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Summary
Deutsche Bahn's official station-board API (DB API Marketplace, CC BY 4.0): find stations by name or EVA number, read the planned hourly timetable of any station, and pull the live change feed — delays, platform changes, cancellations and disruption messages — straight from DB. Free key, 60 requests per minute. Boards only; use the Deutsche Bahn Fahrplan connector for journey planning.
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Example prompts for Deutsche Bahn Timetables API
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
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Deutsche Bahn Timetables API + Claude
Deutsche Bahn's official station-board API (DB API Marketplace, CC BY 4.0): find stations by name or EVA number, read the planned hourly timetable of any station, and pull the live change feed — delays, platform changes, cancellations and disruption messages — straight from DB. Free key, 60 requests per minute. Boards only; use the Deutsche Bahn Fahrplan connector for journey planning.
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:
DB_CLIENT_ID, DB_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
This connector calls Deutsche Bahn's official Timetables API v1 on the DB API Marketplace. It is the source of truth for what is happening at a station right now, published by DB itself (CC BY 4.0). It does not plan journeys — pair it with the Deutsche Bahn Fahrplan connector for that.
Getting a key: create a free account at https://developers.deutschebahn.com, create an application, subscribe it to the Timetables API (free plan, 60 requests/minute) and copy the application's Client ID and API Key into DB_CLIENT_ID / DB_API_KEY.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- Open claude.ai/customize/connectors.
- Click "Add custom connector".
- Fill in:
- Name:
Deutsche Bahn Timetables API - URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Click Connect to authorize.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
dbt_search_stations | Find Deutsche Bahn stations by name prefix, DS100 code or EVA number |
dbt_get_station_board | Planned timetable of a station for one hour: every train with id (match it against dbt_get_changes), category (ICE, IC, EC, RE, RB, S …) |
dbt_get_changes | All currently known changes at a station, straight from Deutsche Bahn (refreshed every 30 s): per train id (matches dbt_get_station_board) |
dbt_get_recent_changes | Changes at a station from the last two minutes only — the same shape as dbt_get_changes, for polling a station you are watching without re-r |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp.
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