# Citation

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/citation-co/  
**Website:** https://citation.co/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Citation provides a web-based citation generator and writing workspace that supports APA, MLA, Chicago and other citation styles. Users can create citations by entering URLs, DOIs, ISBNs or titles, manage sources, organize research files, and export bibliographies. The platform offers a free tier with usage limits and paid plans for higher allowances, and includes AI‑assisted suggestions and source verification.

## Kin Score — 55.0 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 65.0 |
| Contract Quality | 63.0 |
| Contract Governance | 19.7 |
| Operational Transparency | 15.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 61.2 |
| Access Clarity | 60.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 45.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 55.6 (agent-native)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | served |
| Idempotency | verified |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | verified |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | unknown |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | served |
| Protected Resource Metadata | verified |
| Dynamic Client Registration | yes |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | partial |
| Operation Distinctiveness | distinct |

## APIs (14)

- **Citation Balance API** — The Balance API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for balance.
- **Citation Checks API** — The Checks API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for checks.
- **Citation Documents API** — The Documents API from Citation — 17 operation(s) for documents.
- **Citation Events API** — The Events API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for events.
- **Citation Exports API** — The Exports API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for exports.
- **Citation Files API** — The Files API from Citation — 3 operation(s) for files.
- **Citation Imports API** — The Imports API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for imports.
- **Citation Jobs API** — The Jobs API from Citation — 5 operation(s) for jobs.
- **Citation Ledger API** — The Ledger API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for ledger.
- **Citation Me API** — The Me API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for me.
- **Citation Pricing API** — The Pricing API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for pricing.
- **Citation Sources API** — The Sources API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for sources.
- **Citation Webhooks API** — The Webhooks API from Citation — 3 operation(s) for webhooks.
- **Citation Write API** — The Write API from Citation — 1 operation(s) for write.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Citation MCP Server** — Remote MCP server at citation.co.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Citation Co Agentic Access** — 47 operations · 26 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (4)

- **Citation Co Authentication** — 1 scheme
- **Citation Co Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Citation Co Vulnerability Disclosure** — no policy recorded
- **Citation Co Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR

## Tags

Citation, Bibliography, WritingTool, Academic, Productivity

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