iContact

iContact is an email marketing and marketing automation platform (now part of Cision) that helps small and mid-market businesses build email campaigns, manage contacts and lists, automate drip sequences, and measure engagement. The iContact REST API v2.2 provides programmatic access to contacts, lists, segments, campaigns, messages, and reporting data using a combination of HTTP headers (API-AppId, API-Version, API-Username, API-Password) for authentication.

iContact publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: REST API. Tagged areas include Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, Campaigns, Contacts, and List.

The iContact catalog on APIs.io includes 2 event-driven AsyncAPI specifications.

iContact’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 17 more developer resources.

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53.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

1 APIs

Email Marketing Marketing Automation Campaigns Contacts List Segments Webhook Email Deliverability SMB

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 53.5/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 14.6 / 20

Access Clarity 13.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13

Contract Governance 2.2 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 1

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

iContact REST API

REST API v2.2 for managing contacts, lists, segments, campaigns, messages, sends, and reporting inside the iContact email marketing platform. Authentication uses custom HTTP hea...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Icontact Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Icontact Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 2

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

iContact Webhooks

Derived AsyncAPI description of the four contact-lifecycle webhook events iContact documents at https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Web-Hooks-iContact-API. NOT A PROVI...

ASYNCAPI

Icontact Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 2

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

Icontact Authentication

1 scheme

SECURITY

Icontact Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Plans

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Parent Company

Parent Company

Source (apis.yml)

aid: icontact
name: iContact
description: iContact is an email marketing and marketing automation platform (now part of Cision) that helps small and mid-market
  businesses build email campaigns, manage contacts and lists, automate drip sequences, and measure engagement. The iContact
  REST API v2.2 provides programmatic access to contacts, lists, segments, campaigns, messages, and reporting data using a
  combination of HTTP headers (API-AppId, API-Version, API-Username, API-Password) for authentication.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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/icontact.png
tags:
- Email Marketing
- Marketing Automation
- Campaigns
- Contacts
- List
- Segments
- Webhook
- Email Deliverability
- SMB
tags_raw:
- Email Marketing
- Marketing Automation
- Campaigns
- Contacts
- Lists
- Segments
- Webhooks
- Email Deliverability
- SMB
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/icontact/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-08-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: icontact:rest-api
  name: iContact REST API
  description: REST API v2.2 for managing contacts, lists, segments, campaigns, messages, sends, and reporting inside the
    iContact email marketing platform. Authentication uses custom HTTP headers including API-AppId, API-Version, API-Username,
    and API-Password.
  humanURL: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/API-Developer-Portal
  baseURL: https://app.icontact.com/icp/
  tags:
  - Email Marketing
  - Campaigns
  - Contacts
  - List
  - Message
  - Webhook
  - Segments
  tags_raw:
  - Email Marketing
  - Campaigns
  - Contacts
  - Lists
  - Messages
  - Webhooks
  - Segments
  properties:
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/API-Developer-Portal
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Documentation-iContact-API
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Resource-Call-References-List-iContact-API
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/API-Getting-Started-Guide
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/icontact-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/icontact-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/icontact-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/icontact-data-model.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/icontact-lifecycle.yml
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.icontact.com/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/icontact-changelog.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/icontact-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Sandbox
    url: sandbox/icontact-sandbox.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/icontact-conformance.yml
  - type: Webhooks
    url: asyncapi/icontact-webhooks.yml
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/icontact-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: X-MCPServerCandidate
    url: mcp/icontact-mcp.yml
    note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list
      derived from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported
      mcp_server correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
  - type: Components
    url: components/icontact-components.yml
  - type: API Tracker Profile
    url: https://apitracker.io/a/icontact
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/icontact-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/icontact
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icontact
- type: Website
  url: https://www.icontact.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/API-Developer-Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Documentation-iContact-API
- type: APIReference
  url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Resource-Call-References-List-iContact-API
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/API-Getting-Started-Guide
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.icontact.com/contact/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.icontact.com/pricing/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/icontact-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.icontact.com/signup/
- type: Login
  url: https://www.icontact.com/login/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.icontact.com/legal/terms-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.icontact.com/legal/privacy/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.icontact.com/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/icontact-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/icontact-packages.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/icontact-llms.txt
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.icontact.com/features/email-marketing-integrations/
- type: Parent Company
  url: https://www.cision.com
- url: https://www.icontact.com/feed
  type: Blog
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://www.icontact.com/resources/blog/feed/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-13'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 22
  pass: local-v1

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