Event ID tells PipMCP which event the tools work on. An Organization token covers all your events, while an Event token covers just one.