ChatGPT Integration

Overview

AI Integration lets you connect AI tools like ChatGPT to 3Min API, so you can run your endpoints with the same kind of casual chat you already use. Behind the scenes it speaks MCP (Model Context Protocol), an open standard. Once the AI is connected to the 3Min API server, it picks the right tool from the ones we expose and answers your question.

The benefit is concrete. No code is needed to create a new endpoint, search yesterday's call logs, invite a collaborator, or check this month's usage. Skip the dashboard clicks — "Summarize the 5 failed calls from last week" is enough.

3Min API supports two authentication styles. ChatGPT and Claude use OAuth (sign in with your 3Min API account), so there's no API key to manage. CLI/IDE tools like Claude Code or Cursor use API keys that you store locally. This page walks you through connecting via ChatGPT Plugins.

What you can do

The 3Min API MCP server exposes the tools below. The AI looks at your request and picks the right one. Every action is scoped to your own account — other users' resources are never accessible.

Read tools

Tool	Description	Scope
help	Returns the 3Min API service guide by topic	Public
endpoint_list	List endpoints	Your own
endpoint_get	View one endpoint's details	Your own
logs (lookup / search)	Single-record lookup, full-text search	Your own
stats	Monthly / daily API usage statistics	Your own
subscription	Current plan, usage, and billing info	Your account
collaboration_key_list	List collaboration keys	Your own
collaborator_invite_list	List collaborator invitations	Your own
record_get	View one stored record	Your own
record_list	List recent records (newest first)	Your own
record_search	Search records by text (last 30 days)	Your own
record_poll	Fetch records that arrived since a point (oldest first)	Your own

Create / Update / Deploy tools

Tool	Description	Scope
endpoint_create	Create a new endpoint	Your account
endpoint_update	Update field definitions and webhooks	Your own
endpoint_deploy	Deploy sandbox config to production	Your own
collaboration_key_create	Create a new collaboration key	Your own
collaboration_key_set_permissions	Update CRUD permissions for a collaboration key	Your own
collaborator_invite	Send a collaborator invitation email	Your own

Execution tools

Tool	Description	Scope
record_create	Store a new record in your endpoint (via the gateway)	Your own
record_update	Replace a stored record as a whole	Your own
record_delete	Delete a stored record	Your own

record_delete removes one stored record and cannot be undone. It does not delete the endpoint itself — that is dashboard-only.

Task tools

Tool	Description	Scope
worker_list	Names, descriptions and kind (public · local) of your workers (no URLs or secrets)	Your own
task_create	Creates a task from a worker name and input (JSON object, up to 100 KB). repeat runs it on an interval (local workers only)	Your own
task_list	Recent tasks (without result bodies)	Your own
task_get	One task's status, message, delivery, and result or error	Your own
task_cancel	Cancels running tasks (up to 100)	Your own
task_result_describe	Structure of a result saved on your PC — paths, types and ranges	Your own
task_result_query	Read-only SQL over results saved on your PC; only the answer comes back	Your own
task_result_read	A raw slice of a result saved on your PC	Your own

A worker must exist first: a public worker is registered in the dashboard (Tasks), a local worker is a file on your PC run by the CLI (Local workers (CLI)).

Safety: actions intentionally not exposed to AI

The actions below are deliberately excluded from MCP. We don't want an AI mistake or accidental call to wipe data or trigger billing surprises. When you need to do these, sign in to https://3minapi.com directly.

Excluded action	Where to perform it
Delete endpoint	Dashboard → APIs → Endpoint detail
Delete / deactivate collaboration key, regenerate API key	Dashboard → APIs → Endpoint detail → Collaboration keys
Revoke collaborator invitation	Dashboard → APIs → Endpoint detail → Collaborators
Change / cancel plan	Dashboard → Settings → Subscription
Regenerate / delete MCP API key	Dashboard → Settings → AI Integration → CLI / IDE
Delete account	Dashboard → Settings → Profile
Register / edit / delete a public task worker, view or rotate its secrets	Dashboard → Tasks → Workers
Add a host for the local CLI, rotate its token, delete it	Dashboard → Tasks → Local (Local workers (CLI))

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How to connect

ChatGPT uses the OAuth flow. There's no API key to paste in anywhere — you sign in once with your 3Min API account, and you're done.

In a hurry? Open the 3Min API listing in ChatGPT and install the plugin.

Step 1 — Visit ChatGPT Plugins

Visit ChatGPT Plugins.

Step 2 — Search for 3min api

Type 3min api in the search box and click the result.

Step 3 — Click Connect, then sign in via OAuth

When you click Connect, the 3Min API login page opens in a new window. Sign in with your usual 3Min API account and permissions are granted automatically. No API key is entered manually.

Step 4 — Use it in a new chat

Open a new chat and start using it.

If ChatGPT doesn't pick up 3min api on its own, type @ in the chat box to bring up the tool list and pick 3minapi directly.

Example prompts

These plain-language prompts work well:

• "Show me my API endpoint list."
• "Create an endpoint for customer inquiries with name, email, and message fields."
• "Summarize the 5 failed calls from yesterday."
• "How much have I used this month, through yesterday?"
• "Invite chris@example.com as a collaborator on the user-signup endpoint."

For requests that create, update, or deploy something, the AI confirms with you before going through. Read the response carefully so unintended changes don't slip in.

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Common pitfalls

• The Plugins catalog doesn't show up in the ChatGPT desktop app

  The desktop and mobile apps don't always expose the Plugins directory. Use a web browser at https://chatgpt.com/plugins.

• 3min api doesn't show up in search results

  ChatGPT rolls out plugins gradually by region and plan. Try searching again in a few days. If it still isn't there, you can use the Claude integration or the MCP integration (CLI / IDE) instead.

• What if someone else's data gets mixed in?

  It can't. Every tool only touches resources owned by the OAuth-signed-in account — other users' endpoints and logs are never visible.

• The AI deleted my endpoint!

  It can't. Destructive actions are excluded from MCP, so no matter how the AI tries, your data stays put. To actually delete something, sign in to https://3minapi.com.

• Replies keep coming back without using any tool

  Type @ in the chat box and pick 3minapi to force tool use, or mention the tool by name in the prompt — for example, "Using 3minapi, …".