Metabase

No longer maintained. This Runlayer-built connector is deprecated and will not receive further updates. Use Metabase’s official hosted MCP server instead. See the Metabase MCP docs.

Connect your AI assistant to Metabase for dashboards, queries, and analytics. Uses API Key authentication.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`list_all`	List all available Metabase content in one call: dashboards, cards/questions, databases, collections, and users
`search_content`	Search across all content types
`list_cards`	List all questions/cards
`get_card`	Get a specific card by ID
`create_card`	Create a new question with full MBQL/native query and visualization settings payloads
`update_card`	Modify an existing card with full MBQL/native query and visualization settings payloads
`delete_card`	Delete a card (archives by default, or permanently deletes if hard_delete is true)
`execute_card`	Run a question and get results
`list_collections`	List all collections
`get_collection`	Get collection details
`create_collection`	Create a new collection
`update_collection`	Modify a collection
`delete_collection`	Remove a collection
`list_dashboards`	List all dashboards
`get_dashboard`	Get dashboard with cards
`create_dashboard`	Create a new dashboard
`update_dashboard`	Modify dashboard settings
`delete_dashboard`	Delete a dashboard (archives by default, or permanently deletes if hard_delete is true)
`get_dashboard_cards`	List cards in a dashboard
`add_card_to_dashboard`	Add a card to a dashboard with positioning
`remove_card_from_dashboard`	Remove a card from a dashboard
`list_databases`	List connected databases
`get_database`	Get database details
`get_database_schema`	List schemas in a database
`get_database_tables`	Get all tables with metadata
`get_table`	Get table details with columns
`create_database_connection`	Add a new database connection
`sync_database_schema`	Refresh database metadata
`execute_query`	Run raw SQL queries
`list_users`	List all users
`get_user`	Get user details
`create_user`	Add a new user
`update_user`	Modify user information
`delete_user`	Remove a user
`list_permission_groups`	List permission groups
`create_permission_group`	Create a permission group
`update_permission_group`	Modify a group
`delete_permission_group`	Remove a group

Setup

Get API Key

Log in to Metabase as an admin
Go to Settings > Admin settings > Authentication
Under API Keys, click Create API Key
Copy the key (shown only once)

Add Server in Runlayer

In Runlayer, go to My connectors, find Metabase, and click Add connector
Enter:
- METABASE_URL: Your Metabase URL (e.g., https://metabase.company.com)
- METABASE_API_KEY: Your API key
Click Deploy Server

Troubleshooting

Connection refused

Verify your Metabase URL is correct and accessible. Check firewall rules for self-hosted instances.

Authentication failed

Verify your API key is correct and hasn’t expired. Try generating a new key.

Permission denied

Ensure the API key is associated with a user that has the necessary permissions.

Enable

Control

Self-Hosted Deployment

Operations

Cookbook

Integrations

Connectors

Resources

Available Tools

Setup

Troubleshooting

​Available Tools

​Setup

​Troubleshooting

Available Tools

Setup

Troubleshooting