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kapa.ai

kapa.ai is an AI assistant and answer platform that turns technical documentation, GitHub content, forums, and developer products into a retrieval-augmented chat experience. The kapa.ai Query API lets teams ask questions, run threaded conversations with streaming answers, perform semantic retrieval and search, and pull analytics over projects and threads via a REST interface authenticated with an X-API-KEY header.

kapa.ai publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Analytics API, Chat API, Feedback API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include AI, Answer Engine, RAG, Documentation, and Developer Tools.

kapa.ai’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

40.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessPaidSelf serve
6 APIs
AIAnswer EngineRAGDocumentationDeveloper Tools

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 40.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 6

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

kapa.ai Analytics API

Activity, coverage gaps, and top questions.

kapa.ai Chat API

Ask questions and create threads.

kapa.ai Feedback API

Submit reactions on answers.

kapa.ai Projects API

Projects, integrations, and sources.

kapa.ai Retrieval API

Semantic retrieval and keyword search.

kapa.ai Threads API

List, retrieve, and continue conversations.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

kapa.ai Query API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Kapa Ai Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Kapa Ai Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 2

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

Kapa Ai Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Kapa Ai Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Kapa Ai Agentic Access

20 operations · 7 acting

20 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: kapa-ai
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kapa-ai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: kapa.ai
kind: company
description: kapa.ai is an AI assistant and answer platform that turns technical documentation, GitHub content, forums, and
  developer products into a retrieval-augmented chat experience. The kapa.ai Query API lets teams ask questions, run threaded
  conversations with streaming answers, perform semantic retrieval and search, and pull analytics over projects and threads
  via a REST interface authenticated with an X-API-KEY header.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kapa-ai.png
tags:
- AI
- Answer Engine
- RAG
- Documentation
- Developer Tools
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-analytics-api
  name: kapa.ai Analytics API
  description: Activity, coverage gaps, and top questions.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-analytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-chat-api
  name: kapa.ai Chat API
  description: Ask questions and create threads.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Chat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-chat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-feedback-api
  name: kapa.ai Feedback API
  description: Submit reactions on answers.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Feedback
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-feedback-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-projects-api
  name: kapa.ai Projects API
  description: Projects, integrations, and sources.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-retrieval-api
  name: kapa.ai Retrieval API
  description: Semantic retrieval and keyword search.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Retrieval
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-retrieval-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
- aid: kapa-ai:kapa-ai-threads-api
  name: kapa.ai Threads API
  description: List, retrieve, and continue conversations.
  humanURL: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  baseURL: https://api.kapa.ai/query/v1
  tags:
  - Threads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/kapa-ai-threads-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-chat
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/kapa-ai.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/analytics/conversations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference/query-v-1-projects-retrieval
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.kapa.ai/api/reference
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/kapa-ai-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kapa-ai-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/kapa-ai-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/kapa-ai
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kapa-ai
- type: Website
  url: https://www.kapa.ai
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.kapa.ai
- type: Plans
  url: plans/kapa-ai-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/kapa-ai-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/kapa-ai-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.kapa.ai/blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com