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Glean

Glean is an AI-powered work assistant and enterprise search platform that connects to a company's apps and data sources to provide unified search, generative answers, and autonomous agents grounded in enterprise knowledge. Glean exposes a Client API for end-user features (search, chat, agents, answers), an Indexing API for ingesting custom data sources, and Admin and Activity APIs for governance and observability.

Glean publishes 22 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Search API, Chat API, Agents API, and 19 more. Tagged areas include Agents, AI, Answers, Chat, and Connectors.

Glean’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, GitHub presence, engineering blog, pricing, support, changelog, and 12 more developer resources.

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48.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
22 APIs
AgentsAIAnswersChatConnectorsEnterprise SearchGenerative AIIndexingKnowledgeRAGSearchWork Assistant

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 48.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 13.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.5 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 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 22

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

Glean Search API

Run unified semantic and keyword search across all connected enterprise content with permission-aware results, filters, and facets.

Glean Chat API

Multi-turn generative chat over enterprise content with grounded answers, citations, and tool use.

Glean Agents API

Build and invoke autonomous agents that reason over enterprise data and perform multi-step workflows on behalf of users.

Glean People API

Look up people in the enterprise knowledge graph including profile, expertise, org chart relationships, and activity.

Glean Activity API

Read and submit activity signals (views, clicks, edits) that improve personalization and ranking across the Glean instance.

Glean Governance API

Administer governance policies, data classification, and access controls across the Glean instance.

Glean activity API

The activity API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for activity.

Glean agents API

The agents API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for agents.

Glean announcements API

The announcements API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for announcements.

Glean answers API

The answers API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for answers.

Glean chat API

The chat API from Glean — 8 operation(s) for chat.

Glean collections API

The collections API from Glean — 8 operation(s) for collections.

Glean documents API

The documents API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for documents.

Glean governance API

The governance API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for governance.

Glean insights API

The insights API from Glean — 1 operation(s) for insights.

Glean people API

The people API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for people.

Glean pins API

The pins API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for pins.

Glean search API

The search API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for search.

Glean shortcuts API

The shortcuts API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for shortcuts.

Glean summarize API

The summarize API from Glean — 1 operation(s) for summarize.

Glean tools API

The tools API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for tools.

Glean verification API

The verification API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for verification.

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Open Collections 1

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

Glean Client REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Glean Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Glean Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Glean Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

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

Glean Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Glean Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Glean Vulnerability Disclosure

Bugcrowd · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Glean Trust Center

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Glean Agentic Access

61 operations · 57 acting

61 operations · 57 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
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SDKs
SDKs
 GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developer
Developer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: glean
name: Glean
description: Glean is an AI-powered work assistant and enterprise search platform that connects to a company's apps and data
  sources to provide unified search, generative answers, and autonomous agents grounded in enterprise knowledge. Glean exposes
  a Client API for end-user features (search, chat, agents, answers), an Indexing API for ingesting custom data sources, and
  Admin and Activity APIs for governance and observability.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · 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/glean.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/glean/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
- Agents
- AI
- Answers
- Chat
- Connectors
- Enterprise Search
- Generative AI
- Indexing
- Knowledge
- RAG
- Search
- Work Assistant
apis:
- aid: glean:glean-search-api
  name: Glean Search API
  description: Run unified semantic and keyword search across all connected enterprise content with permission-aware results,
    filters, and facets.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/search
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Enterprise Search
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/search
- aid: glean:glean-chat-api
  name: Glean Chat API
  description: Multi-turn generative chat over enterprise content with grounded answers, citations, and tool use.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/chat
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Chat
  - Generative AI
  - RAG
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/chat
- aid: glean:glean-agents-api
  name: Glean Agents API
  description: Build and invoke autonomous agents that reason over enterprise data and perform multi-step workflows on behalf
    of users.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/agents
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Agents
  - AI
  - Workflows
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/agents
- aid: glean:glean-people-api
  name: Glean People API
  description: Look up people in the enterprise knowledge graph including profile, expertise, org chart relationships, and
    activity.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/people
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Directory
  - People
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/people
- aid: glean:glean-activity-api
  name: Glean Activity API
  description: Read and submit activity signals (views, clicks, edits) that improve personalization and ranking across the
    Glean instance.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/activity
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Activity
  - Analytics
  - Signals
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/activity
- aid: glean:glean-governance-api
  name: Glean Governance API
  description: Administer governance policies, data classification, and access controls across the Glean instance.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/governance
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - Admin
  - Governance
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-reference/client-api/governance
- aid: glean:glean-activity-api
  name: Glean activity API
  description: The activity API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for activity.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - activity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-activity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-agents-api
  name: Glean agents API
  description: The agents API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for agents.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - agents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-agents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-announcements-api
  name: Glean announcements API
  description: The announcements API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for announcements.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - announcements
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-announcements-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-answers-api
  name: Glean answers API
  description: The answers API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for answers.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - answers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-answers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-chat-api
  name: Glean chat API
  description: The chat API from Glean — 8 operation(s) for chat.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - chat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-chat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-collections-api
  name: Glean collections API
  description: The collections API from Glean — 8 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-documents-api
  name: Glean documents API
  description: The documents API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for documents.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-governance-api
  name: Glean governance API
  description: The governance API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for governance.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - governance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-governance-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-insights-api
  name: Glean insights API
  description: The insights API from Glean — 1 operation(s) for insights.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - insights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-insights-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-people-api
  name: Glean people API
  description: The people API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for people.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - people
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-people-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-pins-api
  name: Glean pins API
  description: The pins API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for pins.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - pins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-pins-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-search-api
  name: Glean search API
  description: The search API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-shortcuts-api
  name: Glean shortcuts API
  description: The shortcuts API from Glean — 5 operation(s) for shortcuts.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - shortcuts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-shortcuts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-summarize-api
  name: Glean summarize API
  description: The summarize API from Glean — 1 operation(s) for summarize.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - summarize
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-summarize-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-tools-api
  name: Glean tools API
  description: The tools API from Glean — 2 operation(s) for tools.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - tools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-tools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
- aid: glean:glean-verification-api
  name: Glean verification API
  description: The verification API from Glean — 3 operation(s) for verification.
  humanURL: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  baseURL: https://{instance}-be.glean.com/rest/api/v1
  tags:
  - verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/glean-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/indexing/getting-started
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/glean-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/glean-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/glean-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/glean-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/glean-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.glean.com/
- type: Developer
  url: https://developers.glean.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.glean.com/api-info/client/getting-started
- type: SDKs
  url: https://developers.glean.com/sdks
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/gleanwork
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.glean.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.glean.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.glean.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.glean.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.glean.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.glean.com/legal/customer-terms-of-service
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glean-technologies/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.glean.com/changelog
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.glean.com/connectors
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.glean.com/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Google Workspace
- name: Microsoft 365
- name: Slack
- name: Confluence
- name: Jira
- name: Salesforce
- name: ServiceNow
- name: Notion
- name: GitHub
- name: Zendesk
- name: Box
- name: Dropbox
- name: SharePoint
- name: Workday
- name: LangChain
- name: Claude
- name: ChatGPT
- name: Cursor
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com