{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "bandwidth", "name": "Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP", "vendor": "Bandwidth", "vendorUrl": "https://www.bandwidth.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "messaging", "summary": "US carrier's messaging API for SMS, MMS and RCS over 10DLC, toll-free and short codes, with published US rates.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bandwidth.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Bandwidth/mcp-server", "transports": [ "http", "stdio", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "bandwidth-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "bandwidth-sdk" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 client credentials. Exchange the client ID and secret at api.bandwidth.com/api/v1/oauth2/token for a Bearer token. Legacy API users with Basic auth are being migrated. The MCP server takes BW_CLIENT_ID and BW_CLIENT_SECRET.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Messaging is contract-first with account-managed onboarding. Published US rates are 10DLC SMS $0.004 and MMS $0.015 a message, toll-free SMS $0.007 and MMS $0.020, short code SMS $0.008 and MMS $0.020. The Build free trial (3,000 credits, no card) covers voice and SIP only (https://www.bandwidth.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or stablecoin payment path in docs, pricing or agent discovery files (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 12740, "pypiWeekly": 39218, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://dev.bandwidth.com", "llmsTxt": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/spec/messaging.yml", "capabilities": [ "messaging.sms", "messaging.mms", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.voice", "messaging.verify", "messaging.inbound" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "sms", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-22", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 64.3, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 185, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 86, "security": 55, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published. Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only.", "strengths": [ "10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published", "OAuth 2.0 client credentials with roles, account scope and two-secret rotation", "A full queue returns 429 stating the allowed rate and queue size", "OpenAPI spec for messaging and llms.txt with Markdown pages", "MCP tool profiles keep a messaging agent to the send, list and media tools" ], "weaknesses": [ "Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only", "No callback signing found", "No SLA, sub-processor list or retention periods found", "The MCP is beta, installed by cloning the repo, with no licence file", "No security.txt, bug bounty or disclosure policy found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Exchange the client ID and secret for a Bearer token first, tokens last 1 hour", "Set `BW_MCP_PROFILE=messaging` to load only the messaging tools", "Pass at least one filter to listMessages, with millisecond-precision timestamps", "On a 429, read the allowed rate in the error and pace sends to it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 64.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 86, "security": 55, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST \"https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2/users/$BW_ACCOUNT_ID/messages\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $BW_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"to\":[\"+15555550123\"],\"from\":\"+15555550100\",\"text\":\"Hello from Bandwidth\",\"applicationId\":\"'$BW_MESSAGING_APPLICATION_ID'\"}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "bandwidth": { "args": [ "--from", "/path/to/mcp-server", "start" ], "command": "uvx", "env": { "BW_CLIENT_ID": "${BW_CLIENT_ID}", "BW_CLIENT_SECRET": "${BW_CLIENT_SECRET}", "BW_MCP_PROFILE": "messaging" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms", "tool": "https://letme.dev/bandwidth" }, "sameCompany": [ "bandwidth-voice" ], "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SMS outbound, US 10DLC", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.004, "note": "US, published list rate" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, US toll-free", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.007, "note": "US" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, US short code", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.008, "note": "US" }, { "item": "MMS outbound, US 10DLC", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.015, "note": "US" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Bandwidth Inc.", "domain": "bandwidth.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-02-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/communications-services-agreement/", "privacy": "https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.bandwidth.com", "changelog": "https://www.bandwidth.com/release-notes/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.json", "live": { "slug": "bandwidth", "probe": { "target": "https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:33.830059502Z", "lastOk": false, "lastStatus": 503, "lastMs": 340, "lastNote": "server error", "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 0, "uptime30d": 0, "p50ms24h": 0, "p95ms24h": 0, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1122, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 20, "ok": 0 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.bandwidth.com", "indicator": "maintenance", "summary": "Service Under Maintenance", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T01:46:23.945255238Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "Bandwidth/mcp-server", "version": "v0.3.0", "released": "2026-06-11", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.395742091Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "bandwidth-sdk", "version": "8.3.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.241829652Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "bandwidth-sdk", "version": "23.3.0", "released": "2026-09-22", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.286968862Z" } ], "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 14503, "pypiWeekly": 35330, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://bandwidth.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "unknown", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:04.580175049Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:20.111053279Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "bandwidth.com", "registered": "1995-02-20", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/bandwidth.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:39.296680691Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T01:46:23.945255238Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "bird", "name": "Bird API + MCP", "vendor": "Bird (formerly MessageBird)", "vendorUrl": "https://bird.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "messaging", "summary": "Bird's rebuilt developer API sends SMS and WhatsApp (plus email and voice) from one account, with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, generated SDKs, a CLI and a hosted OAuth MCP server at mcp.bird.com.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bird.json", "repo": "https://github.com/messagebird/bird-ai", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@messagebird/sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "messagebird-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer API key scoped to a workspace, with editable permissions. The hosted MCP uses OAuth with per-workspace consent, and the CLI signs in through the browser. Accounts live in one region (us1 or eu1).", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid balance, pay as you go. US SMS $0.0035 a segment on long code or toll-free and $0.007 on short code, plus carrier fees. UK SMS $0.05. US 10DLC brand registration $4.50, campaign vetting $15, campaign fee $10 a month for most use cases ($1.50 low volume, $3 charity), billed quarterly. US WhatsApp $0.0084 per utility, authentication or service message and $0.03 per marketing message, Meta fees included. The no-card free tier covers email only. SDKs, CLI and MCP cost nothing extra (https://bird.com/pricing/sms.md).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs, pricing or MCP README (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 6, "npmWeekly": 67222, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://bird.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://bird.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://bird.com/openapi.json", "registryName": "com.bird/mcp", "capabilities": [ "messaging.sms", "messaging.whatsapp", "messaging.verify", "messaging.inbound" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "whatsapp", "sms" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 77.7, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 17, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 90, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 35, "reliability": 73, "schema": 92, "security": 85, "transparency": 80 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login. No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API.", "strengths": [ "API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login", "Idempotency-Key with a 3-hour window, Retry-After on 429 and typed error codes", "OpenAPI 3.1 spec, llms.txt and Markdown pages", "An agent can sign up and create an organisation from the CLI with an emailed code", "US SMS $0.0035 a segment on long code and toll-free" ], "weaknesses": [ "No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API", "Rate-limit quotas aren't published, only returned in headers", "0.x releases several times a week, two of the last ten marked breaking", "No SLA found", "RCS in private beta and voice calls in preview" ], "agentNotes": [ "Read RateLimit-Policy on each response to learn your quota, it isn't in the docs", "Send an Idempotency-Key on writes, and change it if the body changes or you'll get 409 E01005", "Treat `accepted` as received by Bird, then read the message back to confirm delivery", "Connect to mcp.bird.com/dynamic if your client struggles with large tool lists", "Log in with `--scope` or `--yolo` before sending, the default CLI login is read-only" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.6, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 77.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 90, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 35, "reliability": 73, "schema": 92, "security": 85, "transparency": 60 }, "provenanceScore": 100 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST \"https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/sms/messages\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $BIRD_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"to\":\"+14155550100\",\"from\":\"+15557654321\",\"text\":\"Hello from Bird\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http bird https://mcp.bird.com" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms", "tool": "https://letme.dev/bird" }, "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SMS outbound, US long code or toll-free", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.0035, "note": "per segment, plus carrier fees" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, US short code", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.007, "note": "per segment, plus carrier fees" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, UK", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.05, "note": "per segment" }, { "item": "WhatsApp utility or authentication, US", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.0084, "note": "Meta fee included" }, { "item": "WhatsApp marketing, US", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.03, "note": "Meta fee included" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Bird B.V.", "domain": "bird.com", "domainRegistered": "1992-02-14", "domainNote": "bird.com's registration predates the MessageBird rebrand to Bird by decades.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://bird.com/legal/terms", "privacy": "https://bird.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://bird.com/status", "changelog": "https://bird.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.json", "live": { "slug": "bird", "probe": { "target": "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:34.188777863Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 459, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 446, "p95ms24h": 486, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1122, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 20, "ok": 20 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://bird.com/status", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:39:50.798673998Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "com.bird/mcp", "version": "0.106.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@messagebird/sdk", "version": "0.87.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:22:13.909961998Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "messagebird-sdk", "version": "0.86.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:22:14.829830616Z" } ], "githubStars": 8, "npmWeekly": 76988, "pypiWeekly": 2482, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://bird.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-06-17T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:42.268153901Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://bird.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:20.207885314Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "bird.com", "registered": "1992-02-14", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/bird.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:14.942206601Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://bird.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:26.44227538Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5803e63edc7a" }, { "url": "https://bird.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-01T13:11:27.781241412Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "fdeb1fb0c086" }, { "url": "https://bird.com/pricing/sms.md", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:32.849731834Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "93441644cee6" }, { "url": "https://bird.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:28.602968969Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "030bac820a0e" }, { "url": "https://bird.com/legal/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:30.685182762Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b182659d147b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:34.188777863Z" } }, "summary": "Bird API + MCP has a score of 77.7 (BB) against Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP's 64.3 (B). Both do messaging sms. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 30 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-bird", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-bird.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-bird.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-bird.min.md" }, "markdown": "Bird API + MCP has a score of 77.7 (BB) against Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP's 64.3 (B). Both do messaging sms. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 30 points.\n\n- Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP: grade B, 64.3/100, rank #185 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bandwidth.json\n- Bird API + MCP: grade BB, 77.7/100, rank #17 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bird.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Bird API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+6), agent ergonomics (+17), security \u0026 auth (+30), payments \u0026 pricing (+15), maintenance \u0026 community (+5), transparency \u0026 trust (+17).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP | Bird API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 73 | Bird API + MCP +3 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 92 | Bird API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 90 | Bird API + MCP +17 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 85 | Bird API + MCP +30 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 35 | Bird API + MCP +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 83 | Bird API + MCP +5 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 80 | Bird API + MCP +17 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64.3 · B** | **77.7 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP | Bird API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Bandwidth | Bird (formerly MessageBird) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2` | `https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.bird/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Popularity | 2 stars, 13k npm/wk, 39k PyPI/wk | 6 stars, 67k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.6/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP.** 10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published. Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only.\n\n**Bird API + MCP.** API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login. No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP\n\n1. Exchange the client ID and secret for a Bearer token first, tokens last 1 hour\n2. Set `BW_MCP_PROFILE=messaging` to load only the messaging tools\n3. Pass at least one filter to listMessages, with millisecond-precision timestamps\n4. On a 429, read the allowed rate in the error and pace sends to it\n\n### Bird API + MCP\n\n1. Read RateLimit-Policy on each response to learn your quota, it isn't in the docs\n2. Send an Idempotency-Key on writes, and change it if the body changes or you'll get 409 E01005\n3. Treat `accepted` as received by Bird, then read the message back to confirm delivery\n4. Connect to mcp.bird.com/dynamic if your client struggles with large tool lists\n5. 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