Bettermode

Bettermode is an all-in-one customer community platform (formerly Tribe) that lets organizations launch branded, no-code communities to turn engagement into measurable retention and growth. It combines discussion forums, Q&A, knowledge base, member directories, events, wishlists, changelogs, and roadmaps with analytics and out-of-the-box integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot, Intercom, Segment). For developers, Bettermode exposes a GraphQL API (US and EU regions), an Apps framework with signed webhooks, embedding and custom-script surfaces, first-party @tribeplatform SDKs/UI kits, and a CLI. More than 50,000 organizations use Bettermode. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and CRV.

Bettermode publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Community, Customer Community, Community Platform, Customer Engagement, and Customer Success.

The Bettermode catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Bettermode’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, authentication, CLI, engineering blog, support, and 22 more developer resources.

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47.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs
CommunityCustomer CommunityCommunity PlatformCustomer EngagementCustomer SuccessGraphQLWebhooksNo-CodeSaaSDeveloper

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scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 47.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.9 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Bettermode GraphQL API

Bettermode's public GraphQL API for reading and writing community data — spaces, posts, members, reactions, tags, and collections — plus app installation and signed webhooks. Si...

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bettermode Rate Limits

8 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Bettermode Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

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

Bettermode Authentication

http · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Bettermode Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Bettermode Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Components
Components
 DataModel
DataModel
 Conformance
Conformance

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs
 CLI
CLI
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bettermode
name: Bettermode
description: Bettermode is an all-in-one customer community platform (formerly Tribe) that lets organizations launch branded,
  no-code communities to turn engagement into measurable retention and growth. It combines discussion forums, Q&A, knowledge
  base, member directories, events, wishlists, changelogs, and roadmaps with analytics and out-of-the-box integrations (Salesforce,
  HubSpot, Intercom, Segment). For developers, Bettermode exposes a GraphQL API (US and EU regions), an Apps framework with
  signed webhooks, embedding and custom-script surfaces, first-party @tribeplatform SDKs/UI kits, and a CLI. More than 50,000
  organizations use Bettermode. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and CRV.
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image: https://bettermode.com/favicon.ico
apis:
- name: Bettermode GraphQL API
  description: Bettermode's public GraphQL API for reading and writing community data — spaces, posts, members, reactions,
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    url: authentication/bettermode-authentication.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/bettermode-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Webhooks
    url: asyncapi/bettermode-webhooks.yml
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- FN: Kin Lane
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- FN: APIs.json
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  url: https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/
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  url: https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/operations/schema/
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  url: https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/graphql/getting-started/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bettermode-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/bettermode-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/bettermode-rate-limits.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bettermode-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.bettermode.com/
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/bettermode-webhooks.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bettermode-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/bettermode-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/bettermode-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/bettermode-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/bettermode-data-model.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bettermode-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bettermode-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://bettermode.com/security
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/bettermode-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bettermode-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/tribeplatform
- type: Blog
  url: https://bettermode.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://bettermode.com/hub/knowledge-base
- type: Pricing
  url: https://bettermode.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://bettermode.com/account/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://bettermode.com/account/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://bettermode.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://bettermode.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Website
  url: https://bettermode.com/
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