Grade

Grade is the API for performance-based payroll, letting companies pay workers, creators, contractors, and AI agents based on results rather than hours worked. Companies push performance signals into Grade via webhooks or direct API calls (task completed, milestone hit, content published, views tracked, invoice processed), and Grade runs them against configurable payout rules — flat fees, tiered commissions, threshold bonuses, or blended structures — handling the math, de-duplication, and approval workflows automatically. Grade tracks every post across platforms, approves and distributes bulk payouts in one click, and handles compliance end to end: KYC verification, tax-form collection, DAC7 reporting, worker classification, and merchant-of-record services. Payouts reach 190+ countries via local bank transfers, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Revolut, Airtm, and USDT, with no separate creator account required. Grade (YC W26) is based in San Francisco and has paid out $10M+ to date.

Grade is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Payroll, Payments, Payouts, and Compliance.

Grade’s developer surface includes engineering blog, signup flow, and 8 more developer resources.

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16.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyPayrollPaymentsPayoutsComplianceCreator EconomyFintechContractorsMerchant of RecordAPI

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Composite quality — 16.5/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Demo

Demo

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Twitter

Twitter

Source (apis.yml)

aid: grade
name: Grade
description: 'Grade is the API for performance-based payroll, letting companies pay workers, creators, contractors, and AI
  agents based on results rather than hours worked. Companies push performance signals into Grade via webhooks or direct API
  calls (task completed, milestone hit, content published, views tracked, invoice processed), and Grade runs them against
  configurable payout rules — flat fees, tiered commissions, threshold bonuses, or blended structures — handling the math,
  de-duplication, and approval workflows automatically. Grade tracks every post across platforms, approves and distributes
  bulk payouts in one click, and handles compliance end to end: KYC verification, tax-form collection, DAC7 reporting, worker
  classification, and merchant-of-record services. Payouts reach 190+ countries via local bank transfers, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer,
  Revolut, Airtm, and USDT, with no separate creator account required. Grade (YC W26) is based in San Francisco and has paid
  out $10M+ to date.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/grade/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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://usegrade.com/social-card-thumbnail.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-batch: W26
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Payroll
- Payments
- Payouts
- Compliance
- Creator Economy
- Fintech
- Contractors
- Merchant of Record
- API
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/grade-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://usegrade.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://usegrade.com/blog
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.usegrade.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://app.usegrade.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://usegrade.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://usegrade.com/privacy
- type: Demo
  url: https://usegrade.com/booking
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://linkedin.com/company/usegrade
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/usegrade
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence