kinsta.analytics.bandwidth
Get bandwidth analytics for an environment over a date range.
LABSCO SUMMARY
Every destructive Kinsta action sits in the same flat namespace as the read-only ones, a single call away.
kinsta.sites.delete and kinsta.environments.delete are documented as unable to be undone, kinsta.sites.reset removes all existing data, and kinsta.backups.restore overwrites the environment it restores into — none of which is gated behind anything the server itself enforces. Against that, the slow operations are honest about being asynchronous: creation, cloning, pushes, cache clears and backups return an operation_id instead of pretending to have finished, and kinsta.operations.status is where the outcome actually arrives.
What it is
A management client for Kinsta's WordPress hosting, exposing 83 tools over company inventory and activity logs, DNS zones and records, sites and environments, SSH and SFTP access, WP-CLI, plugins and themes, custom domains, server, edge and CDN caches, analytics, backups and log files.
What you get
- Site and environment creation that hands you a ticket rather than blocking: kinsta.sites.create takes admin_user, admin_email, admin_password, region, wp_language and flags for woocommerce, wordpressseo and multisite, kinsta.sites.create-plain skips WordPress entirely, and kinsta.sites.clone and kinsta.environments.clone copy from a source_env_id — each returns an operation_id that kinsta.operations.status polls.
- A staging-to-live push you can narrow before running it: kinsta.environments.push takes push_db and push_files independently, a file_list governed by push_files_option, and run_search_and_replace, so a database-only or files-only promotion is a single call.
- SSH treated as a surface rather than a switch: kinsta.environments.ssh.toggle and kinsta.environments.ssh.password-access control access, kinsta.environments.ssh.generate-password and kinsta.environments.ssh.password-expiration rotate and age the password, kinsta.environments.ssh.ip-allowlist.update restricts where it answers from, and kinsta.environments.ssh.config returns the connection details to hand out.
- Caches addressed one layer at a time instead of behind a single button: kinsta.tools.clear-cache for the server cache, kinsta.edge-cache.clear and kinsta.edge-cache.toggle for the edge, kinsta.cdn.clear-cache for the CDN, with kinsta.cdn.image-optimization carrying an is_lossless flag.
- Plugin and theme maintenance at both scopes: kinsta.company.plugins and kinsta.company.themes search across every site in the company with status filters and paging, while kinsta.plugins.bulk-update and kinsta.themes.bulk-update take plugin_ids and theme_ids so one environment updates in a single operation.
- Analytics that keep measured and billable apart: kinsta.analytics.visits sits beside kinsta.analytics.visits-usage for billable visits, kinsta.analytics.bandwidth beside kinsta.analytics.bandwidth-usage, kinsta.analytics.cdn-bandwidth beside kinsta.analytics.cdn-bandwidth-usage, each over a timeframe_start to timeframe_end range, alongside kinsta.analytics.disk-space.
- Direct access to the machine when the API abstraction runs out: kinsta.environments.wp-cli runs any command beginning with 'wp ', kinsta.environments.phpmyadmin returns a phpMyAdmin login token for the database, kinsta.environments.files lists the filesystem, and kinsta.logs.get reads error.log and access.log for a given number of lines.
- DNS edited as a delta rather than a replacement: kinsta.dns.records.update takes new_resource_records and removed_resource_records as separate arguments, and kinsta.domains.verification returns the DNS records a custom domain is still waiting on.
Requirements
A Kinsta API key in KINSTA_API_KEY and the company you are managing in KINSTA_COMPANY_ID — every list call, including DNS zones and activity logs, is scoped to that company. kinsta.auth.validate returns account information when the key is good, and kinsta.ping reports whether credentials are configured without calling Kinsta at all.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — npx -y kinsta-mcp, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Promoting a staging environment to live
Push the parts you mean to push, watch the operation rather than guessing when it landed, then clear the cache that would otherwise serve the old pages.
02
Standing up a new client site from an existing one
Clone a site you already trust, find the environment it created, attach the customer's domain and collect the DNS records they still need to add.
03
Locking down access after a contractor leaves
Narrow where SSH answers from, rotate the password behind it, remove the extra SFTP account, then read the activity log to see what was done under it.
04
Working out why this month's hosting bill moved
Read the billable series rather than the raw ones, over the same date range, and check disk space separately.
05
Patching plugins across a whole portfolio
Find which sites are running the version you care about, update each environment's list in a single bulk call, and follow the operations through to completion.
06
Chasing an error back to its cause
Read the log the site actually wrote, run a WP-CLI command against the same environment to confirm what you suspect, and restart PHP once you have the answer.
83 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
kinsta.analytics.bandwidth-usage
Get bandwidth usage analytics for an environment (billable bandwidth).
kinsta.analytics.cdn-bandwidth
Get CDN bandwidth analytics for an environment over a date range.
kinsta.analytics.cdn-bandwidth-usage
Get CDN bandwidth usage analytics for an environment (billable CDN bandwidth).
kinsta.analytics.disk-space
Get disk space usage analytics for an environment.
kinsta.analytics.visits
Get visitor analytics for an environment over a date range.
kinsta.analytics.visits-usage
Get visitor usage analytics for an environment (billable visits).
kinsta.auth.validate
Validate the current Kinsta API key. Returns account information if the key is valid.
kinsta.backups.create
Create a manual backup for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.backups.delete
Delete a backup. This action cannot be undone.
kinsta.backups.downloadable
List downloadable backups for an environment.
kinsta.backups.list
List all backups for an environment.
kinsta.backups.restore
Restore an environment from a backup. This will overwrite the current environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.cdn.clear-cache
Clear the CDN cache for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.cdn.image-optimization
Configure CDN image optimization settings for an environment.
kinsta.company.activity-logs
List activity logs for your Kinsta company. Supports filtering and pagination.
kinsta.company.api-keys
List all API keys for your Kinsta company.
kinsta.company.plugins
List all WordPress plugins across all sites in your Kinsta company. Supports search, filtering, and pagination.
kinsta.company.regions
List all available deployment regions for your Kinsta company.
kinsta.company.themes
List all WordPress themes across all sites in your Kinsta company. Supports search, filtering, and pagination.
kinsta.company.users
List all users in your Kinsta company.
kinsta.dns.domains
List all DNS domains for your Kinsta company.
kinsta.dns.records
List all DNS records for a specific domain.
kinsta.dns.records.create
Create a new DNS record for a domain.
kinsta.dns.records.delete
Delete a DNS record from a domain.
kinsta.dns.records.update
Update an existing DNS record for a domain.
kinsta.domains.add
Add a custom domain to an environment.
kinsta.domains.delete
Remove custom domains from an environment.
kinsta.domains.list
List all custom domains for an environment.
kinsta.domains.set-primary
Set the primary domain for an environment.
kinsta.domains.verification
Get DNS verification records for a domain.
kinsta.edge-cache.clear
Clear the edge cache for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.edge-cache.toggle
Enable or disable edge caching for an environment.
kinsta.environments.clone
Clone an existing environment to create a new one. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.create
Create a new WordPress environment for a site. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.create-plain
Create a new plain (empty) environment for a site. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.delete
Delete an environment. This action cannot be undone.
kinsta.environments.files
List files in an environment's file system.
kinsta.environments.list
List all environments for a Kinsta site.
kinsta.environments.php-allocation
Change PHP worker allocation for a specific environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.php-allocation-site
Change PHP worker allocation for all environments in a site. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.phpmyadmin
Get a phpMyAdmin login token for an environment to access the database.
kinsta.environments.push
Push one environment to another (e.g. staging to live). Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.redirects
List redirect rules for an environment. Supports filtering and pagination.
kinsta.environments.redirects.update
Create, update, or delete redirect rules for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.config
Get SSH connection configuration for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.generate-password
Generate a new SSH/SFTP password for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.ip-allowlist
Get the SSH IP allowlist for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.ip-allowlist.update
Update the SSH IP allowlist for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.password
Get the current SSH/SFTP password for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.password-access
Enable or disable SSH password-based access for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.password-expiration
Change the SSH password expiration interval for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.status
Get the SSH/SFTP status for an environment.
kinsta.environments.ssh.toggle
Enable or disable SSH/SFTP access for an environment.
kinsta.environments.webroot
Change the webroot subfolder for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.environments.wp-cli
Run a WP-CLI command on an environment. The command must start with 'wp '.
kinsta.logs.get
Get log file contents for an environment. Supports error.log and access.log.
kinsta.operations.status
Check the status of an asynchronous Kinsta operation by its operation ID. Many Kinsta actions (site creation, backups, cache clearing, etc.) return an operation_id that can be polled here to track progress.
kinsta.ping
Check that the Kinsta MCP server is running and that API credentials are configured. Does not make any API calls to Kinsta.
kinsta.plugins.bulk-update
Update multiple plugins to their latest versions at once. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.plugins.list
List all plugins for a Kinsta environment.
kinsta.plugins.list-wp
List WordPress plugins with details from the WordPress.org repository for an environment.
kinsta.plugins.update
Update a single plugin to the latest version. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.sftp-users.add
Add a new additional SFTP/SSH user account to an environment.
kinsta.sftp-users.list
List additional SFTP/SSH user accounts for an environment.
kinsta.sftp-users.remove
Remove an additional SFTP/SSH user account from an environment.
kinsta.sftp-users.toggle
Enable or disable additional SFTP/SSH accounts for an environment.
kinsta.sites.clone
Clone an existing site to create a new site. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.sites.create
Create a new WordPress site on Kinsta. Returns an operation_id to track progress.
kinsta.sites.create-plain
Create a new plain (empty) site on Kinsta without WordPress installed. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.sites.delete
Delete a Kinsta site permanently. This action cannot be undone.
kinsta.sites.get
Get details for a specific Kinsta site by its ID.
kinsta.sites.list
List all WordPress sites in your Kinsta company. Optionally include environment details.
kinsta.sites.reset
Reset a Kinsta site to a fresh WordPress install. This removes all existing data.
kinsta.themes.bulk-update
Update multiple themes to their latest versions at once. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.themes.list
List all themes for a Kinsta environment.
kinsta.themes.list-wp
List WordPress themes with details from the WordPress.org repository for an environment.
kinsta.themes.update
Update a single theme to the latest version. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.tools.clear-cache
Clear the server cache for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.tools.denied-ips
Get the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environment.
kinsta.tools.denied-ips.update
Update the list of denied (blocked) IP addresses for an environment.
kinsta.tools.php-version
Change the PHP version for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
kinsta.tools.restart-php
Restart PHP for an environment. Returns an operation_id.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
83 tools when we connected.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js v22 or later
- KINSTA_API_KEY in your environment
- KINSTA_COMPANY_ID in your environment
Where it runs
All 3 documented clients run the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Moderate Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 83 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx -y kinsta-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"kinsta": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kinsta-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KINSTA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_KINSTA_API_KEY>",
"KINSTA_COMPANY_ID": "<YOUR_KINSTA_COMPANY_ID>"
}
}
}
}
