# Cognito Forms

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cognito-forms/  
**Website:** https://www.cognitoforms.com  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Cognito Forms is an online form builder with a REST API for managing forms, retrieving entries, updating submissions, and integrating form data into business applications. The API uses API key bearer token authentication and supports operations for forms, entries, and documents, with OData support for analytics tool integration.

## Kin Score — 46.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 46.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.0 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | 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

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **Cognito Forms Entries API** — The Entries API from Cognito Forms — 5 operation(s) for entries.
- **Cognito Forms Files API** — The Files API from Cognito Forms — 2 operation(s) for files.
- **Cognito Forms Forms API** — The Forms API from Cognito Forms — 3 operation(s) for forms.
- **Cognito Forms OData API** — The OData API from Cognito Forms — 1 operation(s) for odata.
- **Cognito Forms Webhooks API** — The Webhooks API from Cognito Forms — 4 operation(s) for webhooks.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Cognito Forms Agentic Access** — 17 operations · 10 acting

## Security (2)

- **Cognito Forms Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Cognito Forms Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Cognito Forms Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Forms, Form Builder, Form Entries, Workflow-Automation, Data Collection, OData

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