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Caribou

Caribou is a Denver-based fintech that helps drivers lower their monthly car payments by refinancing existing auto loans through a network of banks, credit unions, and community lenders. Customers check personalized rates with a soft credit pull (no score impact), compare offers, add co-borrowers, and complete refinancing online, and can bundle optional vehicle protection plans. Caribou reports 150,000+ customers and average savings of about $162/month. The company exposes a consumer web application and a contact-gated partner integration program (click-out and API options for affiliates); it does not publish a public developer portal, OpenAPI, or self-serve API at this time.

Caribou is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Fintech, Auto Refinance, Lending, and Consumer Finance.

Caribou’s developer surface includes signup flow, engineering blog, support, and 6 more developer resources.

10.9/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
0 APIs
CompanyFintechAuto RefinanceLendingConsumer FinanceAuto LoansPersonal Finance

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 10.9/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.2 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · 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 0 / 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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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Security Posture 1

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

Caribou Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: caribou
name: Caribou
description: Caribou is a Denver-based fintech that helps drivers lower their monthly car payments by refinancing existing
  auto loans through a network of banks, credit unions, and community lenders. Customers check personalized rates with a soft
  credit pull (no score impact), compare offers, add co-borrowers, and complete refinancing online, and can bundle optional
  vehicle protection plans. Caribou reports 150,000+ customers and average savings of about $162/month. The company exposes
  a consumer web application and a contact-gated partner integration program (click-out and API options for affiliates); it
  does not publish a public developer portal, OpenAPI, or self-serve API at this time.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/caribou/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- qed-investors
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://caribou.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FB-Share-Widget.webp
tags:
- Company
- Fintech
- Auto Refinance
- Lending
- Consumer Finance
- Auto Loans
- Personal Finance
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://caribou.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.caribou.com/consumer/sessions/new/
- type: Login
  url: https://dashboard.caribou.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://caribou.com/newsroom/
- type: Support
  url: https://caribou.com/contact-us/
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://caribou.com/faq/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://caribou.com/terms-and-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://caribou.com/privacy-policy/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/caribou-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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