How to Use the Criteo Marketing API MCP in Claude

Q: How do I install the Criteo Marketing API in Claude Desktop?

You have two options. Add the Vinkius endpoint URL to your claudedesktopconfig.json under mcpServers and restart the app. Alternatively, paste the URL into the Custom Connectors section in Claude's web settings.

Give Claude Desktop direct access to pull Criteo campaign stats and tweak ad sets without touching the dashboard.

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Pull live marketing stats into Claude Desktop

Asking your AI client to review ad performance usually means exporting CSVs first. Connecting this MCP server changes that by giving Claude direct read access to your live metrics. Just ask for yesterday's ROAS, and the agent hits `get_marketing_statistics` to pull the exact numbers. Budget tracking works the same way. Knowing if a campaign is burning cash too fast just requires a quick prompt. Claude runs `list_marketing_budgets` to check active spend, does the math, and reports exactly where the money went.

Inspect Criteo campaigns without opening tabs

Digging through the Criteo dashboard to find specific targeting rules takes too many clicks. Chatting with your agent means you can query configuration details conversationally. The system fires off `list_marketing_campaigns` to find the right ID, then follows up with `get_campaign_details` to show the exact setup. Ad sets follow a similar pattern. Tell Claude to look at a specific group, and the tool executes `get_ad_set_details` to bring the configuration right into your chat window. Stripping away the UI bloat leaves you with just the raw settings.

Audit your Criteo creatives using this MCP Server

Keeping track of which banners are running across different accounts gets messy. Claude calls `list_advertisers` to map out your managed accounts first. Then, the agent runs `list_ad_creatives` to dump a clean list of every active video and image asset into your chat. Audience targeting data is also fully exposed. Verifying who actually sees those ads happens when the AI executes `list_audiences` and `list_audience_segments`. Getting a plain-text breakdown of your targeting parameters beats digging through nested menus.

Setup guide

Set up Criteo Marketing API MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Criteo Marketing API MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Criteo Marketing API MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under criteo-marketing-api-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "criteo-marketing-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Criteo Marketing API MCP in Claude Desktop

You have two options. Add the Vinkius endpoint URL to your `claude_desktop_config.json` under `mcpServers` and restart the app. Alternatively, paste the URL into the Custom Connectors section in Claude's web settings.

No, this specific MCP Server is read-only. It pulls data using tools like `get_ad_set_details` and `get_marketing_statistics` so Claude can analyze performance, but it cannot change budgets or pause ads.

Authentication is usually the culprit. Vinkius handles the underlying OAuth, but you still need to pass your valid endpoint token. Check that your configuration file includes the correct bearer token in the environment variables.

Yes. You can plug the remote MCP server URL directly into claude.ai via the Integrations menu. The web client will connect to Vinkius and expose the exact same Criteo tools.

Vinkius runs this connection inside an ephemeral V8 Isolate sandbox. When Claude checks your `list_marketing_budgets` data, the server spins up, handles the request, and immediately dies. Nothing is cached or stored on our infrastructure.

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