About Telnyx
Telnyx is an MCP server for users of the Telnyx API, exposing tools for account billing, phone numbers, and messaging.
Key features
- 01Check balances and invoices
- 02Summarize charges over a date range
- 03List and inspect phone numbers
- 04Search for and order available numbers
- 05Send and list SMS messages
Use cases
- 01Review account balance and pending charges
- 02Inspect charges for a selected period
- 03Find and order a phone number
- 04Send SMS and review message history
MCP support
The server exposes Telnyx API tools to MCP clients for billing, phone number management, and messaging.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEtelnyx-mcp
MCP server for the Telnyx API — billing, phone numbers, and messaging.
Tools
Billing
get_balance— Account balance, pending charges, credit limitlist_invoices— List all invoicesget_invoice— Get a specific invoiceget_charges_breakdown— Charges breakdown for a date range (max 60 days)get_charges_summary— Charges summary for a date range
Phone Numbers
list_phone_numbers— List all phone numbers on the accountget_phone_number— Get details of a specific phone numbersearch_available_numbers— Search available numbers to purchaseorder_phone_number— Order/purchase a phone number
Messaging
send_message— Send an SMS messagelist_messages— List sent and received messageslist_messaging_profiles— List messaging profiles
Installation
uvx telnyx-mcp
Claude Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"telnyx": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["telnyx-mcp"],
"env": {
"TELNYX_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
}
}
}
}
Get your API key from portal.telnyx.com.
License
MIT
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