{
  "error": "Invalid or missing API key"
}

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BuildBetter MCP Server - API Reference

This reference provides technical details about the BuildBetter MCP Server’s GraphQL API, including schema types, query operators, and tool specifications.

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GraphQL Schema Overview

The BuildBetter MCP server exposes a GraphQL API with the following main types:

interview

Calls, meetings, and conversations

extraction

Customer signals and insights

person

Individual contacts

company

Organizations and companies

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Core Types

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interview (Calls/Meetings)

Represents customer calls, meetings, and conversations.
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Key Fields
object
query RecentCalls {
  interview(order_by: {display_ts: desc}, limit: 10) {
    id
    name
    display_ts
    short_summary
    attendees {
      person {
        first_name
        last_name
        email
      }
    }
  }
}

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extraction (Signals/Insights)

Customer feedback, issues, requests, and other extracted insights.
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Key Fields
object
query CustomerIssues {
  extraction(
    where: {
      types: {
        type: {
          name: {_eq: "issue"}
        }
      }
    },
    order_by: {display_ts: desc},
    limit: 20
  ) {
    id
    summary
    sentiment
    call {
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

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person

Individual contacts (customers and team members).
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Key Fields
object
query FindPerson {
  person(
    where: {
      _or: [
        {first_name: {_ilike: "%john%"}},
        {last_name: {_ilike: "%john%"}}
      ]
    }
  ) {
    id
    first_name
    last_name
    email
    company {
      name
    }
  }
}

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company

Organizations and companies.
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Key Fields
object

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Query Operators

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Filter Operators

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_eq
any
Equals
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_neq
any
Not equals
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_gt
any
Greater than
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_gte
any
Greater than or equal
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_lt
any
Less than
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_lte
any
Less than or equal
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_ilike
string
Case-insensitive pattern match (use % for wildcards)
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_in
array
In array
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_nin
array
Not in array

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Logical Operators

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_and
array
All conditions must be true
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_or
array
Any condition must be true
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_not
object
Negation
query ComplexSearch {
  extraction(
    where: {
      _and: [
        {display_ts: {_gte: "2024-01-01"}},
        {sentiment: {_lt: 0}},
        {
          _or: [
            {summary: {_ilike: "%pricing%"}},
            {summary: {_ilike: "%cost%"}}
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ) {
    id
    summary
    sentiment
  }
}

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MCP Tools Reference

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Common Query Patterns

# Last 7 days
query RecentData {
  extraction(
    where: {
      display_ts: {_gte: "2024-01-19T00:00:00Z"}
    }
  ) {
    id
    summary
  }
}

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Rate Limits and Best Practices

Query Depth

Maximum nesting level of 5

Result Size

Maximum 1000 items per query

Batch Queries

Combine multiple queries when possible

Caching

Schema is cached for 30 minutes
Always filter by date when possible to improve performance.

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Error Handling

{
  "error": "Invalid or missing API key"
}
For more examples and use cases, see the Complete Guide