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Hilos

Hilos is a WhatsApp Business Platform automation company (backed by 500 Global and Techstars, now part of ActiveCampaign) that helps businesses capture leads, qualify prospects, and automate follow-ups over WhatsApp's Cloud API. Its REST API exposes contacts, inbox conversations, WhatsApp message templates, and no-code flow executions, authenticated with an `Authorization: Token` API key against https://api.hilos.io/api/ and paginated with `page` / `page_size` query parameters.

Hilos publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Contact API, Conversation API, Flow Execution API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Company, WhatsApp, Messaging, Automation, and CRM.

Hilos’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, authentication, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 16 more developer resources.

46.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 65/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
6 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyWhatsAppMessagingAutomationCRMConversational CommerceChatbotsCustomer EngagementMarketing

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 46.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 65/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 6

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

Hilos Contact API

The Contact API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for contact.

Hilos Conversation API

The Conversation API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for conversation.

Hilos Flow Execution API

The Flow Execution API from Hilos — 3 operation(s) for flow execution.

Hilos Flow Execution Contact API

The Flow Execution Contact API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for flow execution contact.

Hilos User API

The User API from Hilos — 1 operation(s) for user.

Hilos WhatsApp API

The WhatsApp API from Hilos — 3 operation(s) for whatsapp.

MCP Servers 1

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

hilos-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 2

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

Hilos Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Hilos Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Hilos Agentic Access

19 operations · 9 acting

19 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: hilos
name: Hilos
description: 'Hilos is a WhatsApp Business Platform automation company (backed by 500 Global and Techstars, now part of ActiveCampaign)
  that helps businesses capture leads, qualify prospects, and automate follow-ups over WhatsApp''s Cloud API. Its REST API
  exposes contacts, inbox conversations, WhatsApp message templates, and no-code flow executions, authenticated with an `Authorization:
  Token` API key against https://api.hilos.io/api/ and paginated with `page` / `page_size` query parameters.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hilos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
- techstars
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
image: https://app.hilos.io/logo512.png
tags:
- Company
- WhatsApp
- Messaging
- Automation
- CRM
- Conversational Commerce
- Chatbots
- Customer Engagement
- Marketing
apis:
- aid: hilos:hilos-contact-api
  name: Hilos Contact API
  description: The Contact API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for contact.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - Contact
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-contact-api-openapi.yml
- aid: hilos:hilos-conversation-api
  name: Hilos Conversation API
  description: The Conversation API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for conversation.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - Conversation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-conversation-api-openapi.yml
- aid: hilos:hilos-flow-execution-api
  name: Hilos Flow Execution API
  description: The Flow Execution API from Hilos — 3 operation(s) for flow execution.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - Flow Execution
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-flow-execution-api-openapi.yml
- aid: hilos:hilos-flow-execution-contact-api
  name: Hilos Flow Execution Contact API
  description: The Flow Execution Contact API from Hilos — 2 operation(s) for flow execution contact.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - Flow Execution Contact
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-flow-execution-contact-api-openapi.yml
- aid: hilos:hilos-user-api
  name: Hilos User API
  description: The User API from Hilos — 1 operation(s) for user.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-user-api-openapi.yml
- aid: hilos:hilos-whatsapp-api
  name: Hilos WhatsApp API
  description: The WhatsApp API from Hilos — 3 operation(s) for whatsapp.
  humanURL: https://hilos.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.hilos.io/api/
  tags:
  - WhatsApp
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/hilos-whatsapp-api-openapi.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/hilos-domain-security.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/hilos-agentic-access.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://hilos.io
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://hilos.io/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://hilos.io/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://hilos-40.mintlify.app/docs/developer/apidocs/contact/get-apicontact
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://hilos-40.mintlify.app/docs/developer/getting-started/test-request
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/hilos-authentication.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://hilos.io/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://hilos.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://hilos.io/signup-ac
- type: Login
  url: https://app.hilos.io/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://hilos.io/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://hilos.io/privacy-policy
- type: Support
  url: mailto:hey@hilos.io
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/hilos-llms.txt
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/hilos-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/hilos-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/hilos-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/hilos-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/hilos-data-model.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/hilos-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence