Storyblocks MCP server

Storyblocks MCP

An MCP server for the Storyblocks API v2 — search stock footage, music, sound effects, photos, and vectors, pull item metadata, and fetch licensed download links from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

This is a bring-your-own-credentials tool: you supply the API keys Storyblocks issued to you, and the server signs each request locally with Storyblocks' HMAC scheme. Nothing is hosted, your private key never leaves your machine, and there is nothing to install — the server is plain Node.js with zero dependencies.

Unofficial. This is an independent, community-built project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Storyblocks. Your use of the API is governed by your own agreement with Storyblocks.

What you get

• searchvideos / searchaudio / search_images — every filter the API supports (content type, duration, BPM, orientation, color, releases, editorial, frame rate, VR, sort, pagination, extended fields)
• getstockitemdetails / getstockitemsdetails_batch — full metadata and available download formats
• getdownloadlinks — full-quality, licensed download URLs by format
• findsimilarstock_items — "more like this"
• listcategories / listcollections / getcollectionitems — browse curated content
• listexpiringcontent — removed items still downloadable for a limited time
• whitelistyoutubechannel / fileyoutubeaudiodispute / listvalid_claimants — YouTube Content ID claim tooling for Storyblocks audio
• storyblocksrawrequest — signed escape hatch for any /api/v2 path
• Resource storyblocks://docs/api-overview — a condensed API reference the model can read

Prerequisites: Storyblocks API keys

You need a public key and a private key from Storyblocks.

• Free test keys (lower rate limits, internal testing only):
• Full-access keys: or enterprise@storyblocks.com

Storyblocks also requires a userid and projectid on every search and download. These are opaque identifiers from your system (not names or emails) that let Storyblocks tie downloads to searches and pay contributors. You can set defaults once (below) or pass them per call.

Install in Claude Desktop (the .mcpb)

1. Download storyblocks.mcpb from the latest release.
2. Settings → Extensions → Install extension, pick the file.
3. When prompted, paste your public key and private key. Leave the optional user id / project id fields blank — see User and project ids.

Use with other MCP clients (Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, …)

Underneath this is a standard stdio MCP server — any client that runs local MCP servers can use it directly, no .mcpb required. Clone or download the repo (no npm install, no build step) and point the client at server/index.js.

git clone https://github.com/rocksfrow/storyblocks-mcp.git

Cursor — ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project):

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.