send_fax
Send a fax
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Submit an uploaded PDF for faxing.
Step 1 (before this tool): upload the PDF over plain HTTP multipart, using any HTTP client you have — shell, JavaScript fetch with FormData, Python, etc.:
curl -F "file=@document.pdf" https://www.sendthisfax.com/api/upload
fetch("https://www.sendthisfax.com/api/upload", {method: "POST", body: formDataWithFile})
The response contains fax_public_id and page_count. PDFs must be unencrypted, at most 50 MB and 1000 pages.
Step 2: call this tool with the fax_public_id and the recipient fax number.
Two modes:
- With an API key (Authorization: Bearer stf_live_... on this MCP connection): the fax price is debited from the prepaid credit balance and sending starts immediately — no checkout, no browser. sender_email and billing_country are optional (they default to the key's records). Buy credits at https://www.sendthisfax.com/en/credits.
- Without an API key: sender_email and billing_country are REQUIRED and the tool returns a checkout_url the USER must pay in a browser; the fax is sent automatically once paid.
In both modes, poll get_fax_status until status reaches "delivered" or "failed" (failures after payment are auto-refunded).
For integration testing, +19898989898 is the designated test recipient number.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| billing_country | string | no | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country of the payer, determines VAT. Required without an API key; fixed by the key's first purchase otherwise. |
| fax_public_id | string | yes | The fax public id (fax_...) from the upload step |
| locale | string | no | Language for emails and the checkout page (default: en) |
| recipient_number | string | yes | Recipient fax number in E.164 format, e.g. +49301234567 |
| sender_email | string | no | Payer email for the receipt and delivery notification. Required without an API key; defaults to the key's email otherwise. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"billing_country": {
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country of the payer, determines VAT. Required without an API key; fixed by the key's first purchase otherwise.",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$",
"type": "string"
},
"fax_public_id": {
"description": "The fax public id (fax_...) from the upload step",
"pattern": "^fax_",
"type": "string"
},
"locale": {
"description": "Language for emails and the checkout page (default: en)",
"enum": [
"en",
"de",
"fr",
"nl",
"es",
"it"
],
"type": "string"
},
"recipient_number": {
"description": "Recipient fax number in E.164 format, e.g. +49301234567",
"pattern": "^\\+[1-9][0-9]{6,14}$",
"type": "string"
},
"sender_email": {
"description": "Payer email for the receipt and delivery notification. Required without an API key; defaults to the key's email otherwise.",
"format": "email",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"fax_public_id",
"recipient_number"
],
"type": "object"
}