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Awardco

Awardco is an all-in-one employee recognition, rewards, and engagement platform built around a global rewards marketplace that includes a native Amazon Business integration, gift cards, service awards, and swag. Awardco exposes a documented public REST API at https://api.awardco.com/api for administrators and integration partners - callers authenticate with a permission-scoped API key passed as a request header, all responses are JSON with a success flag, and all timestamps are ISO 8601. The API is not open self-serve - it is gated behind an Awardco account and the API Key Management permission, and partners additionally send an X-Partner-Id header. Documented capabilities cover user provisioning (create, import, reset password), recognizing employees and awarding points, and retrieving or scheduling reports. Awardco also ships prebuilt HRIS, SSO/SAML, Slack, and Microsoft Teams integrations plus Awardco Connect for custom flows. Exact request and response schemas for individual methods are not published on the open web, so the API surfaces below are modeled from Awardco's public documentation and help center rather than a released OpenAPI definition.

Awardco is listed with 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Employee Recognition, Rewards, Engagement, Human Resources, and Incentives.

Awardco’s developer surface includes documentation, authentication, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

10.3/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 15/100 agent aware Front door AI 3/6 light saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0 · Show this score on your site →
AccessPaidApprovalPartner gated
4 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Employee RecognitionRewardsEngagementHuman ResourcesIncentivesPointsLoyalty & IncentivesSoftware-as-a-ServiceEmployee EngagementRecognition

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0
Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Employment & Payroll regime (on an ambiguous tag, where no other regime matched), so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes. MODELED: a real API behind a partner or contract gate; there is no public reference, so API Evangelist drew its shape. NOT AN API: a product area with no API behind it, not counted.

Awardco Users API

Provision and manage employees in an Awardco instance. Awardco's public documentation names Create User, Import Users (bulk), and Reset User Password endpoints, all flagged as s...

MODELED, NO PUBLIC REFERENCE

Awardco Recognition API

Programmatically recognize employees and issue recognition tied to an organization's programs and values. Awardco documents that API keys with the appropriate permission can rec...

MODELED, NO PUBLIC REFERENCE

Awardco Points and Awards API

Award, adjust, and reconcile employee point balances that fund redemptions in Awardco's rewards marketplace (Amazon Business, gift cards, swag, and service awards). Awarding and...

MODELED, NO PUBLIC REFERENCE

Awardco Reporting API

Retrieve reporting data and program activity over REST. Awardco documents that reporting templates can be exported to CSV or scheduled to send via its REST API, and that API key...

MODELED, NO PUBLIC REFERENCE

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Awardco MCP Server

Remote MCP server at api.awardco.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Awardco API pricing

Not yet checked against Awardco's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist from "Plans", "url" => "https://www.awardco.com/plans"}" rel="nofollow noopener">{"type" => "Plans", "url" => "www.awardco.com/plans"}; confirm before you rely on a figure.

PlanPrice
Standard —
Scale —
Enterprise —
Service Awards Only —
Automated + 2 —
Startup / Small Business —

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Awardco Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Awardco Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Awardco Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: awardco
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/awardco/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Awardco
kind: company
description: Awardco is an all-in-one employee recognition, rewards, and engagement platform built around a global rewards
  marketplace that includes a native Amazon Business integration, gift cards, service awards, and swag. Awardco exposes a
  documented public REST API at https://api.awardco.com/api for administrators and integration partners - callers authenticate
  with a permission-scoped API key passed as a request header, all responses are JSON with a success flag, and all timestamps
  are ISO 8601. The API is not open self-serve - it is gated behind an Awardco account and the API Key Management permission,
  and partners additionally send an X-Partner-Id header. Documented capabilities cover user provisioning (create, import,
  reset password), recognizing employees and awarding points, and retrieving or scheduling reports. Awardco also ships prebuilt
  HRIS, SSO/SAML, Slack, and Microsoft Teams integrations plus Awardco Connect for custom flows. Exact request and response
  schemas for individual methods are not published on the open web, so the API surfaces below are modeled from Awardco's public
  documentation and help center rather than a released OpenAPI definition.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  gated: partner
  gated_source:
  - apis
  label: Paid · Requires approval
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/awardco.png
tags:
- Employee Recognition
- Rewards
- Engagement
- Human Resources
- Incentives
- Points
- Loyalty & Incentives
- Software-as-a-Service
- Employee Engagement
- Recognition
tags_raw:
- Employee Recognition
- Rewards
- Engagement
- HR Tech
- Incentives
- Points
- Loyalty & Incentives
- SaaS
- Employee Engagement
- Recognition
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: awardco:awardco-users-api
  endpointsModeled: true
  name: Awardco Users API
  tags:
  - User
  - Provisioning
  - HRIS
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  - Provisioning
  - HRIS
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://code.awardco.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.awardco.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://code.awardco.com/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://awardco.my.site.com/Customerhelp/s/article/Managing-API-Keys
    type: Authentication
  description: Provision and manage employees in an Awardco instance. Awardco's public documentation names Create User, Import
    Users (bulk), and Reset User Password endpoints, all flagged as sensitive and permission-scoped. Endpoints are modeled
    from Awardco's help center rather than a released OpenAPI definition (endpointsModeled true) - exact paths, request bodies,
    and response schemas are not published on the open web.
- aid: awardco:awardco-recognition-api
  endpointsModeled: true
  name: Awardco Recognition API
  tags:
  - Recognition
  - Awards
  - Employee Experience
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://code.awardco.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.awardco.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://code.awardco.com/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://awardco.my.site.com/Customerhelp/s/article/How-to-Recognize-and-Award-Points
    type: Documentation
  description: Programmatically recognize employees and issue recognition tied to an organization's programs and values. Awardco
    documents that API keys with the appropriate permission can recognize employees; the exact recognition method path and
    payload are not published, so this surface is modeled (endpointsModeled true) from Awardco's public documentation.
- aid: awardco:awardco-points-api
  endpointsModeled: true
  name: Awardco Points and Awards API
  tags:
  - Points
  - Balances
  - Incentives
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://code.awardco.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.awardco.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://code.awardco.com/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://awardco.my.site.com/Customerhelp/s/article/How-to-Adjust-Awarded-Points
    type: Documentation
  description: Award, adjust, and reconcile employee point balances that fund redemptions in Awardco's rewards marketplace
    (Amazon Business, gift cards, swag, and service awards). Awarding and adjusting points are documented administrative capabilities;
    the specific API method paths and schemas are not public, so this surface is modeled (endpointsModeled true).
- aid: awardco:awardco-reporting-api
  endpointsModeled: true
  name: Awardco Reporting API
  tags:
  - Reporting
  - Export
  - Analytics
  tags_raw:
  - Reporting
  - Exports
  - Analytics
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://code.awardco.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.awardco.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://code.awardco.com/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.awardco.com/platform/integrations
    type: Documentation
  description: Retrieve reporting data and program activity over REST. Awardco documents that reporting templates can be exported
    to CSV or scheduled to send via its REST API, and that API keys can retrieve reports. Method paths and response schemas
    are not published on the open web, so this surface is modeled (endpointsModeled true).
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/awardco-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/awardco
- type: Website
  url: https://www.awardco.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://code.awardco.com/api
- type: Authentication
  url: https://awardco.my.site.com/Customerhelp/s/article/Managing-API-Keys
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.awardco.com/platform/integrations
- type: Plans
  url: plans/awardco-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/awardco-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/awardco-finops.yml
- url: https://www.awardco.com/blog
  type: Blog
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.awardco.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Awardco API — frequently asked questions

Does Awardco have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from Awardco, including Awardco Users API, Awardco Recognition API and Awardco Points and Awards API, and 1 more.

How do I authenticate with the Awardco API?

Awardco uses bearer-token authentication.

How much does the Awardco API cost?

APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for Awardco, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Awardco have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Awardco: Remote MCP server at api.awardco.com over HTTP.

Is the Awardco API ready for AI agents?

Awardco has a Kin Score of 10.3 out of 100 (minimal) and an Agent Readiness score of 15.4 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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