MindsDB provides multiple APIs with optional authentication mechanisms.

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APIs

When you start MindsDB, the following APIs become available:
  • HTTP API, along with A2A API and MCP API, runs on port 47334.
    • Access the MindsDB Editor at mindsdb-instance-url:47334
    • Access the MCP API at mindsdb-instance-url:47334/mcp/
    • Access the A2A API at mindsdb-instance-url:47334/a2a/
  • MySQL API runs on port 47335.
    • Connect to MindsDB from database clients as if it were a standard MySQL database.

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Authentication

Authentication mechanism covers HTTP API, A2A API, and MCP API. You can configure authentication by setting environment variables or by defining credentials in the configuration file. For details on generating and using MindsDB authentication tokens, refer to the authentication guide.