Abstract

Abstract is a design version control and collaboration platform that brings git-inspired branching, merging, and change history to design teams. It provides a REST API and JavaScript SDK for managing projects, branches, commits, files, collections, and design component libraries across teams, integrating with Sketch and other design tools.

Abstract publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Design, Version Control, Collaboration, Sketch, and Design Systems.

The Abstract catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Abstract’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 9 more developer resources.

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25.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Design Version Control Collaboration Sketch Design Systems

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 25.4/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 2.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.2 / 20

Access Clarity 8.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 1.2 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

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Rate Limits 1

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Abstract Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Documentation 1

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Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

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GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

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DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

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Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

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Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 1

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: abstract
name: Abstract
description: Abstract is a design version control and collaboration platform that brings git-inspired branching, merging,
  and change history to design teams. It provides a REST API and JavaScript SDK for managing projects, branches, commits,
  files, collections, and design component libraries across teams, integrating with Sketch and other design tools.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/abstract.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/abstract/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Design
- Version Control
- Collaboration
- Sketch
- Design Systems
apis:
- name: Abstract API
  description: The Abstract REST API provides programmatic access to design projects, branches, commits, files, collections,
    and component libraries managed within the Abstract platform. Access is provided via the abstract-sdk JavaScript library
    which supports both HTTP API and CLI transports.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.abstract.com
  baseURL: https://api.goabstract.com
  tags:
  - Design
  - Version Control
  - Branches
  - Project
  - File
  - Collection
  tags_raw:
  - Design
  - Version Control
  - Branches
  - Projects
  - Files
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.abstract.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://sdk.goabstract.com/docs/authentication/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://sdk.goabstract.com/docs/rate-limits/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goabstract/abstract-sdk
  - type: npm
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/abstract-sdk
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/abstract-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.goabstract.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.abstract.com
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/goabstract
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abstract-app
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.goabstract.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.goabstract.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.goabstract.com
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/goabstract
- type: Plans
  url: plans/abstract-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/abstract-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/abstract-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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