How to connect Api ninjas to Claude Cowork

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Introduction

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Api ninjas account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to get real-time bitcoin price and market data, check if this email is disposable, look up bank info for this BIN, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Api ninjas to Claude Cowork

1. Open Customize

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

2. Add the Composio MCP server

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

3. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Cowork

4. Connect your Api ninjas account

Back in Cowork, ask the agent to connect to Api ninjas or give it any Api ninjas-related task.

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Get real-time bitcoin price and market data"
  • "Check if this email is disposable"
  • "Look up bank info for this BIN"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Cowork, and your Api ninjas account is ready to use.

What is Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.

With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Api ninjas through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

What is the Api ninjas MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Api ninjas MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Api ninjas account. It provides structured and secure access to a wide array of real-time data APIs, so your agent can perform actions like fetching financial data, generating barcodes, validating emails, and looking up domains on your behalf.

  • Fetch live financial and crypto data: Instantly retrieve up-to-date prices for stocks, commodities, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies, or access earnings calendars and transcripts for informed decision-making.
  • Barcode generation on demand: Have your agent create barcode images for custom data or text, perfect for inventory, tickets, or quick sharing of encoded information.
  • Email validation and security checks: Automatically check if an email address is disposable or risky before engaging users or sending communications.
  • Bank and payment info lookup: Look up bank details using BIN numbers, helping with payment processing, fraud detection, or financial analysis.
  • Domain and DNS diagnostics: Let your agent perform DNS lookups to fetch domain records, aiding in troubleshooting or technical audits quickly and efficiently.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Generate Barcode ImageTool to generate a barcode image for specified text.
BIN LookupTool to look up bank information from a bank identification number.
Get Bitcoin Price and Market DataTool to retrieve the latest bitcoin price and 24-hour market data.
Commodity PriceTool to get real-time price for a commodity.
Crypto PriceTool to get real-time price for a cryptocurrency pair.
Check Disposable EmailTool to check whether an email address is from a disposable email provider.
DNS LookupTool to retrieve dns records for a specified domain.
Earnings CalendarTool to fetch past and upcoming earnings results for a specified ticker.
Earnings Call TranscriptTool to get the earnings call transcript for a company and quarter.
ETF InfoTool to get detailed information about an etf by ticker.
Income TaxTool to get current and historical income tax rates for a country.
IBAN LookupTool to look up and validate an international bank account number (iban).
Income Tax CalculatorTool to calculate income taxes for us and canada.
Get Inflation DataTool to get current inflation data for a country.
Interest RateTool to get current interest rates for central banks and benchmarks.
Market CapTool to get real-time market cap data for a company.
Mortgage RateTool to get current and historical mortgage rates.
Extract Nutrition InformationTool to extract nutrition information from text query.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Api ninjas MCP?

With a standalone Api ninjas MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Api ninjas tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Api ninjas and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Api ninjas tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Api ninjas while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Api ninjas scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Api ninjas data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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