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How to Connect beehiiv to ChatGPT — via MCP

Drive beehiiv (modern newsletter platform) from any AI agent: publications, posts, subscriptions, segments, custom fields. 11 tools, Bearer auth.

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MCP connector

beehiiv

Drive beehiiv (modern newsletter platform) from any AI agent: publications, posts, subscriptions, segments, custom fields. 11 tools, Bearer auth.

Tools

11

Region

INTL

Category

publishing

Authentication

Bearer Token

Required env vars

BEEHIIV_API_KEYBEEHIIV_PUBLICATION_ID
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Summary

Drive beehiiv (modern newsletter platform) from any AI agent: publications, posts, subscriptions, segments, custom fields. 11 tools, Bearer auth.

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beehiiv + ChatGPT

Drive beehiiv (modern newsletter platform) from any AI agent: publications, posts, subscriptions, segments, custom fields. 11 tools, Bearer auth.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

BEEHIIV_API_KEY, BEEHIIV_PUBLICATION_ID

Step 1 — Get credentials

beehiiv.com).

Setup:

  1. Sign in to https://app.beehiiv.com → bottom-left avatar → Settings → Integrations → API → Generate New API key.
  2. Set the key to BEEHIIV_API_KEY.
  3. Note your Publication ID — visible in the URL when you're on a publication's dashboard (/p/pub_XXX/...). Set BEEHIIV_PUBLICATION_ID.

Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${BEEHIIV_API_KEY}.

Publication-scoped URL: most endpoints live under /publications/{publicationId}/.... The adapter bakes publication ID into baseUrl.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in ChatGPT

ChatGPT supports MCP servers via the Connectors feature (Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise plans). The free tier does not support custom connectors.

  1. Open ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (or click the 🔧 icon in the composer → Manage connectors).
  2. Click "Add custom connector".
  3. Fill in:
    • Name: beehiiv
    • MCP server URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
  4. Click Connect to authorize.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
beehiiv_get_publicationGet the publication metadata (name, organization_name, referral_program_enabled, created)
beehiiv_list_postsList posts (newsletter issues)
beehiiv_get_postFetch a single post with full content
beehiiv_list_subscriptionsList subscribers with filters
beehiiv_get_subscriptionFetch a subscriber by ID or email
beehiiv_create_subscriptionCreate a subscription (subscribe an email)
beehiiv_update_subscriptionUpdate a subscriber (custom fields, UTM tags, tier)
beehiiv_delete_subscriptionPermanently delete a subscriber (GDPR friendly)
beehiiv_list_segmentsList segments (saved subscriber queries)
beehiiv_list_custom_fieldsList custom fields defined on subscribers
beehiiv_send_test_emailSend a test email of a post to specific addresses

FAQ

Does ChatGPT free tier work with custom MCP connectors? No — Plus, Pro, Team or Enterprise required.

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