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AWSMarketplace Metering MCP Server

The AWS Marketplace Metering Service is a foundational billing and revenue enablement API provided by Amazon Web Services for independent software vendors who distribute their solutions through the AWS Marketplace.

Quick Start Summary

The AWSMarketplace Metering MCP server is a Model Context Protocol bridge that connects AI assistants — including Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code Copilot — to the AWSMarketplace Metering API through natural language. It exposes 4 API endpoints as callable tools, such as BatchMeterUsage, MeterUsage, RegisterUsage, and more. No authentication is required — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server uses STDIO transport and can be installed by running npx -y @mcp/amazonaws-com-meteringmarketplace. This integration is sourced from the auto AWSMarketplace Metering OpenAPI specification (v2016-01-14) and has a quality score of 40/99 (fair documentation coverage).

4Endpointstools mapped
NoneAuthopen access
40/99Qualityfair
~30 secSetupno auth

Server Details

Category
Cloud Infrastructure
Authentication
None
Endpoints
4 operations
Transport
STDIO
Spec Version
v2016-01-14
Install Command
npx -y @mcp/amazonaws-com-meteringmarketplace

Environment Variables

AWSMARKETPLACE_METERING_API_KEY

Example: your_awsmarketplace_metering_api_key

Top Endpoints

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSMPMeteringService.BatchMeterUsage

BatchMeterUsage

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSMPMeteringService.MeterUsage

MeterUsage

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSMPMeteringService.RegisterUsage

RegisterUsage

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSMPMeteringService.ResolveCustomer

ResolveCustomer

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📖 Detailed MCP Integration Guide

A technical breakdown of capabilities, agent workflows, and security/configuration best practices.

Capabilities & Use Cases
The AWS Marketplace Metering Service is a foundational billing and revenue enablement API provided by Amazon Web Services for independent software vendors who distribute their solutions through the AWS Marketplace. It serves as the critical mechanism for software sellers to report and measure customer usage of their products on a consumption basis, which is essential for accurate metered billing. The core capabilities of this API revolve around the submission, registration, and validation of usage data against specific custom dimensions defined during product configuration. Key endpoints include BatchMeterUsage for submitting aggregated usage records in bulk, MeterUsage for real-time, single-record submission, RegisterUsage to initiate and confirm a customer’s usage entitlement for a specific product and software version, and ResolveCustomer to map a customer’s AWS Marketplace purchase token to their specific AWS account. This service is indispensable for SaaS providers, machine learning model vendors, and any software seller employing a pay-as-you-go or tiered usage pricing model on the marketplace.
🤖AI Agent Value
Exposing this API as a set of tools via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server transforms it from a static backend service into a dynamic, interactive resource for AI-powered development assistants. This integration unlocks significant value by allowing the AI to directly engage with billing and metering workflows, drastically reducing manual overhead and the potential for human error. The AI agent gains the ability to programmatically execute critical business logic tasks, such as validating customer entitlements in real-time before granting access to a service, or automating the submission of high-volume usage reports to the marketplace. It provides a bridge between the developer’s operational environment and the AWS billing ecosystem, enabling the assistant to not just generate code, but to perform and verify actions that have direct financial and operational consequences, effectively acting as a collaborative DevOps or billing operations partner.
💬Example Workflows
Practical workflows enabled by this MCP server are numerous and impactful. A developer can instruct the AI agent to "use the ResolveCustomer tool to verify the account behind a marketplace token I received in a webhook, then use RegisterUsage to ensure their license is active for version 2.1.0." Another powerful use case is in automated billing reconciliation; the developer could prompt, "Analyze our application logs from the last hour, calculate total usage for each customer based on the 'API_Calls' dimension, and use the BatchMeterUsage tool to submit the report." Furthermore, the agent can assist in debugging and testing by simulating metering events: "Generate five test metering records with randomized usage values for customer ID 'acct_123' and the 'Compute_Minutes' dimension, then submit them via MeterUsage to verify our integration." These workflows demonstrate how the AI can orchestrate multi-step processes that integrate customer verification, entitlement management, and financial reporting.
🛡️Security & Auth
When setting up this MCP server, strict adherence to security and authentication principles is paramount, as the API directly impacts financial transactions. Although the API reference may list authentication as "None" at the individual call level, every request to AWS Marketplace Metering must be cryptographically signed using AWS Signature Version 4. This means the server configuration requires valid AWS IAM credentials (access key and secret key) with specific permissions. To follow the principle of least privilege, the IAM user or role should be attached a policy granting only the aws-marketplace:MeterUsage, aws-marketplace:BatchMeterUsage, aws-marketplace:RegisterUsage, and aws-marketplace:ResolveCustomer permissions, scoped precisely to the relevant AWS Marketplace product ARN. Developers must ensure these credentials are securely managed and never exposed in client-side code or logged outputs. The MCP server itself should be deployed within a secure, controlled environment where these credentials are accessible only to the service process.

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