Empathy Maps

An empathy map is a collaborative visualization tool used to articulate what is known about a particular type of user. It externalizes knowledge about users in order to create a shared understanding of user needs, and aids in decision making. Empathy maps are used in design thinking and UX design to build empathy with target users.

Empathy Maps is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Collaboration, Design Thinking, User Research, and UX Design.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CollaborationDesign ThinkingUser ResearchUX Design

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Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.5 / 10

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Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

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Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

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Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

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Agent Skills 0 / 5

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Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Security Posture 1

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Empathy Maps Domain Security

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: empathy-maps
name: Empathy Maps
description: An empathy map is a collaborative visualization tool used to articulate what is known about a particular type
  of user. It externalizes knowledge about users in order to create a shared understanding of user needs, and aids in decision
  making. Empathy maps are used in design thinking and UX design to build empathy with target users.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/empathy-maps.png
tags:
- Collaboration
- Design Thinking
- User Research
- UX Design
url: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/empathy-mapping/
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/empathy-maps-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/empathy-mapping/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com