Hobnob website screenshot

Hobnob

Hobnob is a consumer event and community-organizing platform (hobnob.app) for iOS, Android, and web. It lets people create custom video and photo invitations, deliver them by text message, track RSVPs, sell tickets, run sign-up lists, time polls, and announcements, and coordinate private group "Spaces" for chat and content sharing. Built on a Hawaii-inspired philosophy of real-world connection over engagement-maximizing social media, Hobnob reports 20 million invitations sent, roughly 35,000 events per month, 650,000 Spaces created, and 90,000+ five-star reviews. It is a Norwest Venture Partners portfolio company. No public developer API, SDK, or documentation surface was found during enrichment.

Hobnob is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Events, Invitations, RSVP, and Ticketing.

Hobnob’s developer surface includes engineering blog, signup flow, and 4 more developer resources.

14.0/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
0 APIs
CompanyEventsInvitationsRSVPTicketingCommunitySocialConsumerMobile App

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 14.0/100 · minimal
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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Security Posture 1

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

Hobnob Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: hobnob
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://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/hobnob.png
name: Hobnob
description: Hobnob is a consumer event and community-organizing platform (hobnob.app) for iOS, Android, and web. It lets
  people create custom video and photo invitations, deliver them by text message, track RSVPs, sell tickets, run sign-up lists,
  time polls, and announcements, and coordinate private group "Spaces" for chat and content sharing. Built on a Hawaii-inspired
  philosophy of real-world connection over engagement-maximizing social media, Hobnob reports 20 million invitations sent,
  roughly 35,000 events per month, 650,000 Spaces created, and 90,000+ five-star reviews. It is a Norwest Venture Partners
  portfolio company. No public developer API, SDK, or documentation surface was found during enrichment.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hobnob/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- norwest-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: consumer-app-no-public-api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Events
- Invitations
- RSVP
- Ticketing
- Community
- Social
- Consumer
- Mobile App
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/hobnob-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://hobnob.app
- type: Blog
  url: https://hobnob.app/blogs/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://hobnob.app/privacy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://hobnob.app/terms/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://hobnob.app/sign-up
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence