# BetaList

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/betalist/  
**Website:** https://betalist.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

BetaList is a platform for discovering upcoming internet startups and getting early access to innovative products before they go mainstream. Founded in 2010, BetaList curates pre-launch and recently launched startups across categories including SaaS, AI tools, analytics, developer tools, and more. Startups gain exposure through the BetaList website, daily email newsletter, and social media channels. BetaList also operates a small read-only REST API at api.betalist.com/v1 covering startups, regions, and markets; its documentation is published publicly as a GitHub gist by founder Marc Kohlbrugge and linked from the BetaList support page, but access tokens are issued case-by-case on request rather than self-service.

## Kin Score — 25.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-17 under rubric 0.11.0. Trend: rising (+18.2 from 7.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 12.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 32.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 44.7 |

## Agent readiness — 12.2 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Requires approval — onboarding: approval, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (1)

- **BetaList API** — Read-only REST API over the BetaList startup directory. Three documented collections — startups (list + detail, filterable by region_id and market_id), regions (list + detail), ...

## Security (2)

- **Betalist Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Betalist Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Betalist Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Early Adopter Discovery** — Find and sign up for access to new products before they launch to the general public.
- **Startup Research** — Research early-stage startups and emerging companies across technology verticals.
- **Founder Marketing** — Gain initial visibility and early adopter feedback by submitting a startup to BetaList.
- **Investor Scouting** — Discover early-stage companies and track emerging trends in startup categories.
- **Newsletter Growth** — Reach the BetaList audience of engaged early adopters through newsletter featuring.

## Tags

Startups, Beta Testing, Product Discovery, Early Adopters, Newsletters, Startup Directory, Company Data, Product Launches

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/betalist/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.