Excalidraw

aid: excalidraw
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/excalidraw/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Excalidraw
kind: opensource
description: Excalidraw is an MIT-licensed virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn aesthetic. Primary surfaces are the hosted
  web app at excalidraw.com and the @excalidraw/excalidraw npm package for embedding the canvas in other apps. There is no
  public REST API. Excalidraw+ is the commercial managed offering.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Collaboration
- Whiteboard
- Diagramming
- Open Source
- Drawing
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: excalidraw:excalidraw-npm-package
  name: '@excalidraw/excalidraw npm Package'
  humanURL: https://docs.excalidraw.com/
  baseURL: npm package (no network endpoint)
  tags:
  - SDK
  - React
  - Library
  description: The official React component package for embedding the Excalidraw canvas. Provides programmatic control over
    scene state, libraries, and serialized JSON. There is no Excalidraw REST API; integrations are component-level.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.excalidraw.com/
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/excalidraw
- type: Website
  url: https://excalidraw.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.excalidraw.com/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: CommercialOffering
  title: Excalidraw+
  url: https://plus.excalidraw.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/excalidraw-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/excalidraw-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/excalidraw-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com