# How to connect Countdown api to Grok Bot ```json { "title": "How to connect Countdown api to Grok Bot", "toolkit": "Countdown api", "toolkit_slug": "countdown_api", "framework": "Grok Bot", "framework_slug": "grok-bot", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/grok-bot", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/grok-bot.md", "updated_at": "2026-10-27T07:30:04.469Z" } ``` ## Introduction Grok is xAI's assistant, and its bot builder lets you create a personal agent that holds context, runs skills, and connects to the apps you already use through plugins. This guide explains how to connect Countdown api to a Grok bot using Composio Connect, which handles OAuth, token refresh, and reliability so you do not have to. You add Composio as a plugin, authenticate once, then ask your bot to work with Countdown api in plain language. ## Also integrate Countdown api with - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/atomic-agent) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/autogen) ## TL;DR Composio exposes 1,500+ apps to your Grok bot through a single connection, so you get: - Connect to 1,500+ apps with on-demand tool loading, so you do not fill your context window with unnecessary tool definitions. - Use programmatic tool calling through a remote workbench, letting the model write its own code to handle complex tool chaining. This reduces back-and-forth for frequent tool calls. - Handle large tool responses outside the model context to keep conversations lean. ## Connect Countdown api to Grok Bot ### Connecting Countdown api to Grok Bot Once Grok Bot is set up, you connect Countdown api entirely from its interface, and the whole flow takes under a minute. ### Set up Grok Bot Get access. Grok Bot is included with Cursor Ultra, Cursor Premium Teams, and SuperGrok Heavy. Get the desktop app for macOS or Windows from [x.ai/bot](https://x.ai/bot) and sign in. An iPhone companion app is also available, and your bots sync across devices. Create a bot. Pick a suggested role or define your own, then give it a short name, one primary job, and a short description of how it should work. Focused bots work best, because a clear role gives the bot more useful context over time. ### Connect Countdown api ### 1. Add the Composio plugin Click the button. The Composio listing on x.ai opens and launches Grok Bot for you. If the app does not open on its own, click Add to Grok Bot. [Add to Grok Bot](https://x.ai/bot/plugin/32661537) Grok Bot opens the Composio plugin, showing its connector and skills. Click Add. ### 2. Authenticate Go to the Installed section and click the Composio entry. You'll see its connector and skills listed. Click Authenticate. You'll be taken to the Composio consent screen. Review the access it requests and click Authorize. Composio handles the OAuth handshake for you, so you never touch API keys or tokens. ### 3. Connect your Countdown api account Back in the chat, ask your bot to connect to Countdown api or give it any Countdown api task. For example, ask it to: - "List all your eBay data collections" - "Start processing requests for a collection" - "Get autocomplete suggestions for 'wireless earbuds'" It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access. That's it. Composio's tools are now available in your Grok bot, and your Countdown api account is ready to use. ## What is Grok Bot? Grok is xAI's assistant, available as a chat interface and a bot builder for creating personal agents that run skills and connect to external apps. With Composio Connect, your Grok bot can securely access apps like Countdown api through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the Countdown api MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Countdown api MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Countdown api account. It provides structured and secure access to real-time eBay marketplace data, so your agent can perform actions like searching eBay products, managing collections, retrieving seller feedback, and automating product data workflows on your behalf. - eBay product search and autocomplete: Instantly fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions and help agents surface relevant product search terms and ideas in real time. - Collection management and orchestration: Create, update, list, or delete collections to batch and organize multiple eBay data requests for streamlined marketplace analysis. - Automated collection processing: Start or clear queued requests within a collection, making it easy to control and automate data gathering operations from eBay. - Destination setup and notifications: Set up or remove destinations for results and notifications, ensuring your agent can manage where and how you receive processed eBay data. - Access to rich eBay metadata: Retrieve detailed collection information, product details, customer reviews, and seller feedback to power analytics and business decisions. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `COUNTDOWN_API_CLEAR_ALL_REQUESTS` | Clear Collection Requests | Clears (removes) all pending requests from a collection. Use this to reset a collection before adding new requests, or to cancel all queued requests. The collection must be in 'idle' status. Returns the updated collection details after clearing. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_COLLECTIONS_CREATE_COLLECTION` | Create a new collection | Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_COLLECTIONS_GET_COLLECTION` | Get Collection | Tool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_COLLECTIONS_LIST_COLLECTIONS` | List Collections | Tool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_COLLECTIONS_START_COLLECTION` | Start Collection | Start processing a collection's queued requests on the Countdown API. Use this tool to manually trigger a collection to begin executing its requests. The collection must have at least one request added to it before it can be started. You need sufficient API credits to run all requests in the collection. Prerequisites: - Collection must exist (use List Collections or Create Collection first) - Collection must have at least one request added - Sufficient API credits available for the number of requests - Collection must not already be running | | `COUNTDOWN_API_COLLECTIONS_UPDATE_COLLECTION` | Update an existing collection | Update an existing collection's settings. Use this to modify collection properties like name, schedule, priority, notification settings, or enabled status. The collection_id must be obtained from list_collections or create_collection. Only specified fields are updated; omitted fields retain their current values. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_CORE_API_SEND_REQUEST` | eBay Autocomplete | Tool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_CREATE_COLLECTION_REQUEST` | Create Collection Request | Tool to create new requests within a collection for bulk eBay data retrieval. Use when you need to add search, product, reviews, or other eBay data queries to a collection that will be executed on schedule. Collections must be in 'idle' status to accept new requests. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_CREATE_DESTINATION` | Create Destination | Creates a cloud storage destination where batch result sets will be automatically uploaded. Supports Amazon S3, S3-compatible services (MinIO, DigitalOcean Spaces), Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, and Alibaba Cloud OSS. When enabled=true, the API validates credentials by uploading and deleting a test file. Set enabled=false to create the destination without credential validation. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_DELETE_COLLECTION` | Delete Collection | Tool to delete a collection and its configuration by ID. Use when you need to remove an existing, non-running collection. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_DELETE_DESTINATION` | Delete Destination | Tool to delete a destination by ID. Use when you need to remove an existing destination. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_DELETE_SINGLE_REQUEST` | Delete Single Request | Delete a specific request from a Countdown API collection by its ID. Use this to remove individual requests that are no longer needed. The collection must not be running when deleting requests. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_DESTINATIONS_LIST_DESTINATIONS` | List Destinations | Tool to list all destinations configured for the account. Use when you need to inspect or paginate through configured destinations. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_FIND_COLLECTION_REQUESTS` | Find Collection Requests | Tool to find requests in a collection by custom_id or search query. Use when you need to search for specific requests within a collection using either an exact custom_id match or a text search query. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_GET_ACCOUNT` | Get Account Information | Tool to retrieve account usage and current platform status. Use when needing to check plan, usage, and quota details for the authenticated user. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_LIST_ERROR_LOGS` | List Error Logs | Tool to list error logs from collection executions. Returns recent errors encountered during request processing with details about failed requests and their causes. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_REQUESTS_EXPORT_CSV` | Export Requests CSV | Export all requests from a collection as downloadable CSV files. Returns URLs to CSV files containing the request data. Use this tool when you need to bulk export or download collection request data in CSV format. The response includes paginated download links if the collection has many requests. Collections with no requests will return an empty pages array. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_REQUESTS_EXPORT_JSON` | Export Requests as JSON | Tool to download all requests in a collection as JSON. Use when you need to export the entire request history for a collection. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_REQUESTS_UPDATE_SINGLE_REQUEST` | Update Single Request | Tool to modify parameters of an existing request in a collection. Use when the collection is not running and you need to update eBay Product Data API parameters. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_RESULTS_GET_RESULT_SET` | Get Result Set | Tool to retrieve a collection run's result set payload. Use after a collection run completes to fetch metadata and download links. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_RESULTS_LIST_RESULT_SETS` | List Result Sets | Tool to list result sets produced by a collection. Use when you need to retrieve all summary status of result sets generated by a collection within the 14-day retention window. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_RESULTS_RESEND_RESULT_SET_WEBHOOK` | Resend Result Set Webhook | Resend the webhook notification for a collection's result set. Use this tool to retry webhook delivery when the original webhook POST failed or timed out. The collection must have a notification_webhook URL configured (either on the collection itself or on the account profile). Result sets are only available for 14 days after creation. Prerequisites: - Collection must exist with a valid notification_webhook URL configured - Result set must exist and not be expired (14-day retention) - Use List Result Sets to find valid result_set_id values | | `COUNTDOWN_API_STOP_ALL_COLLECTIONS` | Stop All Collections | Tool to stop all collections. Use when you need to halt any running or queued collections after reviewing operations. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_STOP_COLLECTION` | Stop Collection | Tool to stop (pause) a single collection’s processing by ID. Use when you need to halt a running or queued collection after confirming the target collection ID. | | `COUNTDOWN_API_UPDATE_DESTINATION` | Update Destination | Tool to update a destination's configuration by ID. Use after creating or retrieving a destination to modify its settings. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK Once connected, your Grok bot can access the Countdown api MCP server through Composio to run the actions you authorize, using plain language in the chat. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Way Forward Now that Countdown api is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your Grok bot can run true cross-app workflows end to end. - Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically. - Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works. - Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs. - Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps. Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single connection, your bot can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation. ## How to build Countdown api MCP Agent with another framework - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/atomic-agent) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/countdown_api/framework/autogen) ## Related Toolkits - [Addresszen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/addresszen) - Addresszen is a real-time address autocomplete and verification service. 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With a standalone Countdown api MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Countdown api tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Countdown api and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Grok Bot? Yes, you can. Grok Bot 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 Countdown api tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Countdown api while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Countdown api 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 Countdown api data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)