# Stockfilm Vintage Footage MCP Server (`bilingual_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage`) Actor

Search 162,000+ authentic 8mm and Super 8 home movie clips from the 1930s to the 1980s, check rights, and license eligible clips in 4K. MCP server for AI agents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bilingual\_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage.md
- **Developed by:** [Phil Maher](https://apify.com/bilingual_cypress) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Stockfilm Vintage Footage MCP Server

Give your AI agent access to real home movies. Stockfilm has 162,000+ searchable 8mm and Super 8 clips shot between the 1930s and the 1980s: family holidays, road trips, city streets, beaches, weddings, fairs. Every frame is scanned film. None of it is AI-generated.

This Actor is an MCP server. Connect any MCP client (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, the Apify MCP server, your own agent) and it can search the archive, inspect clips, check rights, and walk a buyer through licensing an eligible clip in 4K.

### What your agent can do

| Tool | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `search_vintage_footage` | Natural-language search with optional year filters. Returns metadata, thumbnails, previews, and licensing info. |
| `get_clip_details` | Description, year shot, location, price, resolution, and preview URLs for one clip. |
| `find_similar_footage` | Visually similar clips for a given clip ID. |
| `build_rough_cut` | Assembles a timed sequence of clips from a description. Useful for edit lists and storyboards. |
| `check_clip_rights` | Screens a clip for an intended use (commercial, editorial, broadcast) before licensing. |
| `license_clip` | Lists licensing options for a clip. Never charges. |
| `quote_4k_license` | Verifies the 4K master and returns an exact price and terms. Never charges. |
| `create_4k_checkout` | Creates a Stripe hosted checkout after the buyer approves the quote. |
| `get_4k_order` | Confirms payment and returns the license, receipt, and private 4K download. |

Search, details, similar clips, rough cuts, rights checks, and quotes are free. Only a completed 4K license costs money, and the buyer pays Stockfilm directly on Stripe's hosted checkout. Your agent never handles card details.

### Connect

The Actor runs in standby mode, so there's nothing to start. Point your MCP client at:

```
https://bilingual-cypress--stockfilm-vintage-footage.apify.actor/mcp
```

Pass your Apify API token as a bearer token:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stockfilm": {
      "url": "https://bilingual-cypress--stockfilm-vintage-footage.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>" }
    }
  }
}
```

### Example prompts

- "Find California beach footage shot between 1950 and 1959."
- "I need a 30-second opening montage of 1960s American road trips. Build a rough cut."
- "Can I use clip 51667621 in a broadcast documentary? If so, quote me the 4K license."

### Licensing

- 4K masters are available for eligible clips and licensed through Stockfilm.com. Availability, price, and terms come back from `quote_4k_license`, and the agent should show them to the buyer before creating checkout.
- A purchase is only complete when `get_4k_order` returns `purchase_completed: true`.
- `check_clip_rights` screens Stockfilm's catalog rights. It doesn't guarantee third-party clearances such as recognisable people, music, or trademarks in frame.
- AI training use isn't covered by these licenses and needs a separate written agreement.

### Also available without Apify

The same server is hosted at `https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp`, with no key needed for search. The OpenAPI 3.0 spec, agent manifest, and x402 endpoints are documented at [stockfilm.com/for-ai-agents](https://stockfilm.com/for-ai-agents).

### Support

Questions, bulk licensing, or dataset requests: phil@stockfilm.com, or [stockfilm.com](https://stockfilm.com).

# Actor input Schema

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bilingual_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bilingual_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call bilingual_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bilingual_cypress/stockfilm-vintage-footage"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/LGnV7fs96h3bDK009/builds/JMtosJYWyFV9mqjcr/openapi.json