# Linkup — MCP server on mcp.ai
> Connect your Linkup account and use 4 tools for web scraping straight from your AI agent. Connect with your own API key. Linkup is a search engine that allows you to search the web for relevant results.

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

## Connect (MCP protocol)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): https://api.mcp.ai/p_linkup?ms=1787291220000
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/linkup/_endpoints   # public; lists every endpoint
Call:     POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/linkup/<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/linkup/skill.md
Postman collection (v2.1): https://mcp.ai/linkup/postman.json

## Tools
- linkup_create_response(text?: object, input: string, model: string, instructions?: string) — Proxy endpoint for OpenAI-compatible response generation. Used when the OpenAI client's base URL is set to Linkup. Supports 'linkup-standard' for faster results and 'linkup-deep' for more comprehensiv
- linkup_fetch_webpage(url: string, renderJs?: boolean, extractImages?: boolean, includeRawHtml?: boolean) — Fetch and retrieve a markdown representation of a webpage from a given URL. Supports optional JavaScript rendering for single-page applications, raw HTML extraction, and image extraction from the webp
- linkup_get_credits_balance() — Tool to retrieve the current credits balance for your Linkup account. Returns the number of credits remaining that can be used for search and fetch operations.
- linkup_search(depth?: string, query: string, to_date?: string, from_date?: string, max_results?: integer, output_type?: string, include_images?: boolean, exclude_domains?: string[], include_domains?: string[], include_sources?: boolean, include_inline_citations?: boolean, structured_output_schema?: string) — Search the web and retrieve insights using Linkup's API. This action provides three output modes: natural language answers with sources (sourcedAnswer), raw search context (searchResults), or custom s

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

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