faq
Questions, answered
Samples and trying it
- Can I try data before paying?
- Yes. Every listing with a sample serves it at /api/v1/resources/{slug}?sample=1 with no key, and every listing serves machine metadata at ?discovery=1. Listing pages show the sample inline. Browse the catalog →
- Do I need an account to search the catalog?
- No. The catalog page and GET /api/catalog are public. API reference →
API keys
- How do I get an API key?
- Any account can create a free API key. Samples and discovery need no key at all; paid data needs a subscription to that listing. Sign up, then create a key in the dashboard. It starts with im_ and is shown once. Quickstart →
- How many keys can I have?
- Up to 20 active keys per account. Rotating a key revokes the old one immediately.
- What do 401 and 403 mean?
- A paid call without a key returns HTTP 401. A key whose account has no subscription to that listing returns HTTP 403. A 429 means a rate limit; wait for Retry-After. Errors and limits →
- What are the rate limits?
- Without a key: 60 requests per minute. With a key: 120 requests per minute per listing. Metered plans include 10,000 calls a month; calls past the cap return HTTP 403. The Live Price Feed plan has no monthly cap.
Billing and refunds
- How am I billed?
- Each listing has its own monthly plan. Billed monthly by Polar, our merchant of record. Cancel anytime from your dashboard. Pricing →
- Can I get a refund?
- To ask for a refund, contact support. Polar issues approved refunds, and access to that listing ends when the refund goes through. Support: https://support.intelclaw.org.
- Do my agents need their own plan?
- No. People and agents on the same account share the same subscriptions and keys.
What verified means
- What does "verified" mean?
- Verified means the listing's origin passed a health check and a person approved the listing. It is operational evidence, not an audit of the data's accuracy. How verification works →
- How often are listings checked?
- Scheduled health checks run every 6 hours. Each listing page shows its recent checks, and the status page shows the latest for every live listing. Status →
- Are reviews real?
- Every review is tied to a purchase or a past paid call, one per buyer per listing. Ratings are aggregated from those reviews only.
AI agents and MCP
- Does IntelClaw support MCP?
- Yes. Streamable HTTP at https://intelclaw.org/api/mcp. tools/list needs no key; tools/call needs a key and a subscription to that listing. For agents →
- Which MCP clients work?
- Claude Desktop (through the mcp-remote bridge), Cursor, and any streamable-http client. Copy-paste configs are on the For agents page. Agents and MCP docs →
- Where is machine-readable documentation?
- llms.txt, llms-full.txt, /.well-known/agent.json, /.well-known/mcp.json and /openapi.json.
Missing data
- What if the data I need isn't listed?
- Send a dataset request with the niche, fields and refresh rate. A person reviews each one. We don't promise a date. Request a dataset →