At a glance
- Availability: Experimental (how to enable).
- Authentication: API key.
- Connection: The key comes from
RENDER_API_KEY. - Provider documentation: Authentication reference.
Credentials
Set these per environment. See Connect an integration.Setup
- Sign in to Render: Go to https://dashboard.render.com and sign in (the free tier with one web service is sufficient for testing).
- Create an API key: Open Account Settings > API Keys (https://dashboard.render.com/settings#api-keys) and create a key.
- Set the environment variable: Add the key to your .env as RENDER_API_KEY=…
- Verify access: Run List Services and note the srv-… IDs for use with the other tools.
Provider notes
- Keys are sent as ‘Authorization: Bearer <key>’
- List responses are arrays of wrapper objects ({ service, cursor } / { deploy, cursor }); pass the last cursor back to paginate
- API keys grant the full permissions of your user account - store them securely
Tools
Verify the connection
Call a read tool such asrender__list_services with arguments for your account. Confirm that the result comes from the intended account or workspace before enabling write tools.