• NEW CONTACT
  • REPLACEMENT
  • REMOVAL
  • MANUAL

How to update account emails with your AI

Connect Equinix Metal to your AI client to manage contact details and notification routing without logging into the dashboard.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I change my Equinix Metal contact emails?

Tell your AI client to add, remove, or change the email addresses used for your Equinix Metal account. It handles the updates directly in your profile. You'll see the specific changes reflected in your account settings immediately.

Email management outcomes

Email management outcomes

Your AI handles the data entry for these three specific contact updates.

NEW CONTACT

Add a new email

The AI adds a fresh email address to your Equinix Metal profile. This is useful for adding a backup contact or a new team member.

REPLACEMENT

Swap existing emails

The AI replaces an old address with a new one. This keeps your notification flow current without leaving multiple stale addresses active.

REMOVAL

Delete old addresses

The AI removes specific email addresses from your contact list. Use this to clean up old employee or secondary contact info.

MANUAL

Human oversight

You retain full control. The AI performs the requested changes, but you can always log in to the Equinix Metal console to verify or manually override any setting.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

Your AI translates your plain English instructions into direct API calls to your Equinix Metal account.

  1. Identify the target

    The AI looks at your current contact list to find the specific email address you want to change or remove.

    update_emaildelete_email

  2. Register new addresses

    If you want to add a contact, the AI sends the new address to your account profile.

    create_email

  3. Modify existing entries

    The AI replaces the specific email address you pointed out with a new value.

    update_email

  4. Clean up contacts

    The AI removes the specified email from your notification and contact settings.

    delete_email

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the Equinix Metal updates.

Starting points

These are examples. Swap out the specific email addresses with your actual Equinix Metal contact info.

Equinix Metal Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_PCLKoMBRiDuqocULBdhP3vVp3zouG0zUhlY0D0XK/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Equinix Metal capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "equinix-metal-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_PCLKoMBRiDuqocULBdhP3vVp3zouG0zUhlY0D0XK/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Add dev-ops@company.com to my Equinix Metal contact emails.

  • Update my primary Equinix Metal email from admin@old.com to admin@new.com.

  • Remove the secondary email billing@company.com from my Equinix Metal account.

  • Change my Equinix Metal notification email to alerts@company.com.

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Start here

Connect Equinix Metal once, then ask.

Follow the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start using these commands in your preferred AI client.

Connect Equinix Metal to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my account password?

    No. This MCP only manages email contact information and notification settings.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete my entire account?

    No. The AI can only delete specific email addresses that you explicitly tell it to remove.

  • 03

    Does the AI need my login password?

    No. You connect via Vinkius, which manages the secure connection to Equinix Metal without exposing your password to the AI.

  • 04

    Can I use this to change my billing method?

    No. The available tools are strictly limited to managing email addresses.

  • 05

    How do I know if the email update worked?

    The AI will confirm once the tool has successfully executed the command. You can also verify the change in your Equinix Metal dashboard.

  • More questions about Equinix Metal? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Equinix Metal Connector can do

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