`rescuegroups_organizations`

Pack: rescuegroups · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/rescuegroups_organizations for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find animal rescues and shelters with RescueGroups.org accounts: name, type (Rescue or Shelter), address, phone, email, website, adoption process, areas served and services. Filter by postal-code radius, state or name. Requires your own RescueGroups API key. Example: rescuegroups_organizations({ postalcode: “15206”, miles: 25, limit: 5, _apiKey: “your-key” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`postalcode`	string	no	US or Canadian postal/zip code to search around. Requires `miles` or `kilometers`.
`lat`	number	no	Latitude to search around. Use with `lon`.
`lon`	number	no	Longitude to search around. Use with `lat`.
`miles`	number	no	Radius in miles. Provide exactly one of `miles` or `kilometers`.
`kilometers`	number	no	Radius in kilometres. Provide exactly one of `miles` or `kilometers`.
`name`	string	no	Match the organization name (substring).
`state`	string	no	Two-letter state or province code, e.g. “PA”.
`city`	string	no	City name.
`type`	string	no	Restrict to rescues or to shelters. Omit for both.
`org_id`	string	no	Fetch one organization by id instead of searching.
`sort`	string	no	Field to sort by, ”-” prefixed for descending, e.g. “orgs.name”. On a distance search “distance” sorts nearest-first.
`limit`	number	no	Rows per page, 1-250. Default 25.
`page`	number	no	Page of results, starting at 1.
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Your own RescueGroups API key. ${KEY_HELP}

Example call

Arguments

{
  "postalcode": "15206",
  "miles": 25,
  "limit": 5,
  "_apiKey": "your-rescuegroups-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rescuegroups/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"rescuegroups_organizations","arguments":{"postalcode":"15206","miles":25,"limit":5,"_apiKey":"your-rescuegroups-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('rescuegroups_organizations', {
  "postalcode": "15206",
  "miles": 25,
  "limit": 5,
  "_apiKey": "your-rescuegroups-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "state": "PA",
  "type": "shelter",
  "limit": 10,
  "_apiKey": "your-rescuegroups-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the rescuegroups pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rescuegroups": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rescuegroups/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

rescuegroups_organizations