Can I use an API with Biz Launches?

There is a free REST API at /api/v1, with an OpenAPI description, and a remote MCP server at /mcp. Public data is open to read without signing in. To submit or manage your own listings, you need your account, using OAuth or an API key.

Could an AI assistant vote or pay in my place?

It can do neither. Votes come only from people on the site, and you pay yourself on a checkout page; the API gives your assistant the checkout link and nothing more.

Can the AI invent facts about my product?

No. The AI only writes what your own website supports, quotes that evidence for every value, and marks and leaves blank anything it cannot find.

Can I use Biz Launches from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code?

Yes. Your app needs only the MCP server URL, added as a custom connector or MCP server. Reads work straight away; your first write opens a browser where you connect your account.

Is anything charged for this?

Using the API and the MCP server is free, within the published rate limits. Purchases like a paid launch have their prices on the pricing page.

Biz Launches for developers

Use Biz Launches from your own code or straight from your AI assistant. Search every launch, read leaderboards and founder stories, submit your product by its website address, edit your listing and get a checkout link for paid launches. The REST API and the MCP server do the same things, with the same rules.

MCP server: https://bizlaunches.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
REST API: https://bizlaunches.com/api/v1
OpenAPI 3.1: https://bizlaunches.com/api/v1/openapi.json
Sign-in: OAuth 2.1 for apps, or a personal key from API keys
Version: 1.0.0 (changelog)

Connect your AI assistant

Set https://bizlaunches.com/mcp up as a custom connector or MCP server in whichever of Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client you use, then ask it things such as “What launched this week in my category?”, “Find alternatives to my competitor” or “Launch my product https://example.com”. Reading needs nothing further; changing something for the first time opens a browser so you can connect your account. Step-by-step for each app.

Things you can do

Public, no sign-in: 18 operations. On your own account, after signing in: 23 operations.

Site: Who this site is and what it offers (1 operation)
Listings: Search and read live listings (4 operations)
Categories: Categories and subcategories (2 operations)
Launches: The launch calendar (2 operations)
Leaderboards: Community votes, the paid billboard and Domain Rating boards (separate systems) (1 operation)
People: Founders and their stories (2 operations)
Content: Blog posts and guides (2 operations)
Badges: Embeddable badges and awards (2 operations)
Account: Your account (needs sign-in) (1 operation)
Submit: Submit a product by URL and edit the AI draft (needs sign-in) (6 operations)
My listings: Edit your live listings (needs sign-in) (10 operations)
Claims: Claim and verify an existing listing (needs sign-in) (3 operations)
Orders: Prices, VAT preview and secure checkout links (needs sign-in to build an order) (5 operations)

The rules

Billboard and sponsorship placements are labelled as paid, and they do not mix with the community rankings, which come from votes only.
Votes cannot be sent through the API or the MCP server; they only come from people using Biz Launches directly.
Drafts written by the AI rest on evidence quoted from the product's own site, and a fact it cannot find stays blank and marked instead of being made up.
The prices you read through the API come from the pricing of Biz Launches (list_products). They are in US dollar cents and exclude VAT.
Nothing is paid through the API or the MCP server: they return a checkout link, never take card details, and the person pays on that checkout page themselves.

Questions

Can I use an API with Biz Launches?: There is a free REST API at /api/v1, with an OpenAPI description, and a remote MCP server at /mcp. Public data is open to read without signing in. To submit or manage your own listings, you need your account, using OAuth or an API key.
Could an AI assistant vote or pay in my place?: It can do neither. Votes come only from people on the site, and you pay yourself on a checkout page; the API gives your assistant the checkout link and nothing more.
Can the AI invent facts about my product?: No. The AI only writes what your own website supports, quotes that evidence for every value, and marks and leaves blank anything it cannot find.
Can I use Biz Launches from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code?: Yes. Your app needs only the MCP server URL, added as a custom connector or MCP server. Reads work straight away; your first write opens a browser where you connect your account.
Is anything charged for this?: Using the API and the MCP server is free, within the published rate limits. Purchases like a paid launch have their prices on the pricing page.