# Mapsdata (remote · www.mapsdata.io)

Find and enrich local businesses from Google Maps with owners, emails, phones, websites, and more.

- Trust score: 80/100 (high trust)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `www.mapsdata.io`: 80/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `required`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 94/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1187 tokens (~98/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 7/100
  - Stability observed for 2 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 12 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 13 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Mapsdata MCP server?

Mapsdata is a hosted endpoint at https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mapsdata-io-mapsdata 'https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapsdata-io-mapsdata": {
      "url": "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mapsdata-io-mapsdata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.mapsdata-io-mapsdata]
url = "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "mapsdata-io-mapsdata": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add mapsdata-io-mapsdata --url 'https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  mapsdata-io-mapsdata:
    url: "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "mapsdata-io-mapsdata": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add mapsdata-io-mapsdata -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapsdata-io-mapsdata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 80, 0)

- [functional] This server's schema is too large to store in full, so we cannot compare its tools day to day

### 2026-11-04 (score 80, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] This server's schema is too large to store in full, so we cannot compare its tools day to day

### 2026-11-03 (score 79)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (12)

### `check_account` (~36 tokens)

Check Mapsdata account and credits

Return the current plan, available lead credits, per-search limit, and active jobs. Call this before any credit-spending search or enrichment.

### `find_locations` (~67 tokens)

Find Mapsdata locations

Resolve a city or region to Mapsdata's canonical location label. Use the returned label and country_code when calling search_businesses. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `country_code`: Optional ISO country code.
- `query` (string, required): City, state, region, or country name to resolve.

### `find_categories` (~51 tokens)

Find Mapsdata business categories

Find canonical Google business category names for a niche. Use display_name as the search query when an exact category is appropriate. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Business niche or category name to match.

### `search_businesses` (~266 tokens)

Search and enrich local businesses

Start one asynchronous Google Maps business search in one canonical location. This uses Pay on Find. First call check_account and find_locations, tell the user the maximum cost (up to 3 credits per business, capped by the available balance), and note that starting an enriched run requires at least 1 credit per requested business during a trial or 1.5 credits per requested business on a paid plan. obtain confirmation. Use one stable idempotency_key for retries.

Input parameters:

- `confirmed_credit_cost` (integer, required): The maximum Pay-on-Find credit cost the user approved.
- `country_code`: ISO country code from find_locations.
- `enrich_contacts` (boolean): Whether to enrich listings with contact and owner data.
- `expand_nearby` (boolean): Whether to search nearby map areas for additional matches.
- `idempotency_key` (string, required): Stable unique key to make retries safe.
- `language` (string): Language code for Google Maps results.
- `location` (string, required): Canonical location label returned by find_locations.
- `max_results` (integer, required): Maximum businesses to return. Pay-on-Find cost can be 0 to 3 credits per business.
- `name`: Optional display name for the job.
- `query` (string, required): Business niche or search term.

### `list_searches` (~100 tokens)

List Mapsdata searches

List this account's discovery searches, newest first, including searches created in the Mapsdata dashboard, REST API, and MCP. Use scope to narrow the source. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): One-based results page number.
- `page_size` (integer): Jobs to return per page.
- `scope` (string): Where the job was created: all sources, the Mapsdata dashboard, or an integration (REST API or MCP).

### `search_status` (~35 tokens)

Get search status

Get progress and credit usage for one discovery search. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `search_id` (string, required): Discovery search job ID.

### `get_search_results` (~93 tokens)

Get search results

Return one page of enriched businesses already found by a discovery search. Results may be read while the job is running. Continue while has_more is true, then fetch all pages once more after the job reaches completed. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): One-based results page number.
- `page_size` (integer): Businesses to return per page.
- `search_id` (string, required): Discovery search job ID.

### `get_business` (~49 tokens)

Get one business

Get one complete business record by the business ID returned in a search or enrichment result page. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `business_id` (string, required): Business ID returned by a search or enrichment result page.

### `enrich_businesses` (~159 tokens)

Enrich supplied businesses

Start asynchronous contact enrichment for businesses the user already has. This uses Pay on Find. First call check_account, state the maximum cost (up to 3 credits per submitted business, capped by the available balance), and obtain confirmation. Starting the job requires at least 1 credit per business during a trial or 1.5 credits per business on a paid plan. Use one stable idempotency_key for retries.

Input parameters:

- `businesses` (array, required): Public businesses to enrich, each with a name and website URL.
- `confirmed_credit_cost` (integer, required): Maximum Pay-on-Find credit cost the user explicitly approved.
- `idempotency_key` (string, required): Stable unique key to make retries safe.
- `name`: Optional display name for the job.

### `list_enrichments` (~88 tokens)

List Mapsdata enrichment jobs

List this account's supplied-business enrichment jobs, newest first. Use scope to narrow the source. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): One-based results page number.
- `page_size` (integer): Jobs to return per page.
- `scope` (string): Where the job was created: all sources, the Mapsdata dashboard, or an integration (REST API or MCP).

### `enrichment_status` (~39 tokens)

Get enrichment status

Get progress and credit usage for a supplied-business enrichment job. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): Supplied-business enrichment job ID.

### `get_enrichment_results` (~77 tokens)

Get enrichment results

Return one page of supplied-business enrichment results. Continue while has_more is true and fetch all pages again after completion. Does not use credits.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): Supplied-business enrichment job ID.
- `page` (integer): One-based results page number.
- `page_size` (integer): Businesses to return per page.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 80
- 2026-11-04: 80
- 2026-11-03: 79

## Common questions

### What is the Mapsdata MCP server?

Mapsdata is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Mapsdata-io/mapsdata. Find and enrich local businesses from Google Maps with owners, emails, phones, websites, and more. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp).

### Is the Mapsdata MCP server safe to use?

Mapsdata scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Mapsdata MCP server expose?

Mapsdata exposes 12 tools: check_account, find_locations, find_categories, search_businesses, list_searches, and 7 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,060 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Mapsdata MCP server require authentication?

Yes. Mapsdata asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

### Is the Mapsdata MCP server still maintained?

Mapsdata is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.mapsdata.io/mcp
- Website: https://www.mapsdata.io/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mapsdata-io-mapsdata/www