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Frappe

Frappe is a fully featured, low-code web framework written in Python and JavaScript that powers ERPNext, the open-source ERP for accounting, inventory, payroll, and operations. The Frappe REST API auto-exposes every DocType for CRUD plus whitelisted Python method calls.

Frappe publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Method API and Resource API. Tagged areas include Open Source, ERP, Accounting, Inventory, and Payroll.

The Frappe catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Frappe’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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37.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Open SourceERPAccountingInventoryPayrollLow Code

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 37.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

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

Frappe Method API

The Method API from Frappe — 4 operation(s) for method.

Frappe Resource API

The Resource API from Frappe — 2 operation(s) for resource.

Open Collections 1

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

Frappe Framework REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

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

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Frappe Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Frappe Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Frappe Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Frappe API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

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

Frappe Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Frappe Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Frappe Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Frappe Agentic Access

10 operations · 6 acting

10 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 MCPServer
MCPServer

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 SourceCode
SourceCode
 SourceCode
SourceCode

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: frappe
name: Frappe
description: Frappe is a fully featured, low-code web framework written in Python and JavaScript that powers ERPNext, the
  open-source ERP for accounting, inventory, payroll, and operations. The Frappe REST API auto-exposes every DocType for CRUD
  plus whitelisted Python method calls.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/frappe.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-02-06'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consumer
tags:
- Open Source
- ERP
- Accounting
- Inventory
- Payroll
- Low Code
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/frappe/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: frappe:frappe-method-api
  name: Frappe Method API
  description: The Method API from Frappe — 4 operation(s) for method.
  humanURL: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/api/rest
  tags:
  - Method
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/frappe-method-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/api/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/introduction
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/frappe/refs/heads/main/capabilities/frappe-rest-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/frappe/refs/heads/main/rules/frappe-rest-rules.yml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/frappe/frappe
- aid: frappe:frappe-resource-api
  name: Frappe Resource API
  description: The Resource API from Frappe — 2 operation(s) for resource.
  humanURL: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/api/rest
  tags:
  - Resource
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/frappe-resource-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/api/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/introduction
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/frappe/refs/heads/main/capabilities/frappe-rest-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/frappe/refs/heads/main/rules/frappe-rest-rules.yml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/frappe/frappe
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/frappe-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/frappe-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/frappe-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/frappe-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frappe-technologies
- type: Website
  url: https://frappe.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.frappe.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/frappe
- type: SourceCode
  name: Frappe Framework
  url: https://github.com/frappe/frappe
- type: SourceCode
  name: ERPNext
  url: https://github.com/frappe/erpnext
- type: Integrations
  url: https://frappe.io/partners
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/frappe/mcp
  type: MCPServer
- url: https://frappe.io/rss.xml
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: Here is what it means.
- name: Become a partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com