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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Platerecognizer
Give your AI a photo or video link and it reads the license plates with Platerecognizer. It can narrow results to a country or state, add make, model and color, and show your most recent recognitions. It can also check how many lookups you have used and go through VisionAlert cameras, alerts and monitoring logs.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Read the plate in this photo: https://example.com/gate.jpg”
The AI sends the image to Platerecognizer and returns the plates it found. Each call counts toward your lookup quota.
“This car is from Denmark. Read the plate and tell me the make and color.”
It reads the photo with a Danish region hint and asks for make, model and color, which Platerecognizer charges extra for.
“Read all plates in this parking lot video.”
It sends the video link for processing and returns the plates found in it.
What your AI can do
Plate reading
Read license plates from a photo or a video by link or file, with optional region hints and make, model and color.
Usage and models
Check lookups used this month against your plan, text reading usage, Stream Cloud licenses and the models in production.
VisionAlert
List cameras, alerts and monitoring logs for your VisionAlert account, per camera or across all of them.
“How many lookups do we have left this month?”
It reads your Snapshot usage: lookups used this month and your plan's total.
“Show the latest plate recognitions.”
It lists the most recent recognition events.
“Which VisionAlert alerts were raised yesterday?”
It lists the alerts for your VisionAlert account in that time range, and can filter by plate.
11 tools for Platerecognizer
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_text_reading_usageGet your usage for text reading from images (VIN, odometer, container numbers).get_usageGet your Snapshot plate-reading usage: lookups used this month and your plan's total.list_camera_logsList monitoring logs for one camera by `vision_alert_id` and camera `serial`, filtered by `status`, `tag`, `start` or `end`.list_modelsList the recognition models currently in production.list_recent_recognitionsList the most recent plate recognition events.list_stream_cloud_licensesList your Stream Cloud licenses.list_vision_alert_alertsList alerts raised for a VisionAlert account by `vision_alert_id`, filtered by `start`, `end`, `license` or `sent`.list_vision_alert_camerasList cameras in a VisionAlert account by `vision_alert_id`, optionally filtered by `status`.list_vision_alert_logsList monitoring logs for a VisionAlert account by `vision_alert_id`, filtered by camera `serial`, `status`, `tag`, `start` or `end`.read_plates_from_imageChanges dataRead license plates in a photo: pass an image as `upload_url` (public link) or `upload` (base64), plus optional `regions` (country/state codes) and `mmc` for make, model and color (extra fee). Each call counts toward your lookup quota.read_plates_from_videoChanges dataProcess a video file at `upload_url` and read the license plates in it; optional `regions` and `mmc`. Counts toward your quota.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Platerecognizer from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste your Platerecognizer API token. Sign in and open the Snapshot Cloud dashboard (app.platerecognizer.com/service/snapshot-cloud/) to copy it.
- 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 Platerecognizer?
The AI can read license plates from photos and videos, list recent recognitions, check your lookup and text reading usage, list your Stream Cloud licenses and the production models, and read VisionAlert cameras, alerts and logs.
Does the AI see my Platerecognizer API token?
No. Your Platerecognizer 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. Plate reading counts toward your lookup quota, so you can leave it off and only check usage and alerts, or have the AI ask before it runs. 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 Platerecognizer account. Each plate reading counts toward your Platerecognizer quota.
How does the AI get the image?
Give it a public link to the photo or video and it passes the link to Platerecognizer. A photo can also be sent as file data. The AI then reads back the plates and any details you asked for.
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