Rad TV Developer API

The public API for the Rad platform provides a GraphQL API and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for building apps and integrating with coding agents (e.g. Cursor, Claude).

What the API offers

• Identity — Users, channels, and authentication (JWT and API keys)

• Content — Create, update, and manage media content; resumable uploads (TUS); transcoding

• Channels and catalog — Features, series, episodes, streams, playlists; categories, ratings, genres

• Engagement — Likes, comments, channel follow/unfollow

• YouTube — OAuth connection, import videos from YouTube, publish Rad content to YouTube

Two ways to integrate

Interface	Endpoint	Best for
GraphQL	POST /graphql	Web and mobile apps; full schema, introspection, and all operations
MCP	POST /mcp (Streamable HTTP)	IDEs and agent runtimes; tools map directly to actions with typed inputs

Both require Bearer authentication (JWT or API key). Only the ratings and genres queries are public (no auth).

Agent and LLM access

• llms.txt — Human- and machine-readable manifest at GET /llms.txt (and GET /.well-known/llms.txt). Describes auth, MCP tools, and GraphQL.

• MCP — Recommended for agents: 23 tools, 1 resource (rad://api/capabilities), and 2 prompts. Full tool list and arguments: see MCP Tools reference or GET /llms.txt.