# Elk

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/elk/  
**Website:** https://elk.zone  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Elk is a nimble Mastodon web client that provides a modern interface for interacting with the Mastodon and Fediverse social network. It supports standard Mastodon API endpoints for social networking, timelines, notifications, and account management.

## Kin Score — 13.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| 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 — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Elk Client API** — Client-side API for Elk, a nimble Mastodon web client providing access to Fediverse social networking functionality.

## Security (2)

- **Elk Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC
- **Elk Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Plans (1)

- **Elk Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Fediverse, Mastodon, Open-Source, Social Networking

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