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Handle global subscriptions, payments and tax compliance without managing VAT registration across 300+ markets.
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Paddle API

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API key. API key; API access on: No specific plan required — docs state you need a Paddle account; sandbox signup is free for testing, live account requires approval before processing real transactionsSource

MCP server

Address
https://mcp.paddle.com/mcpSource
What it is
Official remote (hosted) MCP server shipped by Paddle. Live: https://mcp.paddle.com/mcp (OAuth or API key); Sandbox: https://sandbox-mcp.paddle.com/mcp (API key only, Bearer token). Uses a 'codemode' interface exposing three tools (search, execute, report_missing_tool) covering the full API. Works with Claude Code/Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, etc. A legacy local npm package (@paddle/paddle-mcp-server) still works but is no longer updated. Paddle also ships a separate 'docs MCP server' at https://paddlehq.mcp.kapa.ai (hosted on Kapa.ai, Google/Github sign-in, no Paddle account needed) giving agents access to docs/OpenAPI spec/SDK references.

Checked on 2026-10-10 in the developer documentation.

How to automate Paddle

API and webhooks

Paddle has a public REST API with an OpenAPI spec, a developer sandbox and SDKs for Node.js, Python, Go and PHP, plus Paddle.js for the checkout. Webhooks tell your app when a subscription starts, renews or fails. Use them to provision and cut access in your own product, and to send billing events to your CRM such as HubSpot.

MCP server

Paddle has an official MCP server. Use a sandbox API key to test, or OAuth for the live environment, and start with read-only access. An agent can then answer questions about subscriptions or help set up prices, with approval before anything that changes data. A good first use is asking for the list of customers whose payments failed this week.

Built-in automation

Retain runs the failed-payment recovery for you, and Paddle handles tax calculation and remittance automatically. Turn these on first, since they remove the most manual work.