# KoboToolbox — MCP server on mcp.ai
> Connect your KoboToolbox account and use 9 tools for forms and surveys straight from your AI agent. Connect with your own API key. KoboToolbox is a data collection platform for building forms, managing survey projects, collecting submissions, and exporting humanitarian and research data.

By: mcp.ai · official
Page: https://mcp.ai/kobotoolbox

## Connect (MCP protocol)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): https://api.mcp.ai/p_kobotoolbox?ms=1787293560000
Add it as a custom/remote MCP connector, then authenticate when prompted.

## REST API (no MCP client required)
Every tool is also a REST endpoint, authed with a workspace API key.
Discover: GET https://api.mcp.ai/api/kobotoolbox/_endpoints   # public; lists every endpoint
Call:     POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/kobotoolbox/<endpoint>
  Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…   # create one at https://mcp.ai/settings/api-keys
  Content-Type: application/json
  Body: { …args }   →   { "ok": true, "tool": "<id>", "result": { … } }

## Developer docs
How to use (MCP or REST), markdown: https://mcp.ai/kobotoolbox/skill.md
Postman collection (v2.1): https://mcp.ai/kobotoolbox/postman.json

## Tools
- kobotoolbox_create_project(name: string, sector?: string, country?: string, clone_from?: string, description?: string, share_metadata?: boolean) — Create a draft survey project, optionally by cloning an existing KoboToolbox asset.
- kobotoolbox_delete_export(export_uid: string, project_uid: string) — Delete one asynchronous export job from a KoboToolbox project.
- kobotoolbox_delete_project(project_uid: string) — Permanently delete one KoboToolbox project by UID.
- kobotoolbox_deploy_project(active?: boolean, project_uid: string) — Deploy a draft KoboToolbox survey or redeploy its latest form version so it can accept and expose submissions.
- kobotoolbox_export_submissions(query?: object, fields?: string[], flatten?: boolean, language?: string, export_type?: string, project_uid: string, submission_ids?: integer[], group_separator?: string, multiple_select?: string, include_media_url?: boolean, xls_types_as_text?: boolean, hierarchy_in_labels?: boolean, wait_timeout_seconds?: number, fields_from_all_versions?: boolean) — Create an asynchronous KoboToolbox submission export and wait for it to complete, returning the export UID and result URL.
- kobotoolbox_get_project(project_uid: string) — Retrieve a KoboToolbox project with its form content, settings, resource URLs, and deployment state.
- kobotoolbox_get_submission(project_uid: string, submission_id: string) — Retrieve one submission by integer ID, root UUID, or submission UUID from a KoboToolbox project.
- kobotoolbox_list_assets(limit?: integer, query?: string, ordering?: string, next_cursor?: string, current_user_permissions_only?: boolean) — Find projects and other visible assets in the connected KoboToolbox account, returning one page and a continuation cursor.
- kobotoolbox_list_submissions(sort?: string, limit?: integer, query?: string, fields?: string, next_cursor?: string, project_uid: string) — Read one page of submissions for a deployed KoboToolbox project, with optional field selection, filtering, and sorting.

## Example prompts
- "What can I do in KoboToolbox?"
- "Show me a summary of my KoboToolbox account"

## Links
Docs: https://mcp.ai/docs/mcps/kobotoolbox
Website: https://mcp.ai/mcps/kobotoolbox