Kakao

aid: kakao
name: Kakao
description: 'Kakao Corp. is the South Korean technology group behind

  KakaoTalk — the dominant mobile messenger in Korea — along with

  KakaoPay (payments), Kakao Bank (digital bank), KakaoMobility

  (taxi, navigation, parking), KakaoMap, Kakao Games, Kakao

  Entertainment (Melon, Kakao Webtoon, Daum), and KakaoCloud.

  Kakao runs its public developer platform at developers.kakao.com,

  exposing REST APIs for Kakao Login (OAuth 2.0), Kakao Sync,

  KakaoTalk Share / Message / Friend Picker / Channel, KakaoStory,

  KakaoNavi, KakaoMap, Local search, Daum Search, KakaoPay (PG /

  online easy-pay), and KoGPT generative AI. KakaoMobility and

  Kakao Enterprise / KakaoCloud each operate additional partner-

  facing developer surfaces.

  '
type: Index
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
position: Provider
access: Public
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kakao.png
tags:
- Messaging
- Maps
- Navigation
- Payments
- Search
- Korea
- Identity
- OAuth2
- KakaoTalk
- LLM
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kakao/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: kakao:kakao-login
  name: Kakao Login (OAuth 2.0) API
  description: 'Kakao Login is Korea''s most widely used social-identity

    provider, built on OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect. The API

    issues access and refresh tokens, returns user profile

    attributes (nickname, profile image, email, gender, age

    range), and supports auto-linking to in-app accounts.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Identity
  - OAuth2
  - Login
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  - type: RESTReference
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/rest-api
- aid: kakao:kakao-sync
  name: Kakao Sync API
  description: 'Kakao Sync extends Kakao Login with a one-click signup

    experience that simultaneously creates an in-app account

    and (optionally) adds a KakaoTalk Channel friendship for

    Korean services.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaosync/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Identity
  - Onboarding
  - KakaoTalk
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaosync/common
- aid: kakao:kakaotalk-share
  name: KakaoTalk Sharing API
  description: 'KakaoTalk Sharing lets external apps and websites share rich

    "Feed", "List", "Location", "Calendar", "Commerce", and

    custom-template messages into KakaoTalk chats.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Messaging
  - Sharing
  - KakaoTalk
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/common
- aid: kakao:kakaotalk-message
  name: KakaoTalk Message API
  description: 'KakaoTalk Message sends template-based messages from a

    Kakao-Linked app to the authenticated user themselves or

    to consenting KakaoTalk friends.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Messaging
  - KakaoTalk
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api
- aid: kakao:kakaotalk-channel
  name: KakaoTalk Channel API
  description: 'KakaoTalk Channel APIs manage a brand''s Channel

    relationship with users — including add-friend status,

    Alimtalk-style notification messages (delivered via

    Kakao''s BizMessage partners), and consult routing.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaotalk-channel/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - KakaoTalk
  - Channel
  - Notifications
  - BizMessage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaotalk-channel/common
- aid: kakao:kakaotalk-friends
  name: KakaoTalk Friends API
  description: 'Returns the list of KakaoTalk friends who have also signed

    into a Kakao-Linked app, for friend-picker, invite, and

    social-feature experiences subject to user consent.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api#friend
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - KakaoTalk
  - Friends
  - Social Graph
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api#friend
- aid: kakao:kakaostory
  name: KakaoStory API
  description: 'KakaoStory APIs let apps publish posts and read user

    content on Kakao''s social timeline product (legacy but

    still supported in Korea).

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaostory/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Social
  - KakaoStory
  - Timeline
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaostory/common
- aid: kakao:local
  name: Kakao Local API
  description: 'Kakao Local API offers address-to-coordinate (and reverse)

    geocoding, keyword and category place search, and

    administrative-region lookup for Korean addresses and POIs.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/local/dev-guide
  baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Local Search
  - Geocoding
  - Places
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/local/dev-guide
- aid: kakao:kakaomap-web
  name: KakaoMap Web / JavaScript SDK
  description: 'KakaoMap exposes Korean tile maps, markers, overlays,

    static maps, and roadview / panorama services for web and

    mobile applications.

    '
  humanURL: https://apis.map.kakao.com/web/documentation/
  baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Maps
  - Tiles
  - Roadview
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apis.map.kakao.com/web/documentation/
- aid: kakao:kakaonavi
  name: KakaoNavi (Driving Directions) API
  description: 'KakaoNavi exposes driving directions, multi-waypoint route

    planning, ETA, and Future Driving directions (predictive

    ETA), and a native "Send to Kakao Navi" handoff for Korean

    mobile apps.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaonavi/common
  baseURL: https://apis-navi.kakaomobility.com
  tags:
  - Navigation
  - Directions
  - Driving
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaonavi/common
- aid: kakao:daum-search
  name: Daum Search API
  description: 'Daum Search API returns search results from Daum''s web,

    vClip video, image, blog, book, café, and Q&A indexes,

    complementing Kakao Local for content discovery.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/daum-search/common
  baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Search
  - Daum
  - Web
  - Images
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/daum-search/common
- aid: kakao:kakaopay-online
  name: KakaoPay Online (Easy-Pay) API
  description: 'KakaoPay Online (also known as KakaoPay Easy-Pay) lets

    online merchants accept KakaoPay wallet payments for

    one-time and subscription purchases, with order create,

    approve, cancel, and refund operations.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/single-payment
  baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
  tags:
  - Payments
  - KakaoPay
  - Checkout
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/single-payment
- aid: kakao:kakaopay-subscription
  name: KakaoPay Subscription Payments API
  description: 'Subscription Payments API enables recurring KakaoPay

    billing for SaaS, content, and membership models — using

    a one-time SID (subscription ID) handshake followed by

    server-side recurring charge calls.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/subscription-payment
  baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
  tags:
  - Payments
  - Subscriptions
  - Recurring
  - KakaoPay
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/subscription-payment
- aid: kakao:kakaopay-pg
  name: KakaoPay PG (Payment Gateway) API
  description: 'KakaoPay PG is the full Korean payment-gateway product

    offering card, bank-transfer, point, and KakaoPay

    wallet acceptance for enterprise merchants.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/pg
  baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
  tags:
  - Payment Gateway
  - Cards
  - Bank Transfer
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/pg
- aid: kakao:kogpt
  name: KoGPT API
  description: 'KoGPT is Kakao Brain''s Korean-language large language model.

    The KoGPT API provides text generation, summarization,

    paraphrasing, and classification for Korean text.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kogpt/rest-api
  baseURL: https://api.kakaobrain.com
  tags:
  - LLM
  - Generative AI
  - Korean
  - KoGPT
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kogpt/rest-api
- aid: kakao:karlo
  name: Karlo (Text-to-Image) API
  description: 'Karlo is Kakao Brain''s diffusion-based text-to-image

    generation API, supporting Korean and English prompts and

    multiple aspect ratios.

    '
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/karlo/rest-api
  baseURL: https://api.kakaobrain.com
  tags:
  - Text-to-Image
  - Generative AI
  - Diffusion
  - Karlo
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/karlo/rest-api
- aid: kakao:kakaomobility-business
  name: KakaoMobility Business API
  description: 'KakaoMobility''s Business API powers KakaoT corporate

    mobility — letting enterprise platforms book Kakao T taxi

    rides, manage corporate accounts, and reconcile employee

    trips for expense and HR systems.

    '
  humanURL: https://business.kakaomobility.com/
  baseURL: https://api.kakaomobility.com
  tags:
  - Mobility
  - Taxi
  - Corporate
  - Korea
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://business.kakaomobility.com/
- aid: kakao:kakao-oauth-api
  name: Kakao OAuth API
  description: Kakao Login OAuth 2.0 authorization, token, and logout flows.
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - OAuth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kakao-oauth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: kakao:kakao-oidc-api
  name: Kakao OIDC API
  description: OpenID Connect discovery, JWKS, and user info.
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - OIDC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kakao-oidc-api-openapi.yml
- aid: kakao:kakao-service-terms-api
  name: Kakao Service Terms API
  description: Manage Kakao Sync service-terms consent.
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - Service Terms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kakao-service-terms-api-openapi.yml
- aid: kakao:kakao-user-api
  name: Kakao User API
  description: Logged-in user information, scopes, and account linking.
  humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
  baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kakao-user-api-openapi.yml
features:
- name: KakaoTalk Identity & Messaging
  description: Kakao Login and KakaoTalk Sharing / Message / Channel give apps deep integration with Korea's dominant messenger.
- name: Maps and Mobility
  description: KakaoMap, Local search, KakaoNavi, and KakaoMobility together cover Korean mapping, places, driving directions,
    and ride hailing.
- name: KakaoPay Stack
  description: One-time, subscription, and full payment-gateway APIs for Korean checkout, with a single OAuth-style integration.
- name: Kakao Brain Generative AI
  description: KoGPT and Karlo provide Korean-first generative text and image models through the Kakao Developers platform.
- name: Daum Search
  description: Web, image, video, blog, and book search APIs powered by Daum's index.
useCases:
- name: Korean Social Login
  description: Replace email/password signup with Kakao Login plus Kakao Sync KakaoTalk Channel onboarding.
- name: Marketing Messaging
  description: Send Alimtalk and Friend Talk notifications via KakaoTalk Channel and BizMessage partners.
- name: Korean Wayfinding
  description: Embed KakaoMap and KakaoNavi in Korean travel, real estate, and lifestyle apps.
- name: Korean Wallet Checkout
  description: Accept KakaoPay in online stores and subscription products targeting Korean consumers.
- name: Korean Generative AI
  description: Build Korean-first chatbots, content tools, and creative apps with KoGPT and Karlo.
integrations:
- name: KakaoTalk
- name: KakaoMap
- name: KakaoNavi
- name: KakaoPay
- name: KakaoBank
- name: Kakao T
- name: Daum
- name: Melon
authentication:
- type: OAuth2AuthorizationCode
  description: Kakao Login uses OAuth 2.0 authorization-code flow with PKCE for mobile and web apps.
- type: AppKey
  description: Read-only services (Local, Daum Search, KakaoMap JavaScript) authenticate with a REST API key registered to
    the app.
- type: AdminKey
  description: Server-to-server admin-level operations use the app's Admin Key in an Authorization header.
- type: SecretKey
  description: KakaoPay APIs authenticate with merchant-issued Secret Keys for payment, cancellation, and refund operations.
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/kakao-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kakao-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/kakao-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.kakao.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs
- type: KakaoTalk
  url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/service/service/KakaoTalk
- type: KakaoMapWeb
  url: https://apis.map.kakao.com/
- type: KakaoPayDevelopers
  url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/
- type: KakaoMobility
  url: https://www.kakaomobility.com/
- type: KakaoCloud
  url: https://www.kakaocloud.com/
- type: KakaoBrain
  url: https://www.kakaobrain.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/kakao
- type: TechBlog
  url: https://tech.kakao.com/
- type: InvestorRelations
  url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/ir/
- type: Newsroom
  url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail
- type: Careers
  url: https://careers.kakao.com/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kakaocorp/
- url: https://tech.kakao.com/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com