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ContainerEU MCP Server

Plug your AI agents (Claude Desktop, Cursor, n8n, ChatGPT Custom GPT, Mistral La Plateforme) into our price and city data via the Model Context Protocol. Stateless, open CORS, no API key required.

ByContainerEU Editorial TeamPublished on 15 janvier 2026Last updated on 10 avril 2026

Endpoint

URL: https://containereu.com/api/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP (stateless)
HTTP method: POST
Auth: None — public read-only endpoint

Exposed tools

search_prices
Price ranges by type, condition, country and city. Local multipliers applied, local currency (EUR/GBP).
get_city_info
City metadata: department, population, economic sectors, logistics depot, price multiplier, delivery context.
get_region_info
Region metadata: country, population, sectors, main depots, price multiplier.
list_cities
List of cities served, filterable by country. Returns slug, name, population.
get_quote_link
Pre-filled quote request URL. The service is free for the buyer, up to 5 vendor quotes within 48h.

How to install

Claude Desktop

Edit your config file (Settings → Developer → Edit configuration) and add the server under `mcpServers`. Restart Claude Desktop: ContainerEU tools appear in the tools selector.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "containereu": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://containereu.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new global MCP server. Choose "SSE/HTTP" and paste the URL.

n8n

Add an "MCP Client" node with the URL using "Streamable HTTP" transport. Tools are auto-discovered via tools/list.

ChatGPT Custom GPT

No native MCP support on the ChatGPT side as of today — instead use our REST API + OpenAPI spec at /api/openapi.json as an Action. /api/openapi.json

Test rapide en curl

curl -X POST https://containereu.com/api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_prices",
      "arguments": {
        "type": "conteneur-20-pieds",
        "etat": "occasion",
        "country": "DE",
        "city": "berlin"
      }
    }
  }'

Licence and citation

Data under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0). Free reuse including commercial, provided you cite ContainerEU as source. Suggested citation format: "Data: ContainerEU MCP, https://containereu.com/api/mcp".

Rate limit

No strict limit today (reasonable use expected). Aggressive CDN cache server-side. In case of abuse, we'll apply per-IP rate limiting — will warn via this page.