Real Estate API MCP Server - Connection Guide

This guide explains how to connect to the Real Estate API MCP servers. We provide two MCP servers:

Production Server: For accessing real estate data (requires API key)
Developer Server: For IDE integration with documentation and code examples (no authentication required)

Production MCP Server

Authentication

The production MCP server requires an API key for authentication. You can provide this key in two ways:

URL Parameter: x-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP Header: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

Connection Methods

1. Claude Desktop & MCP-Compatible Applications

For applications that support MCP configuration files (like Claude Desktop), add the following to your configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realestate-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.realestateapi.com/sse",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration file locations:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Programmatic Integration (Claude API)

When building applications that call the Claude API with MCP server support, use the following configuration:

const mcpServers = [
  {
    type: "url",
    url: "https://mcp.realestateapi.com/sse?x-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY",
    name: "realestate-api-mcp",
    tool_configuration: {
      enabled: true
    }
  }
]

Developer MCP Server (IDE Integration)

Overview

Our developer MCP server embeds Real Estate API documentation and code examples directly in your IDE. No authentication required!

Features

Full API documentation accessible within your IDE
Code examples and snippets
Interactive assistance for API integration
Support for queries like "update this function to call the realestateapi propertysearch dynamically"

IDE Configuration

Cline, Windsurf, and Other MCP-Compatible IDEs

Add the following to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reapi-developer": {
      "url": "https://developer.mcp.realestateapi.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Once configured, you can:

Access complete API documentation without leaving your IDE
Get contextual code examples
Ask for help implementing specific API calls
Request code modifications that integrate Real Estate API endpoints

Example Use Cases

"Show me how to search for properties in Chicago"
"Update this function to call the realestateapi property search dynamically"
"What parameters does the property details endpoint accept?"
"Generate a TypeScript interface for the property response"

Complete Configuration Example

To use both servers together (recommended for development):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realestate-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.realestateapi.com/sse",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    },
    "reapi-developer": {
      "url": "https://developer.mcp.realestateapi.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

This gives you:

realestate-api-mcp: Access to live real estate data
reapi-developer: Documentation and code assistance in your IDE

Compatibility

Both MCP servers are compatible with:

Claude Desktop
Cline
Windsurf
Applications using the Anthropic API with MCP support
Any MCP-compliant client, IDE, or framework
Custom applications implementing the MCP protocol

Quick Start

For development: Add the developer server to your IDE configuration (no API key needed)
For production data: Obtain your API key and configure the production server
Restart your application/IDE after updating configuration
Start building with full documentation and live data access!

Support

For additional help or to report issues, please reach out to support@realestateapi.com