About OTTASIA
OTTASIA is an MCP server for checking streaming availability and recent arrivals across 30 Asian and Middle Eastern markets. It lets viewers search titles, check where a specific film or show is available, and browse new additions by service and country.
Key features
- 01Check where a title is streaming
- 02List recent service additions
- 03Search titles with multiple matches
- 04Cover 30 Asian and Middle Eastern markets
Use cases
- 01Find a film’s streaming service in a country
- 02Check recent Netflix additions in India
- 03Disambiguate a title before checking availability
MCP support
It provides three tools—`where_to_watch`, `whats_new_on`, and `search_titles`—to MCP clients. Clients can connect through the local package or the hosted HTTP endpoint.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sseclaude mcp add --transport http ottasia https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse{"mcpServers":{"ottasia":{"type":"http","url":"https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ottasia":{"type":"http","url":"https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ottasia":{"type":"http","url":"https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ottasia":{"serverUrl":"https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
3| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | string | Yes | Movie or TV show name. English, romanized, or original-language title all work (e.g. 'Squid Game', 'RRR', 'Pathaan', 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'). |
| country | string | No | 2-letter ISO country code. One of: IN, PK, BD, ID, MY, PH, SG, TH, MM, KH, LA, BN, CN, HK, JP, KR, TW, KZ, UZ, TR, IL, LB, JO, SA, AE, KW, QA, BH, OM, EG. Defaults to IN if omitted. |
Details
From the project README@ottasia/mcp-server
Where can I watch X in Y? Answer that question, in your AI assistant, for 30 Asian and Middle Eastern streaming markets.
OTTASIA's Model Context Protocol server gives Claude (and any MCP-compatible client) live access to streaming availability across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Egypt.
It wraps ottasia.com, so the same data that powers our website is one prompt away.
Install (Claude Desktop)
Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:
- Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ottasia": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@ottasia/mcp-server"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. The OTTASIA tools should appear in the tool list.
No API keys. No env vars. Nothing to configure.
Tools
where_to_watch
Find which streaming services carry a specific movie or TV show in a specific country.
Inputs:
title(string, required): movie or TV show namecountry(2-letter ISO code, optional, defaultIN)
Example prompts:
- "Where can I watch Squid Game in Indonesia?"
- "Is Pathaan available on any service in Saudi Arabia?"
- "Use the ottasia where_to_watch tool to find Game of Thrones in Japan."
whats_new_on
List the latest titles added to a specific streaming service in a country.
Inputs:
provider(slug, required): e.g.netflix,prime-video,disney-plus-hotstar,wavve,shahid,viucountry(2-letter ISO code, optional, defaultIN)limit(number, optional, default 15, max 30)
Example prompts:
- "What's new on Netflix in India this month?"
- "Any new K-dramas added to Wavve in Korea?"
- "List recent arrivals on Shahid in Saudi Arabia."
search_titles
Multi-result search for movies and TV shows. Returns multiple candidates so you can disambiguate before checking availability.
Inputs:
q(string, required): search querycountry(2-letter ISO code, optional, defaultIN)limit(number, optional, default 8, max 20)
Example prompts:
- "Search OTTASIA for 'the office'"
- "Find all matches for 'joker' and tell me which one is the 2019 Joaquin Phoenix film."
Supported countries
IN India · PK Pakistan · BD Bangladesh · ID Indonesia · MY Malaysia · PH Philippines · SG Singapore · TH Thailand · MM Myanmar · KH Cambodia · LA Laos · BN Brunei · CN China · HK Hong Kong · JP Japan · KR South Korea · TW Taiwan · KZ Kazakhstan · UZ Uzbekistan · TR Turkey · IL Israel · LB Lebanon · JO Jordan · SA Saudi Arabia · AE UAE · KW Kuwait · QA Qatar · BH Bahrain · OM Oman · EG Egypt
Common providers
netflix · prime-video · disney-plus-hotstar · jiohotstar · hulu-japan · wavve · tving · viu · vidio · iqiyi · shahid · osn-plus · starzplay · hoichoi · chorki · zee5 · sun-nxt · aha · eros-now · manorama-max · shemaroo-me · crunchyroll · apple-tv-plus · hbo-max
Pass any of these as the provider argument to whats_new_on. The API will suggest near-matches if the slug is wrong.
How it works
The MCP server is a thin client that calls public JSON endpoints on ottasia.com:
/api/mcp/where-to-watch?title=...&country=.../api/mcp/whats-new?provider=...&country=...&limit=.../api/mcp/search?q=...&country=...&limit=...
All TMDB data, caching, and per-country provider logic stays on the OTTASIA backend, so your installed npm package never holds an API key.
Alternate transport: HTTP/SSE
If you're integrating from a non-Claude-Desktop client (Claude API, browser-based MCP playground, custom code), you can connect directly to the hosted HTTP endpoint:
https://ottasia.com/api/mcp/sse
Uses the MCP Streamable HTTP transport (stateless, JSON responses). Same 3 tools, same data.
Local development override
To run against a local OTTASIA dev server, set OTTASIA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 in your MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ottasia-local": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/this/repo/dist/server.js"],
"env": { "OTTASIA_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3000" }
}
}
}
Listings
- npm: @ottasia/mcp-server
- Official MCP Registry: io.github.AIweather-Anurag/ottasia
- mcp.so
- Smithery
- Glama
- awesome-mcp-servers (PR #6808 pending)
- Cline marketplace (submitted)
Links
- Website: ottasia.com
- Issues: open an issue on this repo or DM @AnuragTyagi on X
- MCP spec: modelcontextprotocol.io
Privacy Policy
This server is a read-only lookup tool. It sends only the query your AI assistant makes (a title name, a streaming service, a two-letter country code) to OTTASIA's public API at ottasia.com and returns streaming availability data with links back to ottasia.com. It does not collect, store, or transmit personal data, credentials, files, or conversation content, and it requires no account or API key.
Full privacy policy: https://ottasia.com/privacy
License
MIT
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