Diaspora website screenshot

Diaspora

diaspora* is a privacy-aware, decentralized, open source social network, launched in 2010 and released under the AGPL. Rather than running on servers owned by a single company, diaspora* runs as a federated network of independently operated servers called "pods" — anyone can join an existing pod or host their own, and users own their own data. Its "aspects" model lets people organize contacts into groups and control exactly which audience sees each post, alongside hashtags, mentions, reshares, likes, polls, photos and private conversations. Pods federate with each other using the diaspora* federation protocol. Since release 0.9.0.0 the project officially supports third-party applications through a documented JSON REST API at /api/v1 on every pod, authenticated with OpenID Connect Core 1.0 including Dynamic Client Registration — a necessity in a decentralized network where an application cannot pre-register with every pod it might talk to.

Diaspora publishes 14 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Aspects API, Comments API, Contacts API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Company, Social, Social Networking, Decentralized, and Federated.

Diaspora’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, signup flow, changelog, and 28 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub
44.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessSelf serve
14 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanySocialSocial NetworkingDecentralizedFederatedOpen-SourcePrivacyFediverseMessagingOpenID Connect

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 44.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 11.8 / 20
Access Clarity 2.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.1 / 13
Contract Governance 2.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.2 / 10
Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/diaspora: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

APIs 14

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

Diaspora Aspects API

The Aspects API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for aspects.

Diaspora Comments API

The Comments API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for comments.

Diaspora Contacts API

The Contacts API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for contacts.

Diaspora Conversations API

The Conversations API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for conversations.

Diaspora Likes API

The Likes API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for likes.

Diaspora Notifications API

The Notifications API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for notifications.

Diaspora Photos API

The Photos API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for photos.

Diaspora Post interactions API

The Post interactions API from Diaspora — 5 operation(s) for post interactions.

Diaspora Posts API

The Posts API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for posts.

Diaspora Reshares API

The Reshares API from Diaspora — 1 operation(s) for reshares.

Diaspora Search API

The Search API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for search.

Diaspora Streams API

The Streams API from Diaspora — 7 operation(s) for streams.

Diaspora Tag followings API

The Tag followings API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for tag followings.

Diaspora Users API

The Users API from Diaspora — 5 operation(s) for users.

Scroll for all 14

Open Collections 15

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Comments API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Contacts API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Conversations API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Likes API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Notifications API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Photos API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Post interactions API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Posts API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Reshares API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Streams API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Tag followings API

OPEN COLLECTION

diaspora* Aspects Users API

OPEN COLLECTION

Scroll for all 15

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Diaspora MCP Server

A candidate Model Context Protocol tool surface for the diaspora* API. The decentralized design shapes the whole server: a pod host is not configuration that can be baked in onc...

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 3

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

Diaspora Authentication

openIdConnect · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Diaspora Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Diaspora Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Diaspora Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide
ContributionGuide
 Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance
Conformance
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conventions
Conventions
 DataModel
DataModel

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 Security
Security

Operate 6

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker
IssueTracker
 Support
Support
 IssueTracker
IssueTracker
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 Deprecation
Deprecation
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog
 BlogRSS
BlogRSS

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Wiki
Wiki
 GetInvolved
GetInvolved
 Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: diaspora
name: Diaspora
description: diaspora* is a privacy-aware, decentralized, open source social network, launched in 2010 and released under
  the AGPL. Rather than running on servers owned by a single company, diaspora* runs as a federated network of independently
  operated servers called "pods" — anyone can join an existing pod or host their own, and users own their own data. Its "aspects"
  model lets people organize contacts into groups and control exactly which audience sees each post, alongside hashtags, mentions,
  reshares, likes, polls, photos and private conversations. Pods federate with each other using the diaspora* federation protocol.
  Since release 0.9.0.0 the project officially supports third-party applications through a documented JSON REST API at /api/v1
  on every pod, authenticated with OpenID Connect Core 1.0 including Dynamic Client Registration — a necessity in a decentralized
  network where an application cannot pre-register with every pod it might talk to.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/diaspora/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://diasporafoundation.org/assets/logo-e280790b46ace035cde8657c606b7b8cf6d925c7313a48f3d53a6340f59d5dfd.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Social
- Social Networking
- Decentralized
- Federated
- Open-Source
- Privacy
- Fediverse
- Messaging
- OpenID Connect
tags_raw:
- Company
- Social
- Social Networking
- Decentralized
- Federated
- Open Source
- Privacy
- Fediverse
- Messaging
- OpenID Connect
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation/issues
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: CC-BY-SA-4.0
  url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation/blob/master/LICENSE
- url: https://diasporafoundation.org/
  type: Website
- url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  type: DeveloperPortal
- url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  type: APIReference
- url: https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Main_Page
  type: Wiki
- url: https://diasporafoundation.org/tutorials
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://discourse.diasporafoundation.org/
  type: Support
- url: https://blog.diasporafoundation.org/
  type: Blog
- url: https://blog.diasporafoundation.org/feed
  type: BlogRSS
- url: https://github.com/diaspora
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues
  type: IssueTracker
- url: https://diasporafoundation.org/getting_started/sign_up
  type: SignUp
- url: https://diasporafoundation.org/get_involved
  type: GetInvolved
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diaspora/diaspora/develop/Changelog.md
  type: ChangeLog
- url: packages/diaspora-packages.yml
  type: Packages
- url: well-known/diaspora-well-known.yml
  type: WellKnown
- url: mcp/diaspora-mcp.yml
  type: MCPServer
- url: llms/diaspora-llms.txt
  type: LLMsTxt
- url: overlays/diaspora-api-overlay.yaml
  type: Overlay
- url: conformance/diaspora-conformance.yml
  type: Conformance
- url: errors/diaspora-problem-types.yml
  type: ErrorCatalog
- url: lifecycle/diaspora-lifecycle.yml
  type: Lifecycle
- url: lifecycle/diaspora-lifecycle.yml
  type: Deprecation
- url: scopes/diaspora-scopes.yml
  type: OAuthScopes
- url: authentication/diaspora-authentication.yml
  type: Authentication
- url: security/diaspora-domain-security.yml
  type: DomainSecurity
- url: security/diaspora-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
  type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
- url: security/diaspora-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
  type: Security
- url: conventions/diaspora-conventions.yml
  type: Conventions
- url: changelog/diaspora-changelog.yml
  type: ChangeLog
- url: data-model/diaspora-data-model.yml
  type: DataModel
- url: skills/_index.yml
  type: AgentSkill
apis:
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-aspects-api
  name: Diaspora Aspects API
  description: The Aspects API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for aspects.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Aspects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-aspects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-comments-api
  name: Diaspora Comments API
  description: The Comments API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for comments.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-contacts-api
  name: Diaspora Contacts API
  description: The Contacts API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for contacts.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Contacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-contacts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-conversations-api
  name: Diaspora Conversations API
  description: The Conversations API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for conversations.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Conversations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-conversations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-likes-api
  name: Diaspora Likes API
  description: The Likes API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for likes.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Likes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-likes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-notifications-api
  name: Diaspora Notifications API
  description: The Notifications API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for notifications.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Notification
  tags_raw:
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-photos-api
  name: Diaspora Photos API
  description: The Photos API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for photos.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Photos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-photos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-post-interactions-api
  name: Diaspora Post interactions API
  description: The Post interactions API from Diaspora — 5 operation(s) for post interactions.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Post interactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-post-interactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-posts-api
  name: Diaspora Posts API
  description: The Posts API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for posts.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Posts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-posts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-reshares-api
  name: Diaspora Reshares API
  description: The Reshares API from Diaspora — 1 operation(s) for reshares.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Reshares
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-reshares-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-search-api
  name: Diaspora Search API
  description: The Search API from Diaspora — 3 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-streams-api
  name: Diaspora Streams API
  description: The Streams API from Diaspora — 7 operation(s) for streams.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Streams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-streams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-tag-followings-api
  name: Diaspora Tag followings API
  description: The Tag followings API from Diaspora — 2 operation(s) for tag followings.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - Tag followings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-tag-followings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
- aid: diaspora:diaspora-users-api
  name: Diaspora Users API
  description: The Users API from Diaspora — 5 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://diaspora.social/api/v1
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/diaspora-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/authentication.html
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/scopes.html
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://diaspora.github.io/api-documentation/errors.html
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/diaspora/api-documentation
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 23
  pass: local-v1