Both the API and the MCP server are free inside the published rate limits. The pricing page lists what products such as a paid launch cost.

Can I use Best Digital Launch in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code?

Yes, through the MCP server. Add its URL as a custom connector in your app; reading works immediately, and on your first write a browser opens so that you can connect your account.

Can developers use an API on Best Digital Launch?

Yes. 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.

Will an AI assistant vote or pay on my behalf?

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.

Will the AI fabricate facts about my product?

The draft is built to avoid exactly this: every value comes from your own website, a fact that cannot be verified there is left blank and marked, and you review and can change each field before anything goes live.

Build on Best Digital Launch: API and MCP

Work with Best Digital Launch in code or through an AI assistant: search all launches, read leaderboards and founder stories, submit a product by its website address, edit your listing, and get the checkout link for a paid launch. The REST API and the MCP server are equal, and the rules are the same for both.

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

Hook up your AI assistant

In Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any other MCP client, add https://bestdigitallaunch.com/mcp as a custom connector or MCP server. Then ask, for example, “What launched this week in my category?”, “Find alternatives to my competitor” or “Launch my product https://example.com”. Reads work at once; the first change opens a browser in your app so you can connect your account. Step-by-step for each app.

What the API covers

18 of the operations are open without sign-in. 23 more act on your own account, so they need you to sign in.

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)

What stays fixed

Anything bought, such as the billboard or a sponsorship, carries a label saying it is paid. The community rankings use votes and nothing else.
Every price comes from Best Digital Launch's pricing through list_products, given in US dollar cents and without 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.
AI drafts quote evidence from the product's own website. Facts it cannot find are left blank and marked, never made up.
Neither the API nor the MCP server can cast a vote. The only votes counted on Best Digital Launch are the ones people cast on the site itself.

Questions

Is using it free?: Both the API and the MCP server are free inside the published rate limits. The pricing page lists what products such as a paid launch cost.
Can I use Best Digital Launch in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code?: Yes, through the MCP server. Add its URL as a custom connector in your app; reading works immediately, and on your first write a browser opens so that you can connect your account.
Can developers use an API on Best Digital Launch?: Yes. 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.
Will an AI assistant vote or pay on my behalf?: 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.
Will the AI fabricate facts about my product?: The draft is built to avoid exactly this: every value comes from your own website, a fact that cannot be verified there is left blank and marked, and you review and can change each field before anything goes live.