What can you do with the Cloudinary integration?

LiveContext exposes 39 operations on Cloudinary, covering asset, folder, tag and transformation. Common uses include tag management, asset organization and folder navigation.

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Cloudinary media management API for uploading, transforming, and delivering images and videos. Upload files from URLs, local paths, or base64 data. Apply real-time transformations, manage assets with tags and folders, and deliver optimized media through CDN. Ideal for image optimization, video processing, and media-heavy applications.

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Common Cloudinary use cases

tag management
asset organization
folder navigation
tag cleanup
folder cleanup
preset management
preset modification
transformation cleanup
usage analysis
configuration review

What you can do with Cloudinary

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Asset, 10 operations

DELETEdelete_resources
Deletes one or more assets from Cloudinary by their public IDs.
DELETEdelete_resources_by_prefix
Deletes all assets matching a public_id prefix (folder path).
GETget_resources_by_asset_ids
Retrieves assets by their unique asset IDs.
GETlist_resources
Lists images, videos, or raw files in your Cloudinary account with optional filtering.
GETlist_resources_by_asset_folder
Lists assets in a specific asset folder (dynamic folder mode only).
GETlist_resources_by_context
Lists assets with specific contextual metadata.
GETlist_resources_by_tag
Lists all assets that have a specific tag applied.
POSTrestore_resources
Restores previously deleted assets from backup.
POSTsearch
Searches for assets using powerful Lucene-like query expressions.
POSTvisual_search
Finds images visually similar to a reference image.

Folder, 6 operations

POSTcreate_folder
Creates a new folder in Cloudinary for organizing assets.
DELETEdelete_folder
Deletes an empty folder from Cloudinary.
GETlist_folders
Lists all root-level folders in your Cloudinary account.
GETlist_subfolders
Lists all subfolders within a specified parent folder.
PUTrename_folder
Renames or moves a Cloudinary folder to a new path.
GETsearch_folders
Searches folders using a Lucene-like query expression.

Tag, 5 operations

POSTadd_tag
Adds tags to one or more assets.
GETlist_tags
Lists all tags used for organizing assets in your Cloudinary account.
POSTremove_all_tags
Removes all tags from specified assets.
POSTremove_tag
Removes tags from one or more assets.
POSTreplace_tags
Replaces all existing tags on assets with new tags.

Transformation, 5 operations

POSTcreate_transformation
Creates a new named transformation for reuse.
DELETEdelete_transformation
Deletes a transformation and all derived assets using it.
GETget_transformation
Gets detailed information about a specific transformation.
GETlist_transformations
Lists all stored transformations in your Cloudinary account.
PUTupdate_transformation
Updates the definition of an existing transformation.

Upload preset, 5 operations

POSTcreate_upload_preset
Creates a new upload preset with specified settings.
DELETEdelete_upload_preset
Deletes an upload preset.
GETget_upload_preset
Gets detailed configuration of a specific upload preset.
GETlist_upload_presets
Lists all upload presets configured in your account.
PUTupdate_upload_preset
Updates an existing upload preset configuration.

Upload, 2 operations

GETget_resource
Retrieves complete details of a Cloudinary asset including metadata, dimensions, and derived versions.
POSTupdate_resource
Updates attributes of an existing Cloudinary asset.

Derived resource, 1 operation

DELETEdelete_derived_resources
Deletes specific derived (transformed) versions of assets.

Image, 1 operation

POSTupload_image
Uploads an image to Cloudinary. Supports URLs, base64, local files, and cloud storage sources.

Raw, 1 operation

POSTupload_raw
Uploads a raw file (PDF, document, archive) to Cloudinary.

Rename, 1 operation

POSTrename_resource
Renames an asset by changing its public ID.

Usage, 1 operation

GETget_usage
Gets current usage statistics and plan limits for your account.

Video, 1 operation

POSTupload_video
Uploads a video to Cloudinary with optional transformations and organization.

Cloudinary API rate limits

500 requests per hour

Admin API limited to 500 req/hour (free) or 2000 req/hour (paid). Upload API has no rate limits. HTTP 420 returned when rate limited.

These are the limits Cloudinary documents, not ones LiveContext measured. They can change and often depend on your plan, so check the Cloudinary documentation for current values.

Use Cloudinary from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect Cloudinary in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its Cloudinary operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect Cloudinary

Create your workspace
Sign up free. Nothing to install.
Connect Cloudinary once
Add your Cloudinary connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

Cloudinary integration FAQ

What can you do with the Cloudinary integration?: LiveContext exposes 39 operations on Cloudinary, covering asset, folder, tag and transformation. Common uses include tag management, asset organization and folder navigation.
What are the Cloudinary API rate limits?: Cloudinary documents 500 requests per hour. Admin API limited to 500 req/hour (free) or 2000 req/hour (paid). Upload API has no rate limits. HTTP 420 returned when rate limited. Limits are set by Cloudinary and can depend on your plan.