---
title: "Developer API and AI agents (MCP)"
description: "Let other software, and AI assistants, read and manage your bookings."
url: "https://bookatu.com/en-nz/help/api-and-mcp"
language: "en"
section: "Help"
category: "Developers"
published: "2026-01-08"
updated: "2026-10-29"
---

# Developer API and AI agents (MCP)

Let other software, and AI assistants, read and manage your bookings.

## What it is

Bookatu has a public REST API and an MCP server. The API lets other software work with your business data, and the MCP server lets an AI assistant you connect to your own account, such as Claude, check your availability and make or move bookings for you.

## Why it helps

You can ask your own AI assistant to find a free time or book a client in, and it works from your real calendar. The API also lets you connect Bookatu to other tools you use.

## How to use it

1. At a high level the public API can read your business details, services, staff and availability, create a booking, manage your customers, and read, create or cancel appointments.
2. Create an API key under Settings → API keys, and use it to authenticate your requests.
3. See the full reference, including request and response details and webhooks, at /developers.