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MCP

Give your agent imgbb tools

Every imgbb action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's imgbb account for each tool call — you store no tokens.

Pipedream Connect

// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "imgbb",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// e.g. run Upload picture:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "imgbb-upload-picture",
  arguments: {
    file: "File Path or URL",
    name: "Name",
  },
})

# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
    "x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
    "x-pd-environment": "production",
    "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}",  # any stable ID for this user in your system
    "x-pd-app-slug": "imgbb",
}

async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
    async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
        await session.initialize()
        tools = await session.list_tools()

        # e.g. run Upload picture:
        result = await session.call_tool("imgbb-upload-picture", {
            "file": "File Path or URL",
            "name": "Name",
        })

MCP guide →

API PROXY

Call the imgbb API directly

For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the imgbb API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.

Pipedream Connect

const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
  url: "https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload",
})

// Any allowed imgbb endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.

# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload

curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuaW1nYmIuY29tLzEvdXBsb2Fk?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "x-pd-environment: production"

API proxy guide →

SDK

Run imgbb actions from your backend

Connect a user's imgbb account once, then run Upload picture on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.

Pipedream Connect

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "imgbb-upload-picture",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    imgbb: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    file: "File Path or URL",
    name: "Name",
  },
})

from pipedream import Pipedream

pd = Pipedream(
    client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
    client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
    project_id="{project_id}",
    project_environment="production",
)

result = pd.actions.run(
    id="imgbb-upload-picture",
    external_user_id="{external_user_id}",  # any stable ID for this user in your system
    configured_props={
        "imgbb": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
        "file": "File Path or URL",
        "name": "Name",
    },
)

curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "imgbb-upload-picture",
    "configured_props": {
      "imgbb": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "file": "File Path or URL",
      "name": "Name"
    }
  }'